Author: Leslie

By Steve Redfield, Class of 2019 “Don’t talk about what you can’t see,” they tell us. Maybe good advice for tours, but many things we don’t see make our city…

All Aboard! I’ve always been a fan of trains, maybe due to growing up in New Jersey and taking train into New York City fairly often.  The stations (and sometimes…

By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 All photographs are by the author unless noted. From 1933 to 1983, Alden Dow designed 112 mid-century modern structures: 9 public buildings, 8 churches,…

Street Art All around Chicago, in its buildings, bridges and train stations, we can find art.  Whether it is a mural that was commissioned , or graffiti created without permission,…

Docent Council's July/August meeting was held Monday, July 24, 2023.  This was our first hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting, and a good number of regular attendees and guests from the Class of…

Jim Bartholomew 2008 or Jim Javorcic 1999 River Cruise, July 2023 Jim, our tour guide gave us so much fabulous information about architecture and Chicago history! The 90 mile minute…

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 If measured by shouts, applause and whoops, DAN 2023 was certainly a success! Last Thursday, June 15th, docents cheered for those fellow docents who…

Remnants of the 1893 World's Fair    The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition kicked off 130 years ago on May 1.  To celebrate it's 130th anniversary, this month’s photo feature is…

Sandy Bredine 2001 River Cruise, May 2023 This was a wonderful learning experience with a terrific volunteer docent Sandy who knew the designers and architects of each of the numerous buildings…

Photo Tips Over the past few years, I’ve been a high school English teacher, an elementary Special Education teacher, and most recently, a high school photography / art teacher and…