Trivia – March 2017 – Is There a Good Place to Eat Around Here?
IS THERE A GOOD PLACE TO EAT AROUND HERE? Who can forget the Spinning Salad Bowl at the Blackhawk, the Pepper Beef at Fritzels, or the Turtle Soup at Henrici?…
Transitions and Milestones – February 2017
OK, call me a busybody, a nosy parker, a blabbermouth----I really want to know what you’re doing! We are a community of volunteers - docents and VEV, with a passion for architecture.…
President’s Message – February 2017
Dear Docents, This month’s report is short, as befits the shortest month in the year. The report also takes its cue from late winter’s theme of renewal and anticipation. All…
Our Churches are Disappearing
By Joanne Linzer, Class of 2000 Churches in America are declining at a rate of about 7,000 per year. Approximately 135 churches close permanently each week in our country. In…
Chyi Hau, 2015 – Nerd Who Loves Tall Buildings
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “Originally, I thought I was the only nerd who loves tall buildings. I watched the construction of Taipei 101, the world’s tallest building in…
Trivia – February 2017 – Who Said That?
By Hy Speck, Class of 1995 WHO SAID THAT? While the speeches during the last election reached new heights (or lows) for political oratory, Chicago politicos can hold their own when…
The Design Studio: Not Just “Playing with Legos”
By Linda S. Englund, VEV We all know how much fun it is to build with Legos in our Design Studio. I have marveled at the creations visitors make every…
VEV Chair’s Message – February 2017
Greetings fellow volunteers, Can you believe it is February already! Remember when we were kids in school and for those of us in the Chicago-area, the February doldrums of gray…
Transitions and Milestones – January 2017
by Diane Wagner, 2005 We docents chat up perfect strangers and think nothing of it. Indeed, many of us think it’s part of the job as it’s a fine way…
VEVs and The Model
By Chris Wilson and Alice Walker The model of downtown Chicago that stands in the atrium of the Railway Exchange Building often collects a crowd. Fortunately, a Visitor Experience Volunteer…