Features

By Ellen Shubart, Class of 2006 The D.J. stands for Donald James, a set of initials all the men in his family sport. But don’t call him that; the 28-year…

By Hy Speck, Class of 1995 Let’s go for a swim! I know it’s been a little brisk of late, but wouldn’t you like a nice invigorating swim to get…

By Maurice Champagne, Docent Class of 2004 Of the six “principal elements” that Daniel Burnham laid out at the end of the Plan of Chicago, “[t]he creation of a system…

By Maurice Champagne, Docent Class of 2004 Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago called for changes in six major areas. Some were achieved almost completely (the development of Lake Shore Drive…

By Bobbi Pinkert, Class of 1999 and Bill Shapiro, Class of 2000 It’s been one hundred years since the founding of the Bauhaus. The word itself--- “Bauhaus”--- means “Building House”…

By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 Of his six “principal elements”, Burnham listed “The improvement of the Lake front” as the first one, suggesting its importance to the Plan of…

By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 The Chicago pedway’s in the news, particularly in the Chicago Tribune. Including an article in June 21, 2015, “Unraveling the Hidden Secrets of Chicago Pedway”; followed…

Hello everyone. While we patiently wait for a thaw and the switch to our spring tour schedule, I thought I would take some time to let you know what has…

By Diane Wagner, Class of 2005 Two docents from the 2015 class have been celebrating their first-learned tour, Historic Treasures, in a lovely manner! Siobhan Hartsell was really busy last…

By Maurice Champagne, Class of 2004 Daniel Burnham’s name is known far beyond the confines of Chicago. His city planning projects include Manila and Bagulo in the Philippines and others…