Features

By Leslie Clark Lewis, Class of 2009 From the first few bars of “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails” to the last farewell of evening, CAF docents and guests were…

Tom Burt, 2004, Mitch Cobey, 2008, Bruce Ukockis, 2011, Joan Winstein, 2012 Dear Joan Winstein - Thank you so much for your assistance last week! Our families love going on…

By Adrienne Lieberman, Class of 2010 Photos by Adrienne My recent trip to South Africa and Botswana was a treat. I'm delighted to report that I survived a variety of…

By Leigh Gates, Class of 2016 In March, Chicago Architecture Foundation docents had two opportunities to be introduced to the considerable resources found in the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries of…

Ladies and gentlemen, break out your tiaras and tuxedos. April is a festive month all over CAF. The highlights: On April 6th annual CAF gala welcomed over 650 people to…

THE TOP TEN QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT CHICAGO MAYORS. Can you identify the men that served in the city’s highest public office? Who was the first mayor of Chicago? Chicago has…

Greetings fellow volunteers, As warmer weather and longer days beckon us outdoors, Chicagoans as well as tourists are eager to get out and explore the city. We are happy to…

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 “I like tours that take people to the south side of the city,” says Marcia, who grew up in the South Shore neighborhood of…

Tom Carmichael, 2009 Tom was a great guide for Chicago Masterworks, explained everything extremely well. I can recommend the CAF-tours. I would have taken at least another one if I…

By Leslie Clark Lewis, Class of 2009   202, 212, 214, 220 South State Street You’ve walked by these empty, decaying buildings maybe hundreds of times – and probably thought,…