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Look up and stay curious. All photos by me unless stated otherwise.

Near Chicago
Joined February 2017
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
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At least 10 cardinals in the backyard at the moment
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Signs of Chicago
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Gem of a bungalow in north Oak Park
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All the building materials in the world in one facade. 19th St., Chicago
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Perhaps the best entryway in Chicago--Belle Shore Apartments on Bryn Mawr
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3171 S. Monroe St., Chicago. Built ca. 1890. That window might be original.
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Yale Apartments, 66th and Yale, Chicago. Interior photos from Open House Chicago, 2016.
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More Chicago ghosts
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Oak Park bungalow
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One North LaSalle, Chicago.
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This building is sensational. 2759 S. Harding, Chicago. Built by Canopy A+D.
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The fever dream that is the Nathan Moore House. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect. Built in Oak Park in 1895, with alterations in 1923.
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Sold for $5.7 million in December. Demo permit just issued. That is obscene.
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125 years apart on Indiana Ave.
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Mid-century beauty in Maywood, Illinois
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Chicago's South Side
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Merry Christmas from Berwyn, Illinois!
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2940 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago. 1912, Hermann Gaul, architect
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Mind blown
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Field Museum, ca. 1920.
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Oak Park doorway
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Stuart, NE
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2001 W. Division, one of the best buildings in the city. Built 1886-87 for Theodore H. Schulze, a real estate agent.
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This one fooled me--built in 2000. River Forest, Illinois.
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Ghost signs are lovely glimpses into the past.
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@JoyceWhiteVance Same in Wisconsin. My sister has lived in the same house for more than 30 years and voted in every election and just found yesterday that she had been purged. This is very sinister.
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#DailyDoor Chicago Loop
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Oak Park post office showing modes of mail delivery over the years
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I love this view, especially after I made one small edit.
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There's no excuse for allowing this tower to fall apart like this. Part of the Central Manufacturing District, Pershing Rd. and Damen Ave., Chicago.
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5323 Lake Street, Chicago. The building was built for the Meyercord Company, which manufactured decals. It was designed by Abel Faidly and Julius Floto in 1938.
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I'm used to Chuck Todd trending on Sunday, but when he's trending on Saturday it must be especially bad, like Ron Johnson-level bad.
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I will always marvel at the rebirth of the old Cook County Hospital.
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Parky's, Forest Park, Illinois
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2519 N. Halsted, Chicago, 1895.
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Berwyn, Illinois, beauty
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3736, 3738, 3740, 3744 S. Michigan, Chicago. 3744 (on the left) possibly built as early as 1873.
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What is this style called?
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Niagara, NY
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Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, built in 1893, Henry Ives Cobb, architect. If you're never been inside, make a plan to visit.
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Looking good in the morning light--former Schlitz tied house at 21st and Rockwell, Chicago. 1901, William Schulze, architect.
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Chicago loves a corner turret.
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Berwyn bungalow
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Isidore Heller House, 5132 S. Woodlawn, Chicago, built in 1896.
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@DavidPFunk Here it is from the ground
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Glass block in Chicago
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2329 N. Halsted, Chicago, built ca. 1886
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I'm so happy to own this delightful mug that pays homage to Chicago brick. Created by Julia Buck (ceramicarchives on Instagram).
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1918 N. Humboldt, Chicago. Built in 1911, Herman J. Gaul, architect.
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Today's outstanding find in Chicago's Austin neighborhood
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This is how a letter should be mailed. One North LaSalle, Chicago. 1930, Vitzthum & Burns, architects
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Demo permit issued for 327 Armitage, Chicago, built between 1886 and 1892. Photo from Google.
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For the Brutalism fans--Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center on Division Street in Chicago
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Delavan, Wisconsin
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Vivian Meier by Kobra. North Avenue in Chicago
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1439 W. 18th St., Chicago. Built in 1907, Frank Randak, architect
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Neat brick building on S. Kolin in Chicago.
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Probably the last time I'll see it looking like this. Thompson Center, Chicago. 1985, Helmut Jahn, architect
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230 N. Elmwood, Oak Park. This is a 2-flat ca. 1895.
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๐Ÿ˜Woodbine Avenue in Oak Park
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Berwyn, Illinois
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Flatiron Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Built in 1918, Holabird & Roche, architects.
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The fog froze in Berwyn. It is beautiful.
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Interior, Louis Sullivan Bank, Sidney, Ohio
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Maywood, Illinois
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Shoebox greystone, Berwyn, Illinois
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248 W. 61st Place, Chicago. #Lasthousestanding
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Glass block Chicago
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Surviving elms in Oak Park
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More shots of the former Moehn Brewing Co. building, Burlington, Iowa. Built in 1903.
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Windows for Wednesday
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Out block in Oak Park this morning. Photo by my husband.
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Vivian is still doing well on North Avenue.
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Chicago workers' cottages
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I find this oddly endearing.
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#DailyDoor Pilsen, Chicago
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Today was a good day. Discharged from my oncologist's services after four years!
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๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€ Ellicott Building, 1897, Daniel Burnham and Co. Buffalo, NY
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This blows my mind. 63rd and Halsted in the 1940s
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Little Village, Chicago
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TIL about Guastavino tile. This is the lion house at Lincoln Park Zoo. 1912, Dwight Perkins, architect.
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#DailyDoor is going on hiatus. It's become less fun after 2+ years. Going out with a bang.
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The wonderful Schlitz tied house at 94th and Ewing, Chicago. Note the ghost sign on the south wall.
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@BlockClubCHI Why do residents have to pay for sidewalks??
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#DailyDoor Logan Square, Chicago
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Let me do this again. This house, at 1404 N. North Park Ave. in Chicago, was purchased in 2022 for $1,199,000. A demolition permit was issued for it today. It may have been built before the Chicago fire, perhaps as early as 1866. There are not many pre-fire buildings left in the
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Had to go see this myself! Ravenswood Avenue just north of Addison.
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Beautiful turret at Racine and Wrightwood, Chicago
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Man smoking a pipe and riding a watermelon airplane. Please explain.
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It's beyond me how Chicago can let Muddy Water's home fall apart. 4339 S. Lake Park
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Englewood, Chicago
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Old Post Office
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Terrazzo entryways, Chicago area
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3410 S. Carpenter, Chicago. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ™„
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William G. Fricke House, Oak Park, Illinois. 1901, Frank Lloyd Wright, architect
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Made it!
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#DailyDoor Michigan Ave., Chicago
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Insane detail on Louis Sullivan's Sidney, Ohio, bank
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Lyric Opera, Chicago. Lobby ceiling
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