Uninhabited Spaces

Since I was in sessions until 5pm my wanderings were mostly at night. While I was at the conference, Mark took in the Art Institute of Chicago on the first day and the Shedd Aquarium on the second. Here are some shots of our walkabout during the evenings. Hard to get any more iconic than the Chicago Theatre (c. 1921) Oriental Theatre (c. 1926) View of the The Wrigley Building (c. 1924) from one of the bridges Inside Pizano's, where we went for beer and classic deep dish pizza Pizano's opened in 1991, inspired by the owner's father's place, opened in 1943 Chicago Water Tower (c. 1869) The Pumping Station (c. 1866), now home to Lookingglass Theater Company The grand entrance atrium of the Crate & Barrel on "The Magnificent Mile" The largest Burberry store I have ever seen! Looking up at the ceiling of Grand Lux Cafe Intercontinental Chicago (c. 1929) and Tribune Tower (c. 1925) Better view of the neo-Gothic...

I went to Chicago this week, to attend a conference, and Mark came along with me to play tourist. Thought I would share some photos of our visit, starting with our hotel: the grand Renaissance Blackstone , built in 1910. Plaque at entrance to hotel The foyer at the entrance to our hotel room Looking down the main hallway of our room The huge bed View from the bed View of Lake Michigan from one of our windows View from another one of our windows View of Hilton Chicago and Blackstone Hotel (right) from Brant Park View of Blackstone Hotel from across the street