Cathy2 wrote:In East Chicago, there is another factory-developed community named Marktown designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw (who designed Lake Forest's Market Square).
There are occasional architectural tours of Pullman where you learn a lot about the overall design, which administrator lived where, the bachelor quarters, worker's homes and the social set up.
Julia Johnas presents the life and work of William W. Boyington, architect of Chicago's Water Tower, entrance of Rosehill Cemetary and a resident of Highland Park from 1874 until his death in 1898. A long and prolific career, this event aims to showcase his best-known buildings in Chicago and Highland Park. Several Boyington-designed residences remain in Highland Park, including the log house built for Sylvester Millard in 1893, which will be featured on the 2008 Highland Park Historical Society house walk.
jimswside wrote:Been wanting to get over the Hegeler - Carus Mansion over in LaSalle, IL. for a while now.
Designed by William Boyington(also designed the Water Tower in Chicago & the Joliet Pen.). Completed in 1876(57 Rooms, - 16,000 Square feet).
Interesting history of it being a kind of think tank of the early 1900's. The mansion is also said to contain the largest personal home gym of its time,its design and function based partially on the Turner movement that was popular at the time
Mansion was vandalized a few weeks ago, luckily just some minor damage from what I have read.
A fantastic building that looms over this neighborhood on La Salle's NE side. I plan on getting over here to do one of the tours they hold.
Hegeler Carus Mansion:
Across the street is The Julius Hegeler Home, a really nice red brick building that has been recently purchased by the Hegeler Carus foundation(great that folks are stepping up to save these relics). Built in 1902.
Hegeler Carus Mansion
1307 7th Street
LaSalle, IL.
The Hegeler Carus foundation:
http://www.hegelercarus.org
jimswside wrote:jbw wrote:. . . which is, if course, the spot on the 5600 block of South Ellis where the wonderful Henry Moore statue commemorates the first self-sustaining, controlled nuclear reaction.
soon after this first succesfull experiment, the Chicago Pile # 1(first nuclear reactor) was disassembled and moved further from the city for safety reasons around Feb. 1943. They didnt want to blow up one of the largest cities in the country.. It was reassembled on the site of a golf course off Archer Ave., in Cook County and was disposed of there in a 40 ft. pit(1950's disposal techniques), with Chicago Pile #3. Albert Einstein is rumored to have visited the site when it was in operation. THis was the original Argonne Labs, also called Univ. of Chicago's Met lab. This site was a major part of the Manhattan Project.
Gotta be up for a mile+ round trip hike as the site is in the middle of the Red Gate Woods Forest Preserve(currently closed for the winter). Here is an old access road leading to the site( ahike throught the woods from the main parkign lot is also a way to access these old service roads), I have heard their are some of the old buildings foundations in place in addition to the (2) monuments that mark the disposal sites.
Cathy2 wrote:Rob,
We do have a thread on destinations in Illinois few have heard about. That seems like a fitting home where it will be seen again or until realtor pulls the plug on that site.
What a decorator's challenge to appoint that house.
Regards,
I grew up in Park Ridge and personally referred to that home as the Waterslide House. You know, since it looked like loops of slide at a water park.Vital Information wrote:All we knew, I believe, was that it was in Park Ridge. I think we knew that because other things were shot there.
Well, here it is! And it's a good as hoped. Maybe we can pool our resources to buy?
History is Hott!!
12:00 pm - 3:45 pm
History is Hott!!
Palmer House Hilton’s “History is Hott” Tour is the winner of the 2013 Illinois Meetings & Event’s Editor’s Pick for the Best City Tour.
This interactive luncheon and tour series is presented by Director of Public Relations, Ken Price, a 29-year resident historian of the property.
Our historic luncheon and tour begins at 12:00 p.m. with lunch inside Lockwood, the property’s modern American fare restaurant. A prix-fixe menu will be prepared featuring a salad and entrée along with the hotel’s world-famous brownie and a glass of wine “to go” – serving as the ideal accompaniment for the tour afterwards. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and mingle with each other prior to the tour.
After lunch, guests will meet Ken at 1:30pm for about a 1 hour and 15 minute lecture in the historic hotel’s museum. Following the lecture Ken will navigate guests through the hotel for highlighting the art-deco lobby, grand ballrooms, and vintage artifacts showcased throughout the famed property. These sites aren’t typically open to the public, so guests on the tour will have an exclusive insider view. Please allow yourself 60 minutes. At the conclusion of the tour participants will each receive a treat that embodies the true spirit of the hotel.
Lunch and tour reservations are $65 per person* and need to be made 24-hours in advance. Tour is also available without lunch at $40 per person*. Tours will be offered Tuesday through Saturday and are subject to availability.
*Does not include tax and gratuity
For individual History is Hott Reservations call 312.917.3404.
For group pricing please contact Oscar Perez at 312.917.1738 or oscar.perez@hilton.com.
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The St. Louis Post/Dispatch wrote:When you say Collinsville, you say catsup. As in the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, a 70-foot container atop a 100-foot water tower that has stood near the southern entrance to the city since 1949.
Now, the quirky landmark on the site of the former Brooks Catsup Co. factory faces an uncertain future as its current owners, Bethel-Eckert Enterprises, have put it on the market.