Posts in Category: Illinois
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Chicago River Cruise – Architecture Abounds
This is my final post from the November 2024 road trip to Arizona and back and the way things are going in MAGA land, maybe the last ever from there. In the previous two posts we visited Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis and then Abraham Lincoln’s home and tomb in Springfield, Illinois. After […]
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Lincoln Home and Tomb in Springfield, Illinois
As Alison and I continue our journey back to Nova Scotia from Arizona, we have just a few more stops to make. Our last one was at Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri. Our next will be in the Illinois state capital city of Springfield where we will have a guided tour of […]
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Oak Park Illinois – Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright
About a month ago I found myself with a free day in my one of my all time favourite cities – Chicago. It really is my kind of town. The modern architecture never ceases to keep me spellbound, particularly these two amazing apartment buildings by Mies van der Rohe. Doesn’t it look like the cars […]