Midwest Antiquarian
@Eric_Erins
Chicago based. Building enjoyer. All opinions expressed on this profile are mine, and therefore not valid
Wherein I talk about one of my favorite residential blocks. Link in next post
I really need to explain my favorite block in the city sometime
I could be convinced why not
At some point these quaint towns in Pennsylvania are going to be boom towns. -They are beautiful -Many well built houses -Will become more affordable than the sunbelt… eventually -Everyone wasn’t meant to live with the sunbelt’s weather
I have clotheslines hanging in my sunroom some stuff really is better off hanging drying
“Americans love exaggerating European poverty. Anyway, why don’t they just use clotheslines like early 20th century peasants?”
Walking home from the Green Mill and I can’t get over how nice all the new stations in the neighborhood are
The Rookery Building by Frank Lloyd Wright Chicago, USA 🇺🇸
The Chicago Park District has proposed burying Lake Shore Drive in Grant Park! I'm asking them to replace the Columbus statue with a statue of Admiral Hyman Rickover, the Chicagoan who founded the nuclear navy.
Great story, and great example of how there is some serious alpha hidden in the crashed values of commercial real estate.
Chicago firm picks up riverfront office building on the cheap, plans $50M revamp ebx.sh/k1WSs6
Back at the turn of the century when Chicago was trying to be Paris Michigan Avenue was commonly referred to as ‘Boul Mich’. Should we bring that back or are we completely over our collective Parisian fantasy?
Liberal boat | Conservative Boat
More liberals should get boats I’m tired of conservatives owning this narrative. I want to be on a boat full of conservative-haters.
this is funny but also a common misconception. a lot of what we see in everyday interiors has little to do with some idea of a 'trickle down' from elite design. the greige interior proliferates for a number of reasons but it has no single origin beyond the building industry
Broadway in Edgewater is one of the easiest streets to park on in this entire city. It’s wide open
Commentary: Cutting parking requirements while upzoning Broadway will create a crisis. trib.al/gUDM4KS