Written by GB from Devizes on November 21, 2006
- This amazing building sits on Lake Street and was built to replace the original Unitarian Universalist Church which was destroyed by fire. Frank Lloyd Wright began his design in 1905 but had various obstacles to...
Written by GB from Devizes on November 20, 2006
- Along with Hemingway, Oak Park can be rightly proud of its other revered son, namely Frank Lloyd Wright, widely regarded as the 20th century’s greatest architect. Indeed, “Architectural Record” magazine proclaimed that his buildings “stand...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 19, 2006
- Climbing up the steep steps from the kitchen to the upstairs of the Hemingway Birthplace, I was reminded of the stairs at my Grandma's and Aunt's places in Pawtucket, Rhode Island with the steepness and...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 19, 2006
- Tired of modern art and the big city, I decided to stay in Oak Park on the Sunday before heading home to Idaho and visited the Hemingway Birthplace. I had been to the museum on...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on October 19, 2006
- The Hemingway Birthplace was a rare highlight of my trip to Chicago, and it deserves a journal all to itself.
As we were touring the house, I was noticing the light fixtures and the work...
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