Having started my business just under a year ago, like most, I never would have imagined being hunkered down inside for weeks on end. As an event producer working with agencies all across the country and my own direct clients, my soul is used to wandering the world!

Chicago has weathered many difficult moments in its history. Each time, it has emerged stronger. With the city under a stay-at-home order for the foreseeable future to limit the transmission of COVID-19, the Chicago Architecture Center wanted to look back on two moments in Chicago’s history that encapsulate the city’s resilient spirit.