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CAC Live: Alta Vista Terrace Tour
A full city block of 40 row houses—rather uncommon in Chicago—built all at once at the beginning of the 20th century, Alta Vista took its inspiration…
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CAC Live: Sacred Spaces in Downtown Chicago
Downtown houses of worship serve believers of multiple faiths and represent a wide variety of architectural styles. Join CAC docent David Utech as he highlights six…
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Chicagoland: A Laboratory for 20th Century Design Innovation
A look back at midcentury on the occasion of the publication of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929–1975 and Jay Doblin’s 100th birthday. From buildings…
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Bridges of all kinds spanned the Chicago River until the early 20th century, when a new, “Chicago-style” bridge was perfected: today’s trunnion bascule bridges, whose spans…
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New York City. 1863. The Civil War raged on. An extraordinary thing occurred amid the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of the Five Points, the notorious 19th-century…
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Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) was born under a night sky, with signs predicting that she was destined for great things. Now grown, Jupiter dreams of the…
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Pequeños Territorios en Reconstrucción
Pequeños Territorios en Reconstrucción is a research project about the “City of Women” in Turbaco, Colombia, where 15 years ago, a group of women displaced by armed…
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With everything from books to apparel to housewares, there's a gift for every design-lover in your life.
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Warm up with us after your trip to Christkindlmarket, or before & after theater. Creative cocktail menus & beverages feature the flavors of the season!
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TIMESTAMP: October, 2012: “@DanaDelany, Are you married? If not, I’d marry you.” When Cam, a 13-year-old fan in a desperate medical situation captures actress Dana Delany’s…
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