Walking Tour with the Chicago Architecture Association, "Historic Treasures"

    I went on this walking tour with my good friend Amber. It was about two hours, but there were many stops. We started from the Chicago Architecture Center on Wacker. The architecture center has a good system for walking tours. Every participant wears a device with earbuds around their neck that amplifies the guide's voice. Unfortunately, mine was much too loud, and the volume control did not work. I was getting a headache, so I took the earbuds out. 

    We were lucky that it didn't rain, but it was humid and getting hotter as the tour went on. Our guide almost got heatstroke! I was starting to worry that we would have to call an ambulance, but fortunately, there was a doctor in our group who convinced the guide to sit down for a little while. 

The Wrigley Building

Tribune Tower

The former Carbon and Carbide Building

The former Chicago Public Library, now the Chicago Cultural Center

Some Michigan Avenue buildings

Doors at the Palmer House, originally anti-theft doors from CD Peacock

Some more shots of the Palmer House

The former Carson Pierre Scott Building, now a Target, designed by Louis Sullivan

Tiffany ceiling at the former Marshall Field's, now Macy's

Detail of Tiffany inset in the Cultural Center

Tiffany Dome at the Cultural Center

Mosaics at the Cultural Center (lower picture contains the emblem of the Chicago Public Library)

Amber and me at the Palmer House