This past weekend Julie and I took advantage of the Steelers not playing on Sunday and took in Open House Chicago 2012. We’re members of the Chicago Architecture Foundation which allowed us to skip all the lines at each building. Probably worth the membership price alone.
We started out Saturday morning with the Jewelers Building (then I went home to watch football while Julie hit a couple more buildings) then on Sunday we hit the following:
- Driehaus Museum
- Tribune Tower
- Michigan Avenue Bridge House
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
- The Bergoff Restaurant
- Chicago City Hall
- Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse and Bar
Outside of Harry Caray’s and the Bergoff (which was closed) I’ve never been to any of these buildings. The event basically allows you a self guided tour of the space or a limited tour of specific space. For example in City Hall, they took us through the Council’s Chambers and the at Tribune tower they took us through the Patterson and McCormick offices. It was a great way to see some of the more interesting buildings in Chicago.
Driehaus Museum
Tribune Tower
Michigan Avenue Bridge House
Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies
The Bergoff Restaurant and Bar
Chicago City Hall
Side Note:
* Every adventure needs a map.
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