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Lesser building nerd
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we made a visit to the iconic Louis Kahn designed parliament house in dhaka

the building was constructed in 1961, an imposing structure commissioned by the government in West Pakistan as a show of power

from the 2024 uprisings, we can make out "we won" painted to the side of the building
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This brick is neat
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Stumbled upon an Emma Kennett design, 7351 N. Seeley, ca. 1927
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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pulled the teich co. production file at the newberry library for the former nikolas hotel, now harvest commons supportive housing, overlooking union park

www.postcard-past.com/nikolas-hote...
January 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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St. Catherine of Alexandria in Oak Lawn, a nice little midcentury church
January 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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@chicagovtfloor.bsky.social spotted this funky pattern canvassing in north park today
January 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
For the HP nerds, built in 1912, designed by W. Carbys Zimmerman, w/ pieces from American Terra Cotta & Ceramic Co.
January 3, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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551 North Central Avenue
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 AM
BREAKING: big change in @lake-michigan.live Ominousness Power Rankings
I think Muskegon is just fully redeemed. not ominous any more. Manistee has inherited the ominous throne
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Once again repeating this call from Rogers Park with slim photographic evidence.
January 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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1103 Westgate, Oak Park, Illinois. This facade was designed my Meyer and Cook and added to an older building. The red material peeking thought the peeling paint might be Vitrolite.
January 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Fata morgana! This morning at Montrose Point, this scene was visible across Lake Michigan on the southeast horizon.
January 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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January 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Happy new year friends, keep fighting the fascists and loving our neighbors
January 1, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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In honor of the New Year we’re gonna actually post a plat on here. Don’t get used to it!

Atkins Park

Trigger warning: lots of racist bullshit
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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This art is in the restaurant of the hotel where we stayed last night and I want it. (“Chicago Curve” by David Sewall)
December 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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love these label-stop vignettes of bowtied civil servants or members of parliament
December 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Moooooooooore favorites 2/?
December 31, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If you're like me, you despise folks recycling old content for end-of-the-year wraps.

If you're not like me, though, enjoy these pics of best new-to-me-in-2025 buildings around town!
December 31, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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terra cotta for days in Bangladesh
December 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Theme: vertical things in Charleston, WV
December 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Now THIS is pastiche.
December 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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2936-2958 (formerly 1309-1331) W. Monroe, Chicago. (This is only 6 of the survining 9.)They were built in 1885 by developer S. E. Gross; L. H. Hallberg was the architect. According to the clipping from the September 22, 1885 Tribune, each house had a name.
December 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Lincoln Park has those lamps
December 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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JJ Walser House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903. In 2025, selected by both Preservation Chicago AND Landmarks Illinois as one of our most endangered buildings.

(My photo from late 2024)
December 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM