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Chicago Tudor Revival AF
@tudoraf.bsky.social
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606 walk featuring brutalist, Renaissance Revival, neo-eclectic, and Very Brick styles
Color photo of a curving concrete barrier, eight levels of beveled shelves, filled with dirt and dried out plants. Color photo of St. Mary of the Angels, a huge church in red brick. On top is a large dome with a substantial drum and lil lantern. A troop of angels on the parapet below. Color photo of a wide 3-story newer apartment building. Peach brick on 2nd and 3rd floors, above brown brick with connected stone(ish) arches windows surrounds on ground floor. Nice dichromatic diapering on parapet and green tile(ish) roofs above some entrances. Color photo of the corner of the top story and a half of an industrial building entirely in common brick. No ornament necessary.
November 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
tudoraf.bsky.social
MCM cousins in West Ridge, 2956 W. Bryn Mawr and 2814 W. Morse, both likely mid-1950s
Color photo of a two-ish story midcentury home, with multi-skillion (thank you for the vocab, @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social) roofs. On left, lower section, a wall of glass in 9 panes, below siding in the gable. On the right, red brick with small section of windows and rough stone at the half-story level. Roof on left side meets the middle about two feet below the roof on the right section. Garage, in rough stone and pale green paint, on the far right. Color photo of a midcentury home in tan brick with a multi-skillion roof. Big Chicago style window on left. On right, smaller windows higher up and for basement. Roof on left at sharper angle and to the front. Roof on right at chiller angle, above and behind left roof.
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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minneapolismn.gov
Before the world knew Prince, he was just a kid in North Minneapolis learning piano by ear in this modest rambler. Now his childhood home has been recognized by the City as a local landmark. minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/property-housing/preservation/landmarks-districts/landmarks/nelson-house
Prince in concert at First Avenue (photo courtesy of Joel Bremer) Prince's childhood home, now a local landmark (2018 photo courtesy of Kristen Zschomler)
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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ladytophamcatt.bsky.social
There are few things I love more than a bonkers ass door surround on a residential entrance. Going hard AF just for the love of the game.

Architect: W Mead Walter, 1908
Color photo of an entrance to a red brick building sitting on a tan stone base. Surrounding the door are incredibly detailed and ornate terra cotta columns topped by equally fancy capitals. These support a frieze across which is carved COORLAS, and which is topped by a triangular pediment stuffed with a cartouche. Color detail of part of a column featuring a disembodied head rocking an intricate hairstyle and levitating some sort of vase above her head. Framed by leaves and scrolls, she stares directly at the photographer in a manner that isn't exactly threatening, but isn't non-threatening either. Detail of an absolutely ridiculous column capital that has a nekkid bearded man with wings on each corner leaning suggestively against a large acanthus leaf that is the only thing preserving his modesty. Between each guy is a large, swirling floral design. Color detail of a column centering on a baby with the facial expression and haircut of a middle manager. Holding on to vines, he has one leg tucked under him and sits on a large leaf that appears to be balanced on a structure that anticipates Seattle's Space Needle, which is super prescient for 1908.
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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bobszilla.bsky.social
Feeding my head, heart and soul with art and architecture downtown on a gorgeous fall day.
The buildings of the north end of Millennium Park taken from the Nichols Bridgeway in Chicago. Chicago Loop buildings tower above late autumn trees as seen looking northwest from the Nichols Bridgeway. Chicago Loop buildings as seen through late autumn trees looking northwest from the Nichols Bridgeway. Looking south up the Nichols Bridgeway from Millennium Park back toward the Art Institute of Chicago.
November 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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mrillinois.bsky.social
Old St. Joseph/St. Clare Hospital in Alton, a beautiful late art deco behemoth from 1937
Yellow brick with brown stripes and a big limestone entryway with arrows and glass block going up to the top
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
tudoraf.bsky.social
Underrated maple tree foliage in Indian Boundary Park
Color photo of a medium-sized maple tree in a city park. Big round crown with little bit of trunk visible below. Leaves are turning, mostly yellow with a little green. Ground covered in yellow-brown leaves.
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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dmercer.bsky.social
Former J. Barabas Mens Wear, 1725 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago. The building was built in 1925, Worthmann & Steinbach, architects.
Mostly glass storefront with black vitrolite (I think) across the top and cool Art Deco lettering that says "CHICAGO MENS WEAR" "J. BARABAS." Above the sign some of the beige terra cotta that covers the entire facade of the building is visible, including wreaths, flowers, and egg and dart decoration. The outstanding terrazzo entrance to the store in black, white, and red stripes and checkerboard pattern. In the center is a circle containing a white shirt and black bow tie, white gloves, black top hat, and black cane. The address, 1725, is inside a black shield at the front of the entrance and below that, in red, it says BARABAS.
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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mrillinois.bsky.social
Literary technology in windows in SLU’s former library.
Scroll Manuscript Press Computer
November 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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dmercer.bsky.social
1733 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago. The building is from 1929, B. A. Comm, architect. That angry bats are so random.
Terra cotta decoration at the top of a one-story commercial building. Most of the terra cotta is white with brown speckles. This particular section has an arch on top and some square pillars on the side. In the center is a face mask from a suite of armor in the same speckled terra cotta; a shield with blue and white checks, all surrounded by green foliage with yellow berries. At the base of the two pillars are two angry bat-like creatures with wings spread.
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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ladytophamcatt.bsky.social
Shop drawing of a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia, likely destined to grace a tied house

📸 Northwestern Terra Cotta Collection, National Building Museum
Photo of a pen and ink shop drawing for a terra cotta Schlitz belted globe insignia. Schlitz's logo is exactly what it sounds like -- a globe wearing a belt. The belt says TRADE MARK on one side of the buckle and SCHLITZ on the other. An orange box stamped on the side of the page and filled in by hand tells us this was ordered by architect Lewis Lendle, working on behalf of Schlitz Brewing Co.
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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dmercer.bsky.social
Parallel lines
Grouping of twelves color photographs illustrating parallel lines. From the top left, going L to R: elevated train supports; horizontal metal fence; vertical stripes on the Aon Building; power lines; decorated wood ceiling beams; bricks in a sort of chevron pattern; vertical blinds in a window; grain silos; boat docks; vertical mullions on a skyscraper; horizontal arrangement of red, orange, gold, and white tile; red tiles on a roof with snow between each row.
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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ladytophamcatt.bsky.social
Oh. Hell. Yeah.

Far South Side of Chicago, 9:14pm
Extremely vibrant bright pink and purple showing of the aurora borealis.
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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thedazzlingone.bsky.social
Uh... AURORA BOREALIS!? AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, AT THIS TIME OF DAY, IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY, LOCALIZED ENTIRELY WITHIN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?!
Aurora borealis, pink and green in the night sky. Aurora borealis, pink and green in the night sky. Aurora borealis, pink and green in the night sky. Aurora borealis, pink and green in the night sky.
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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everylotchicago.bsky.social
5046 West Chicago Avenue
Google Streetview of the property with PIN10 1604425031: 5046 West Chicago Avenue
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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dmercer.bsky.social
Painted ladies in the snow, Oak Park, Illinois
Large Victorian home painted sage green, purple, orange, and yellow with snow flakes falling and snow on the ground. Large home painted dark red with white trim Queen Anne-style home painted two shades of salmon with purple accents on the gable some of the trim, the brackets, and the door A complicated Queen Anne-style home with a large wraparound porch, multiple gables, overhanging eaves with brackets, painted light blue, dark blue, and violet.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
tudoraf.bsky.social
Virulently opposed to November snow except for scenes like this
Night photo of a corner two-story 1920s store building, clad on the second floor and parapet in white terra cotta, above a ground floor with a facade of what look like black shiny blocks. Lights illuminate terra cotta pilasters, lintels, cornice, and tips of parapet. Sign says Bar-B-Q TONIGHT. There are snow flurries and snow visible on surfaces.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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dmercer.bsky.social
Former Spink's Menswear store, 4753 W. Madison, Chicago. The store had this great sign but I think there was a fire there within the last 10 years and the sign is gone. The building was built in 1923, Z. Erol Smith, architect.
Two-story red brick commercial building. The second floor windows are filled in with glass block. The first floor is covered by a corrugated metal door, painted red, black, and green with symbols of peace and various religions. There is some nice herringbone brick work above the second floor windows. Photo of a sign painted green, red, and white advertising Spink's Men's Wear. "Bondshire Dress Shoes" and "Thorogood Job Fitted Work Shoes" and highlighted on the sign, which was once neon. Building permit for 4753 W. Madison, dated 12/29/1922. Owner was O.R. Trayner, architect Z. Erol Smith. The cost is listed as $11,500 and the final report was issued on 10/1/1923.
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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tracyseneca.bsky.social
Brisk East Side jaunt
Abandoned house at S Macinaw and 90th Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railroad Bridge Graffiti dinosaur Tied house at 94th and Ewing. Word “dinners” is painted on the window.
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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dancaroselli.bsky.social
I feel like I just found a gold nugget! During my daily streetview ambling I just now discovered a 1925 apartment building designed by RM Schindler that was thought to have been demolished for the 101 freeway. But it wasn’t! It was *moved.* (first screenshot is from US Modernist)
Old b&w photo of an international style courtyard-ish apartment building with balconies and trellises. “1925 - The S. Breacher Apartments, 5806 Carlton Way, Los Angeles CA. Destroyed around 1947 for the 101 Freeway.” The same building, alive and well, in light green, on streetview.
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
tudoraf.bsky.social
@everylotchicago.bsky.social so dang good on the 900 block of N. Lavergne, had to look these 2-flats up. 906-48 N. Lavergne, 1914-16 (Ernest N. Braucher, architect)
Street View of row of at least a dozen red brick two-flats, bay on left, porch on right. Cornices and parapets decorated w/ courses and blocks of cream brick and limestone. Parapets feature elaborate crenelation, including triangles and stacked rectangles and squares. Scan of old fire insurance map, showing overhead view of row of 15 two-story pink (brick) buildings along a north-south street, each marked "D" (dwelling). Mostly rectangular with some protuberances on each building's right side, for bay and front porch. Each building has a yellow (wood) porch area in the back. Some front porches are yellow, other pink. Big ol' compass rose in street.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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posts-cards.bsky.social
Buckingham Fountain at Night, 1960s
Color photo postcard of buckingham fountain at night, lit up orange spraying water, Mobilgas and Shell signs lit up on the Michigan Avenue cliff in the background
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
tudoraf.bsky.social
I don't use the phrase "hardcore whimsy" lightly
Color photo of front facade of a small industrial building in red brick, edge of a clay tile roof visible on top. No windows, only a door with a basic surround. All sorts of brickwork going on! Three rows of raised bricks along bottom part, slim would-be quoins at corners above. In blind arch above front door symmetrical pattern of tiles/bricks converging. But real fun is under the deep eaves, with little brick-colored tiles forming flower-like discs and diamonds, some on brick, some on stucco fields. Color photo of industrial building in OP, showing side facade and tower toward back. Same delightful patterns under eaves. Three tall windows protected by grates. Red clay tile roof above copper gutters/eaves. In the rear a small tower, in same style with circular window.
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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marigoldmimsy.bsky.social
went for a walk, happened upon a beautiful castle guarded by shields and gates

Austin High School, chicago public schools
a yellow brick school with ivy growing on the side with decorative details above the doors the repeating decorative detail on this cps school is stars there are two of these panels at the top of the school depicting the sun and time shields above the doors with iron gates protecting the doors
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
tudoraf.bsky.social
The unfuckablewith fascia, and some midcentury tile, from 6435 N. California, built as the Northtown branch of CPL, ca. 1962 (Paul Gerhardt Jr., architect). Currently houses a refugee aid organization.
Color photo of a long one-story institutional building in red brick, with sections of tall windows and entrance in center. Roof mostly flat but rising to a triangle in center. Roof fascia metal and quite substantial. It's fall and trees in front have a few yellow leaves. Color photo of a wall of small rectangular tiles, mostly white with variable brown mottling, also solid orange, gray, and black.
November 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM