Larry Shure
@ultralocal1.bsky.social
Preservation planner and architectural historian in support of public transit. Weekend artist.
Tiny watercolor paintings of Tudor revival-style homes in Chicago.
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tiny watercolor paintings of Tudor revival-style homes in Chicago.
Scully Storage and Transfer Building over the years... 8105-8107 Skokie Highway. Rendering from irm-cta.org/NSL/Highball...
October 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Scully Storage and Transfer Building over the years... 8105-8107 Skokie Highway. Rendering from irm-cta.org/NSL/Highball...
Some 1960s Chicago townhouses. Top to bottom: Pei & Weese (1969), Anderson & Battles (1967), Keck & Keck (1969), Tigerman & Koglin (1964).
September 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Some 1960s Chicago townhouses. Top to bottom: Pei & Weese (1969), Anderson & Battles (1967), Keck & Keck (1969), Tigerman & Koglin (1964).
Pen drawings of Chicago substation stone details. Left is at 2950 E. 80th, and right is at 6910 N. Glenwood (now the Lifeline Theater).
September 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Pen drawings of Chicago substation stone details. Left is at 2950 E. 80th, and right is at 6910 N. Glenwood (now the Lifeline Theater).
This 1977 CTA publicity shot may not have made Chicago transit look as welcoming as intended...
September 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This 1977 CTA publicity shot may not have made Chicago transit look as welcoming as intended...
Some mid-century homes in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood rendered in watercolor and ink.
September 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Some mid-century homes in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood rendered in watercolor and ink.
Mid-century housing in Chicago's Rogers Park and West Ridge neighborhoods. Watercolor and pen. #chiarchitecture
March 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Mid-century housing in Chicago's Rogers Park and West Ridge neighborhoods. Watercolor and pen. #chiarchitecture
If you see this, post something orange.
January 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If you see this, post something orange.
I just named a file "reversed floor plan probably not going to work out.psd." I guess I'm ready for the holiday break...
December 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I just named a file "reversed floor plan probably not going to work out.psd." I guess I'm ready for the holiday break...
CTA's "Aerial Galleria" considered in their 1974 Chicago Central Area Transit Plan. irm-cta.org/Documentatio...
December 16, 2024 at 9:30 PM
CTA's "Aerial Galleria" considered in their 1974 Chicago Central Area Transit Plan. irm-cta.org/Documentatio...
Some Georgians of West Ridge.
December 12, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Some Georgians of West Ridge.
Flatiron Buildings of Rogers Park, #3.
December 11, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Flatiron Buildings of Rogers Park, #3.
Flatiron buildings of Rogers Park, #2.
December 9, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Flatiron buildings of Rogers Park, #2.
Flatiron buildings of Rogers Park, #1.
December 6, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Flatiron buildings of Rogers Park, #1.
Best of all, they found the design in one of those 1920s pattern books! Although I think they fiddled around with the details.
December 5, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Best of all, they found the design in one of those 1920s pattern books! Although I think they fiddled around with the details.
Some cottages of Chicago. Still one of my favorite series!
November 26, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Some cottages of Chicago. Still one of my favorite series!
1509-1515 W. Morse Avenue, 1968. K.M. Knight Construction Co.
November 25, 2024 at 5:04 PM
1509-1515 W. Morse Avenue, 1968. K.M. Knight Construction Co.
Four historic Chicago auto shops. Although to be fair, one of them has been demolished...
November 21, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Four historic Chicago auto shops. Although to be fair, one of them has been demolished...
Hong Kong Phooey!
November 19, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Hong Kong Phooey!
Some mid-century townhouses of West Ridge.
November 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Some mid-century townhouses of West Ridge.
Not sure what to post... How about a bunch of stucco cottages in West Ridge built by Niels Buck in 1919?
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Not sure what to post... How about a bunch of stucco cottages in West Ridge built by Niels Buck in 1919?