Seeking Chicago : the stories behind the architecture of the Windy City-- one building at a time / Tom Miller.

Main entry:

Miller, Tom, 1950- author.

Title & Author:

Seeking Chicago : the stories behind the architecture of the Windy City-- one building at a time / Tom Miller.

Publication:

New York, Universe Publishing, a division of Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2019.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 20 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
The loop -- Near north -- North and northwest -- West -- South.

Summary:

"Chicago is possibly the most important American city for experiencing important architectural masterpieces. There are numerous ways to learn about its architectural heritage, from museums to curated walking and driving tours and even a boat tour. While the basic factual histories of Chicago's landmarks are fairly well known, there are additional layers of history--often with dramatic human interest angles--that don't always get included in the "official" tours. Tom Miller tells the story of Chicago's rich architectural and social history building by building. The stories behind the city's buildings is an impressive architectural history reading and a dramatic sampling of American social history--family feuds, scandals, and mob hits. He excels at uncovering the dramas that have unfolded within the architecture and detailing them to tell an engaging and largely unknown side of Chicago's history"--Amazon.com.

ISBN:

9780789333872 (paperback)
0789333872 (paperback)

Subject:

Architecture Illinois Chicago History.
Architecture Illinois Chicago Pictorial works.
Public buildings Illinois Chicago History.
Architecture Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Bâtiments publics Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Public buildings.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. History.
Chicago (Ill.) History.
Chicago (Ill.) Histoire.
Illinois Chicago.

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works.
History.
Pictorial works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 305465
Call No.: BIB 251301
Status: Available

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