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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio

Posted on March 6, 2021 by smkelly8

I figured it was time to resume some of the little adventures I love and miss. For years I’ve wanted to visit local Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings and decided to see if they were reopened. They were so I made … Continue reading →

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Free Tour: Amazon Fulfillment Center

Posted on April 19, 2019 by smkelly8

I almost forgot I signed up, but gladly I did and I went to the free tour of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In about an hour, I was part of a small group (since several people didn’t … Continue reading →

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Chicago Theater Tour

Posted on February 18, 2015 by smkelly8

It’s Theater Week in Chicago, which means discounts for theater events. I took advantage of the discounts and went on a tour of the Chicago Theater. I’d never been inside before and wasn’t prepared for it to be so palatial. … Continue reading →

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Clarke and Glessner Houses

Posted on August 9, 2014 by smkelly8

Saturday I toured Chicago’s Clarke and Glessner Houses south of the Loop on the rejuvenated Prairie Avenue, where millionaires once lived and have recently returned after a bleak era when light industry and parking lots took over the neighborhood. The … Continue reading →

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1893 World’s Fair

Posted on May 16, 2012 by smkelly8

When I read Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City, I got swept up by the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, otherwise known as the Colombian Exposition. Such beauty, grandeur and spirit. How I wish I could have gone … Continue reading →

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