Welcome to Madison Wisconsin! Madison is the Wisconsin State Capital and a truly beautiful city. You will enjoy Madison wether you’re strolling around downtown or a neighborhood, or visiting the University of Wisconsin campus or visiting the capital building, or taking in an art gallery. I got so many great photos of Madison, so I’ll show them in a few different posts.
The Jackson Junge Art Gallery is located at 1389 N. Milwaukee Avenue in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago. I really enjoyed visiting the gallery and will definitely return. It is a very welcoming art space!
The Congress Theater building is located on Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square. It was built in 1926. It is a Chicago landmark currently under renovation. The theater block contained 17 retail storefronts which are now murals.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright came to Oak Park in 1889. He built his studio there and designed 25 structures mostly in the historic district. There are also many other buildings designed by Prairie School architect Wright or his colleagues and students. Shown below are just a few, as well as other homes in the district. It’s important to note that simplicity and functionality of the Prairie School was a huge change from the ornate architecture of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Ukrainian Village is a Chicago neighborhood in the West Town community area on the near West side. Its boundaries are Division Street on the North, Grand Avenue to the South, Western Avenue to the West and Damen Avenue to the East. It is home to one of the largest Ukrainian communities in the U.S. It has been the focus of Ukrainian life since the beginning of the 20th century. The neighborhood boasts three Ukrainian churches, Ukrainian banks, Ukrainian language grammar school, the Ukrainian National Museum, Ukrainian Cultural Center, and the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, as well as many Ukrainian owned restaurants, stores and businesses. On December 4, 2002 the Ukrainian Village District was designated as a Chicago Landmark District.
This was a clothing store from 1916 to 1981. It was located at the Polish Triangle on Milwaukee, Division and Ashland. All that remains now is the original storefront.
The Palmer House Hilton is an historic hotel in downtown Chicago. It was Chicago’s first hotel with elevators, and the first hotel with electric lights and telephones in guest rooms. It was closed temporarily in March 2020 due to COVID, but reopened in June 2021. It was built in 1870 but was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. A new larger Palmer House was built in 1875 with more space and more ornate details. The Third Palmer House is the one that stands today at 17 E. Monroes Street. t was built in 1925 by architects Holabird & Roche and Richard Neutra.
This is a beautiful festival of holiday lights indoor at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall. It runs through January 2nd.
Last week I visited the Chicago Cultural Center. Here are some photos of the various displays they were exhibiting. I hope you enjoy your virtual walk through these displays.
