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Emil Bach House, Chicago

The Emil Bach House is a Prairie style house in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States that was designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The house was built in 1915 for an admirer of Wright’s work, Emil Bach. Bach was co-owner of the Bach Brick Company. The house is representative of [...]

August 19th, 2008 | Tags: architect frank, brick company, chicago illinois, chicago landmark, chicago travel, emil bach house, rogers park | Category: North America | Leave a comment

Navy Pier, Chicago

Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot (1,010 m) long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. The pier was built in 1916 at a cost of $4.5 million; it was a part of the Plan of Chicago developed by architect and city planner Daniel Burnham and his associates. As Municipal Pier #2 (Municipal Pier #1 [...]

February 25th, 2008 | Tags: chicago travel, lake freighters, navy pier chicago, passenger excursion, romantic spot | Category: North America | Leave a comment