Le Lido. ca. 1935. Charles Roussel.

The Allis lounge and bar at Soho House Chicago is one of those places that is immediately noticeable on your Instagram feed, with its grand proportions and chic juxtaposition of industrial ceilings an

PinEmailPrintTweetFacebook It is very possible that we may be the only family left on earth that hasn’t used Airbnb. But to be fair, we are not big risk takers and it takes us a little while to acclimate to new trends 😉 In all seriousness, this has been on our list for a long time. …

Lebanon, circa 1962 - Source

Ravinia Festival entrance Highland Park, Illinois. The Ravinia Festival is the oldest outdoor music festival organization in the United States. It’s located in Highland Park, Illinois about 25 miles north of Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan. The park was created in 1904 by A.C. Frost , the owner of the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway (precursor to the North Shore Line, mentioned in my previous blog) which traveled through the area. Frost figured that building a pla