On Apr 23, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote:
> Thanks Christine, Alan, Frank & Dan... > > ... and Paul, > > Chicago is my and my husband's alma mater, too! There are several new > buildings since our day -- the Ratner Gymnasium, the Mansueto Library, > the Max Palevsky dormitory just north of the Regenstein Library/south > of the Field House, the Logan Arts Center along the Midway (the > views!), and another dorm called "South Campus" (awaiting a name/big > donation, I presume), which is on 61st, behind Burton-Judson dorm... > Plus, the old Bartlett Gymnasium has been converted into a dining > hall! It is interesting to see the University pushing farther > south... I lived 2 years at B-J, and we never even went into the back > yard of that building -- that was the campus perimeter, and beyond > that, the dangerous wilds of the South Side. ;) Despite all the new > construction, everything is very familiar, the kids all look the same, > even. > > I'll have to look & see what other campus photos I have from the weekend... > > BTW, ever read "Devil in the White City"? Tells the true story of a > serial killer who used the 1893 World's Fair to lure his victims... > > :) > -c > I'll have to get that book. I love fiction with a historic angle, especially when its set in a place with which I'm familiar. The remnants of the White City amusement park were still on 63rd street when I was a little boy. I remember my mother pointing it out when we would ride the 63rd street bus from Stony to Halsted, where she would shop at Wieboldts. That would have been 1953. I grew up on the southside and was one of a handful of commuter students at U of C when I started grad school in 1971. I got married during my second semester and moved to the Flamingo building on South Shore Drive. (At the time, student housing was scarce, and the somewhat pricey Flamingo was all we could find, mid term.) I grew very fond of Hyde Park and the University. I have a book called "One in Spirit" that tells the story of the University and includes many gray old photos. I first read the book a few years after graduation when my wife and I were living in Morgan Park on the far southwest side of the city. Upon reading the book I discovered that the house next door had been the site of a meeting between Rockefeller and Thomas Goodspeed in regard to the establishment of the University. I shot the house on 4x5 and made a print for the U of C archives. Fun stuff. Would love to see more of your photos. Paul > > > > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Paul Stenquist > <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >> Excellent pics. Great to see two shots of my alma mater, the U of C. >> Wonderful view of the Midway through the Logan Center window. That building >> didn't exist in my day, nor did Mansuetto Library. >> >> The Midway was the centerpiece of the 1892 Columbian Exposition World Fair. >> The giant ferris wheel would have been right about in the lower left corner >> of your photo. The University was under construction at the time, and I >> believe it had begun holding some classes at the site. >> >> Show us more photos! >> >> Paul >> On Apr 23, 2013, at 9:05 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >> >>> Very fun set, Christine! Love "the photographers." Great job on exposure >>> on the bean; the blues are very pretty, and your son is handsome! >>> >>> Everyone else on the list might be interested in knowing that the Mansueto >>> Library is new. I haven't been down to the U of C to see it yet, but I >>> hope to this spring or summer. I'd like to do some night shots of it as >>> well. Christine did the tour when she was here and said it was amazing. >>> >>> Cheers, Christine/Chicago >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Apr 22, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Here's a few snapshots from our recent Chicago adventure... a few of >>>> the Christines' downtown shenanigans, and a couple from the college >>>> visit that brought us to the Windy City... >>>> >>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/23028562@N04/sets/72157633307200188/detail/ >>>> >>>> Looks like our son will be spending the next four years in Chicago, >>>> which should give me more excuses for Chicago photowalks! >>>> >>>> :) >>>> -c >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
