Mark F.'s Features
Chicago 'L'

And you thought it was just a rapid transit system! Chicago's sometimes elevated tracking is as infamous as it is reliable. Find out why in this, Mark Armstrong's no-holds-barred expose on the popular Chicago transport alternative to driving and walking fast.
   
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Mark F.'s Radars Beverly Arts Center
Beverly Arts Center

9/7/2006 Landmarks, Southwest — In 1967, an Illinois Bell switching station and a mid-20th century fast food eatery were leveled to...

InterContinental Chicago
InterContinental Chicago

8/28/2006 Hotels, Streeterville / Mag Mile — This skyscraping mixture of Art Deco and ancient classical styles was originally built in 1929 as th...

Buckingham Fountain
Buckingham Memorial Fountain-Grant Park

7/20/2006 Landmarks, South Loop / South Michigan Ave — Philanthropist Kate Buckingham forked over quite a few dead presidents to honor her late brother Cla...

Plaza of the Americas
Plaza of the Americas

7/20/2006 Landmarks, Streeterville / Mag Mile — This popular North Loop park for salary workers was dedicated in 1963 by the then Mexican consulate...

Lawson YMCA
Lawson House YMCA

6/15/2006 Gyms, Near North / River North — When it was built in 1931 at the height of the Great Depression, Lawson House was the flagship YMCA...