Advocates to Revitalize Cultural and Historic Elgin Sites (ARCHES) is holding its inaugural meeting Monday at 6:30 at the Gail Borden Public Library.
The idea came about a few years ago when members of the Northeast Neighborhood Association rallied to save — for now — the former D.C. Cook Communications building on North Grove Avenue from […]
Anybody who’s been to Chicago is familiar with Bertrand Goldberg’s Marina City which resembles two giant corncobs–that’s meant to be descriptive not unflattering. They are among Chicago’s most recognizable landmarks. I even know somebody who went out there to paint them while they were still under construction. The Chicago Tribune came out with three […]
Jessica points out an Elgin fanatic’s MySpace page (that Elgin bug sure gets around), in which he lists seven architectural wonders of Elgin, which was compiled from a survey apparently. So what are these wonders?
They are:
Elgin Tower Building - 1929
Professional Building - 1927
John Newman (Butterman) Mansion - 1889
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory - 1909
Pratt Castle […]
I had a nice talk with Mike Alft at the Taste of Laos event at the Gail Borden Public Library Thursday evening. Mr. Alft was the mayor of Elgin in 1967 when the State Department approached the city about forming a sister city relationship with Vientiane, the capital of then-Kingdom of Laos.
You do […]
