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Live music in Kenosha is nothing new. The city has long supported a roster of bar bands that rock out on a small stage while patrons and bartenders shout over them to converse or place orders. What's new — over the past year or so — is a Kenosha venue called Fusion,...
Chicago, Illinois — Downtown Chicago, viewed from the Chicago Room on the 95th floor of the John Hancock Center, looking down the south side of the building toward the Chicago Water Tower. List all posts about:buildings...
Hubertus, Wisconsin — A view of Wisconsin's fall colors from the scenic tower at the Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians at Holy Hill. Footage of our visit is included in the video above, shot for...
Caledonia, Wisconsin — Gast & Sons power equipment shop at 111 6 Mile Rd., with the setting sun reflecting off a window. Gast & Sons offers sales and service of Gravely and Simplicity tractors and mowers, plus snowblowers,...
Madison, Wisconsin — East gallery of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, viewed from across the rotunda. A bust of Robert M. La Follette stands in front of the gallery, and a sculpture of a badger is perched atop the...
Sturtevant, Wisconsin — The former Vance's Bar along I-94/U.S. Route 41 at 2825 SE Frontage Road, which John D. Vance started as an auto repair garage after buying the land in 1948. An addition opened as a beer joint called...
Racine, Wisconsin — The Joshua Pierce House at 2800 Taylor Ave. Built in 1860-1861 in what was then Mount Pleasant, this "large and beautiful home” is where Pierce, a "thrifty farmer" and Mount Pleasant's road commissioner,...
Racine, Wisconsin — The Joshua Pierce House at 2800 Taylor Ave., viewed from Pierce Boulevard to the home's north. Built in 1860-1861 in what was then Mount Pleasant, this "large and beautiful home” is where Pierce, a...
Racine, Wisconsin — A double rainbow shines over Mitchell School's west entrance and American flag following a summer rain shower. See other posts about:buildings education Racine weather ...
Racine, Wisconsin — An audience at Memorial Hall listens to President Barack Obama during his town hall meeting. See also: My blog post and videos. See other posts about:Barack Obama buildings government politics presidents...
Racine, Wisconsin — Faded Bull Durham smoking tobacco wall ad on the north side of Bell Harbor Lofts Apartments, 134 Main St. in downtown Racine. See other posts about:buildings Racine signs [includeme...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Collector’s Edge Comics, at 2330 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, boasts the largest selection of comics and graphic novels in Wisconsin. They buy, they sell, and this Bay View...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Hi-Fi Cafe at 2640 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. This perky neighborhood joint's MySpace motto is "Great Coffee — Great Food — Great Jukebox," and both the eclectic...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Magic Dann's jazz-and-blues-themed restaurant at 2691 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. See other posts about:buildings Milwaukee restaurants ...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Alchemist Theater and Lounge, at 2569 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. The Alchemist's show schedule includes several sketch and improv comedy offerings. See other posts...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 100,000 Parts Company, at 2373 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. The window signs advertise appliance parts: Commercial cooking gas valves, pilots, thermostats, and controls;...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Sugar Maple bar, at 441 E. Lincoln Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, features 60 American craft beers on tap. Read more about the Sugar Maple at OnMilwaukee.com, or follow thesugarmaple on...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Wild Flour Bakery and Cafe at 422 E Lincoln Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. Wild Flour Bakery & Cafe sells artisan bread, muffins, barista coffees, and sandwiches, and they also do...
Waukesha, Wisconsin — A Victorian-era house dated 1883 stands on the corner as women cyclists descend W. Park Avenue and turn north on West Avenue during the 2005 Carl Zach Cycling Classic, part of the annual Superweek Pro...
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — Otto Young's "Youngland Manor" mansion, built in 1899 and renamed "Stone Manor" by a subsequent owner. Today, Stone Manor is divided into five residential units, one of which is shown in this 2010...
Marinette, Wisconsin — Mickey-Lu Bar-B-Q restaurant features a charcoal grill and serves charcoal-broiled sandwiches, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and bratwurst, as well as malts and shakes made with real ice cream. See other...
Montalcino (Siena), Italy — The day winds down at the Piazza del Popolo, Montalcino's main square. At left is the town hall, built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. See other posts about:buildings history Italy...
Florence, Italy — The triumphal Arcone ("arch") on the west side of the Piazza della Repubblica, the city's ancient center, the site of its original Roman Forum, its former Mercato Vecchio ("old market") and former Jewish...
Florence, Italy — The west side of Giotto's Campanile (bell tower) is seen at dusk from street level on the Via de' Pecori. Obscured at left is the Battistero di San Giovanni, and behind that is the dome of Florence...
Florence, Italy — The east side of Giotto's Campanile (bell tower) is seen from atop the dome of Florence Cathedral (the Duomo — or Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore). Designed by the early Italian Renaissance painter and...
Florence, Italy — View from the cupola atop Florence's Duomo toward the southeast. The church at left is the Basilica of Santa Croce. The tower near the lower right edge is the Bargello. Running along the foot of the hills...
Florence, Italy — View from the cupola atop Florence's Duomo over rooftops toward the southeast. Running along the foot of the hills in the distance is the River Arno. Just across the river near the photo's left edge is the...
Siena, Italy — Antichita Mazzoni SNC, an antique dealer at 8 Piazza San Giovanni, just off the back steps of Siena Cathedral, the marble of which is visible in the upper left corner. You can step inside the store on Google...
Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Siena Cathedral, designed and completed between 1215 and 1263, with its façade and the bell tower of black and white marble. See other posts about:architecture buildings Catholic history Italy...
Siena, Italy — The Torre del Mangia ("Tower of the Eater," left) and the Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) on the Piazza del Campo. Built between 1338 and 1348, the 289-foot tower was designed to be of equal height to Siena...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Wedding chapel interior at Kemper Center, the former Episcopal girls' school Kemper Hall, run by the Sisters of Saint Mary until 1975. The campus became a Kenosha County park in 1976 and Kemper Center,...
Dixon, Illinois — President Ronald Reagan spent hours during his boyhood playing football with his brother Neil and their friends in this yard on the north side of the Reagan family's 2-story, Queen Anne-style house at 816...
Paia, Maui, Hawaii — Makawao Union Church, at 1445 Baldwin Ave., designed by architect Charles William Dickey and dedicated September 2, 1917, on the site of the former Paliuli Sugar Mill, donated by Maui businessman and...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — The Simmons Island Beach House, on the Lake Michigan shore of Kenosha's Simmons Island Park, was designed in the Tudor Revival style by architect Chris Borggren and built in 1934. It was added to the...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Visitors converse in Windhover Hall, the Milwaukee Art Museum's gateway and reception hall in the Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2001. See other...
Mount Airy, North Carolina — Wally's Service Station at 625 S. Main St., built in 1937, is the real-life inspiration for "Wally's Filling Station" on TV's The Andy Griffith Show, where cousins Gomer Pyle and Goober Pyle both...
Mount Airy, North Carolina — Floyd's City Barber Shop at 129 N. Main St., owned by barber Russell Hiatt, who is said to have been the real-life inspiration for Floyd Lawson ("Floyd the Barber") on TV's The Andy Griffith...
Savannah, Georgia — East River Street on the Savannah riverfront looking west, with Huey's on the River southern cafe (115 E. River Street) at left. See other posts about:buildings Georgia ...
Savannah, Georgia — Paula Deen's restaurant The Lady & Sons, at 311 W. Congress St. We had an outstanding lunch of crab cakes here. The Lady & Sons has since moved to 102 W. Congress St., and this building currently houses...
Lady's Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina — The Steamer Oyster & Steakhouse restaurant on Sea Island Parkway, about 5 miles west of Frogmore, South Carolina. The Steamer is said to be the first restaurant to serve...
Galena, Illinois — The 1845 Peck Building, at 420 S. Main Street. Originally a steamboat provisioning warehouse, it is one of Galena's oldest commercial buildings. Since 1982, the Peck Building has housed Galena River Wine &...
Honolulu, Hawaii — Aloha Tower, the iconic landmark lighthouse of Aloha Tower Marketplace on Honolulu's waterfront. At 10 stories and 184 feet, Aloha Tower was the tallest structure in Hawaii when it was completed in 1926 at...
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — ʻIolani Palace, completed in November 1882. The official residence of King Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani, it is the only royal palace to have been used by a reigning monarch in the United States....
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii — The Hawaii State Capitol building (415 S. Beretania Street), housing the Hawaii State Legislature, is nestled at center-left among the high-rise buildings of downtown Honolulu. Farther out, at the...
Haleiwa, Hawaii (Oahu's North Shore) — Ruins of a building on the property of Crawford's Convalescent Home, 58-130 Kamehameha Hwy. According to the Crawford's website, in 1954 James Crawford took over a site that had been a...
Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii — The Rainbow Tower of the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa at left, with Waikiki Beach's other hotels and resorts beyond, and Diamond Head in the distance. In the foreground is Duke...
Honolulu, Hawaii — The Hawaiian Hall of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum houses millions of Hawaiian artifacts, documents, and photographs. See other posts about:buildings Hawaii Honolulu museums Oahu [includeme...
Honolulu, Hawaii — Kyle's Automotive, at 971 Kawaiahao St. Filed under:buildings cars Hawaii Honolulu Oahu signs
Honolulu, Hawaii — Nauru Tower, a 44-story luxury condo building near Waikiki at 1330 Ala Moana Boulevard, facing Ala Moana Beach Park. Filed under:buildings Hawaii Honolulu Oahu [includeme...
Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii — The Byodo-In Temple in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park near Kaneohe, Hawaii. This 1968 structure is a replica of the 900-year-old Byōdō-in Buddhist temple at Uji, in Japan's Kyoto prefecture....
Paris, France — The Basilica of the Sacré-Coeur ("sacred heart"), viewed from the base of the butte Montmartre in the evening. Along its railing, people are gathered to gaze at the Paris skyline. Filed under:architecture...
Paris, France — Notre Dame Cathedral, west facade: The tympanum of the Portal of Saint Anne, the rightmost and earliest of the cathedral's three western portals. Depicted are the enthroned Virgin with Child, visited by the...
Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris), with its 31.5-foot rose window at center, dating from about 1225, behind the Virgin with Child between two angels. Under the...
Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. One of the finest examples of French Gothic church architecture, the cathedral is located on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité, in the fourth...
Paris, France — Interior of I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, the main entrance to the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), which is visible through the glass. According to Wikipedia: The pyramid and the underground lobby...
Paris, France — At left, Pavillon Denon on the southern wing of Louvre Palace, which houses the Musée du Louvre. At right, I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum. Filed...
Reims, France — Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims), the Roman Catholic cathedral where the kings of France were once crowned, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims. Construction on this cathedral began shortly after...
Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany — Stone tower and building behind the Cathedral of Limburg (a.k.a. Georgsdom or Limburger Dom in German). Both the cathedral and the castle of Limburg (Das Schloss) are situated on a rock...
Idstein, Germany — Timber-frame or "half-timbered" buildings dating from about 1600 at König-Adolf-Platz ("King Adolf Place"). At left is the Gasthaus zur Pfeif, a cozy restaurant and pub. The house was built in 1615 and...
Idstein, Germany — A timber-frame or "half-timbered" building, seen at night in Idstein's Altstadt ("Old Town"). Situated on Idstein's Marktplatz at Am Hexenturm, it now houses the Rialto Zum Tal, an Italian restaurant, an...
Bayfield, Wisconsin — Le Chateau Boutin is a 1908 Queen Anne Victorian mansion on Rice Ave. between Front St. and First St. which now serves as a bed and breakfast inn. Overlooking Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, it...
Wilton, Wisconsin — Ghost sign advertising Gold Medal Flour on the side of Gina's Pies Are Square, a bakery and sandwich café at 400 Main St. featuring homemade pies. Many of the customers at Gina's are cyclists riding...
Wilton, Wisconsin — Sign for Mule-Hide roofing on the door of the old lumber yard in the 700 block of Main Street. Wilton Sash & Door Co. installed a new garage door in July 2011 but saved the old sign. The building is just...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — At left, Coast Guard Station Aids to Navigation Team (STANT) Kenosha. At right, the 1866 Kenosha Southport Light. Both are situated on Simmons Island and are seen here across the water of Kenosha's...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — A ghost sign on the building at the southeast corner of Sheridan Road and 57th Street. Filed under:buildings Kenosha signs [includeme...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Impressive retro signage on an auto repair shop at 1108 60th St. Filed under:buildings Kenosha signs
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Marquee of the Orpheum Theatre, the former movie theatre at 5819 6th Avenue, which opened on March 14, 1922. Filed under:buildings Kenosha movies [includeme...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Kenosha Public Museum being built by Riley Construction Company in May 2000. Filed under:buildings Kenosha museums [includeme...
Chicago, Illinois — Chicago Fire Department Engine 78 at 1052 W. Waveland Ave. (corner of W. Waveland Ave and N. Seminary Ave.), across the street from Wrigley Field's left field corner. Designed by architect Charles W....
Chicago, Illinois — Bleacher seats at Wrigley Field along Sheffield Avenue, with Chicago's skyline in the distance following a Chicago Cubs win over the Houston Astros. Filed under:baseball buildings Chicago Chicago Cubs...
Chicago, Illinois — Wrigley Field, viewed from the corner of Clark and Addison streets at noon before a Chicago Cubs game against the Houston Astros. Filed under:baseball buildings Chicago Chicago Cubs signs sports...
Chicago, Illinois — Wrigley Field, viewed from across Addison Street at noon before a Chicago Cubs game against the Houston Astros. Filed under:baseball buildings Chicago Chicago Cubs ...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Self portrait: At work on an Apple computer workstation in my home office, surrounded by books. Filed under:buildings Kenosha Lake Michigan [includeme...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — North end of Kemper Center, the former Kemper Hall Episcopal girls' school located on the Lake Michigan shore: Main office / Ambrose Hall. Filed under:buildings history Kenosha [includeme...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Landmark downtown Mayer Drugs sign at the northeast corner of 6th Avenue and 56th Street. The Rexall drugstore itself is long gone, but the sign remains. Filed under:buildings Kenosha signs [includeme...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Self portrait: At work on an Apple computer workstation in my home office, surrounded by books. Filed under:buildings Kenosha [includeme...
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Construction of the Kenosha Public Museum at 5500 1st Avenue. Filed under:buildings Kenosha museums
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Chapel window at St. Catherine's Hospital, 3556 7th Avenue. Filed under:buildings Catholic Kenosha
Kenosha, Wisconsin — St. Catherine's Hospital, 3556 7th Avenue, at dawn. Filed under:buildings Catholic health and medicine Kenosha
Chicago Chinatown — Chang Ying Ginseng Hong Inc., a pharmacy at 2314 South Wentworth Ave. Filed under:buildings Chicago Chinatown
Chicago, Illinois — La Salle Street and the Chicago Board of Trade Building seen from West Washington Street. Filed under:buildings Chicago [includeme...
Chicago, Illinois — The Berghoff Restaurant at 17 West Adams, with diners lined up outside a week before Christmas. Filed under:buildings Chicago restaurants [includeme...
Chicago, Illinois — 333 North Michigan and 360 North Michigan, seen from across the Chicago River. 333 was designed by John Wellborn Root, Jr., and completed in 1928. It is 34 stories high. 360 is the 21-story London...
Chicago, Illinois — Looking down the glass elevator through the eight levels of Water Tower Place's shopping mall at Christmas time. Filed under:buildings Chicago shopping [includeme...
Chicago, Illinois — Looking up the 100-story, 1,127-foot John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue from ground level. The John Hancock Center was designed by architect Bruce Graham and completed in 1970. Official...
Chicago, Illinois — The Chicago Water Tower on Michigan Avenue — the only public building in the burned zone of the Great Chicago Fire to survive that catastrophe. Filed under:buildings Chicago history [includeme...
Chicago, Illinois — View from approximately the location where Jean Baptiste Point du Sable — "The Founder of Chicago" — built the city's first permanent nonindigenous settlement sometime in the 1780s. Filed under:buildings...
Chicago, Illinois — The Wrigley Building, seen from Michigan Avenue and showing the 14th-floor walkway that connects the south tower (at left) with the north tower. Filed under:buildings Chicago [includeme...
Chicago, Illinois — What I have always called the Stone Container Building (also known as the London Guarantee Building), seen from the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The fourth and fifth floors of the building were the home of WLS...
Chicago, Illinois — North Michigan Avenue, viewed from Wacker Drive. The Wrigley Building is at left, John Hancock Center in the distance at center, and Tribune Tower at right. Filed under:buildings Chicago [includeme...
Chicago, Illinois — The Chicago Sun-Times Building with the Wabash Avenue Bridge crossing the Chicago River in front of it, and the River Plaza building behind it. Filed under:buildings Chicago [includeme...