CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE TOUR: TOWERS, TILES, AND A TIFFANY DOME - JUNE 9, 2024
Please join the Princeton Club of Chicago and historian Sally Sexton Kalmbach S66, renowned Chicago historian and expert tour guide, for a walking tour of the Loop: Towers, Tiles, and a Tiffany Dome.
Starting in front of the Monadnock and winding through the loop we will discuss (and sometimes visit) the architectural giants that punctuate Chicago's skyline. You will learn about the famous buildings that came as a result of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, and take in examples of the Art Deco style of the 1930s.
As we make our way to the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, where the tour ends, you will have a chance to step inside some of the spectacular lobbies that were influenced by Owen Aldis, a Chicago Real Estate lawyer, who insisted on beautiful entrances.
This 2-hour tour is limited to 20 guests. RSVP below.
If people want to meet up for lunch beforehand, we will try to arrange that if there is enough interest.
Sunday, June 9, 2024
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Tour begins at the Monadnock Building, 53 W. Jackson Blvd., and ends at the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph St)
Join NOW to receive PCC Member priority reservation, member pricing, and to support Princeton events and service opportunities. Membership is free for Classes of 2023 and 2024, but you must join!
Click HERE to RSVP - SPACE IS LIMITED TO 20
Specially discounted rates: $30 for PCC Members, $35 for Non-Members
Sally Sexton Kalmbach S66 is a fourth generation Chicagoan whose family founded a coffee and tea company in the early 1880s at the same time Potter Palmer was developing Chicago's Gold Coast. Sally has taught classes in Chicago history at the Newberry Library, and has given numerous speeches and customized tours for individuals and small groups. Her expertise and ability to present material in an accessible, yet informative manner have resulted in a loyal following. Her topics include: Chicago's Gold Coast; Revisiting the Columbian Exposition of 1893; Mrs. Potter Palmer's Gold Coast; Women and the White City; Mansions and Millionaires: The McCormickville Walking Tour, offered by the Driehaus Museum; and Mrs. James Ward Thorne's Miniature Rooms.
Sally is a co-founder of the Chicago History Women's Club, a board member of the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, a volunteer docent at the Charnley-Persky House Museum, and an active member of the Blue Dolphins Swim Club. She is also a guide for Context Tours, the designated historians for tours of the Art Institute.
Sally has written books about two legendary women from Chicago's history. Mrs. Potter Palmer - The Jewel of the Gold Coast: Mrs. Potter Palmer’s Chicago and Mrs. James Ward Thorne - Mrs. Thorne’s World of Miniatures.