Chicago

It's that time of year again, and while C typically must attend, this year I'm tagging along with her.  Chicago is one of my favorite cities, and six months out of the year I'm tempted to think I'd like it more than L.A.  That's probably because I don't normally visit the city in the winter (when it's in the 60's here) or in the summer (when it's in the 70's here).

I'm planning for this trip to be a geek tour - there are numerous libraries in Chicago I've never visited, and hopefully this time I'll visit the business libraries of Northwestern, DePaul, and the U of C.  Pepperdine shares a similar structural arrangement with each of these schools: main campuses somewhat outside of the urban center, with business school campuses closer to the business/financial centers of the city.  Maybe I'll go and learn something.  Maybe not.   Otherwise, not much else is planned...it will be good to catch up with friends who live there (M.Scott, J.Hooten, and C.Greene) and if I'm lucky get to wolf down a cinnamon roll from Ann Sather.

Comments

[Jennifer]

Mmm, Ann Sather. I love those cinnamon rolls! Don't forget to have a Potbelly sandwich too. The library at the Art Institute is also very cool. Have fun!

[Larry Franke]

The Newberry Library is well known in the genealogy/history community for its holdings, if you are interested: http://www.newberry.org/

[Carisse Berryhill]

Go to the Newberry Library in the River North! They have wonderful exhibits. When I was there in January, they had a surveyor's map hand drawn by Geo Washington! and another hand drawn map from Lewis and Clark! both in an exhibit on maps and the Manifest Destiny. If you go, say hello to Jenny Schwartzberg for me. She was in the LEEP class in F07. The Newberry is on Clark street, a pretty easy walk about six or eight blocks north of the river.

[Carisse Berryhill]

And go up to ATLA HQs! They'd love to show you the place. They have the entire 20-somethingth floor of the building that is diagonally across the street from the Sears Tower.