Monthly Archives: December 2011

Levittown, Then and Now

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Taking a road trip from Chicago, we visit Long Island’s Levittown, a then-revolutionary mass-produced postwar suburb.  Interesting perspective from CNN.  The main interviewee is a woman who, with her husband, purchased their first – and last – home in the … Continue reading →

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Holiday Treasure Houses

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Right now, there are lots of treasure houses glowing all over the Chicago area.  Some are adorned with safe, tasteful little white lights.  Some have a menorah shining in the window.  Others are decorated with so many lights, they can … Continue reading →

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The Little House That Could

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

I am making a significant departure from the typical homes featured on this blog. Today, it is time to pay tribute to a tiny house in my town. It has two bedrooms, one bath and a one-car garage. The home … Continue reading →

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A Long-Gone Treasure: Villa Turicum

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

I just stumbled upon the most wonderful web site dedicated to the legendary Villa Turicum, the Lake Forest estate built for Harold McCormick and his wife, Edith Rockefeller McCormick.  The 44-room Italianate villa was constructed between 1908 and 1918.  Spurning … Continue reading →

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David Adler’s Eclectic House-on-Hill

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

We’ll take a road trip from Chicago to Hillsborough, California, where David Adler designed his 1930 masterpiece, “House-on-Hill” for Celia Tobin Clark, an heiress to the Hibernia Bank fortune.  Her husband was the owner of the Montana Mining Company. If … Continue reading →

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