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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Add this to the Open House Chicago Architectural Tour

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Come print with me today, Chicago. 11-6, and Sunday, too.

Holding a print by press with list of adjectives from Carl Sandburgs ‘Chicago’.

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

TICKETS ARE LIVE, NERDS! Come take a very Lady Topham Catt walk through Morgan Park on 9/20 at 11. I'll be talking historic train stations! Architecture! Black Folks Getting Stuff Done! Women Getting Stuff Done! Neighborhood myths! And yes... there will be terra cotta! Grab a ticket & come through!

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Morgan Park Walking Tour

Join Chicago for Chicagoans for a walking tour of Morgan Park, covering neighborhood history, architecture, and current events.

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Happy People Without Kids In CPS Wondering Why There's Suddenly A Shit Ton More Traffic Day to all who celebrate

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

HEADS-UP, NERDS! I'm leading a walking tour of Morgan Park for Chicago for Chicagoans on Sunday, 9/20 at 11. It will start at this lovely station, allowing travelers to experience the delights of the Rock Island line. Free, but this is for a nonprofit. Please give them money! Tickets available 9/6.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I drove by Blackhawk Park (Belden and Lavergne) the other day, and for the first time I noticed the fieldhouse. It doesn't look like any others I've seen. Architect Albert Schwartz designed the original building 1926. Cc: @tudoraf.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social

Screenshot from Google Street view of the Blackhawk Park fieldhouse. Its architect was Albert Schwartz. "In 1926, a small brick fieldhouse with a gambrel roof was built in the park...two years later architect Walter W. Alschlager designed a major addition to the building."

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Raychel Steinbach @currentlocpress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

New print alert! The Showy Lady’s Slipper is a rare native orchid that grows in moist woodlands. These long-lived flowers share a reliant symbiotic relationship with their fungal neighbors for germination. currentlocationpress.com/shop-current-location-press/showy-ladys-slipper

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Welcome back, 400 Theater! This small Rogers Park theater reopens today after being closed for almost three years, so I drew this to celebrate.

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Colin Boyle @colinbphoto.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

These AI ads are garbage & a disgrace. Chicago’s lakefront doesn’t look like this, and whoever approved this trash needs to 1) hire REAL artists to create & 2) simply do better at their job. This is so embarrassing to see, especially at a mall in the heart of Chicago’s Mag Mile.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm trying out a new offering: custom building illustrations. There are limited spots open now, but more may open up depending on demand. Have you ever wanted an illustration of a particular building? Your home, a favorite building, a place you used to love when you were younger...now's your chance.

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I added a page to my website where you and I can track my donations! www.harebraineddesign.com/pages/carebr...

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Non-Chicago-related work: I worked with Herb Lester Associates to create the Sherlock Holmes' Guide to London! This guide covers almost 50 locations that played a role in Sherlock Holmes stories. One side has info about each location, the other side has a map of London and the surrounding areas.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Continuing my series of unsolicited posters for concerts I am going to: Wax. I'm a big fan, and he'll be at Chop Shop this Saturday.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I have this one framed in my house! Happy National Hot Dog Day, to all who celebrate 🌭

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I found myself in Elmhurst for the first time in my life today, and I saw there was a FLW home close to where I was, so I had to stop by and see it. This is the F. B. Henderson House at 301 S. Kenilworth.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

West Town! Did you know that this Eckhart Park natatorium in Noble Square has a twin? Yup, there is also one in Harrison Park in Pilsen. www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop/p/west-...

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I love maps, and was pumped when the @chicagoreader.com reached out to me to create a "Broke Day Trip" map for the July issue! A few Easter eggs: The Blues Brothers playing on the drive-in screen, my friends Jon and Jamie and their dog at Miller Beach, and my son's handwriting for the word "map."

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starch mogul @posts-cards.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

don’t love that wendella’s tour boat is flying a christian nationalist flag if you needed a reason to recommend literally any other architectural tour boat operator

Wendella tour boat on the Chicago River flying a white flag with a green pine tree on its bow with the words “appeal to heaven”

Appeal to heaven flag, green pine tree on a white background

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Question about Indiana Dunes National Park. I haven't been in a loooong time (probably 30+ years), so I need to ask: any tips/suggestions for decent trails or things to consider seeing/doing for a visit? I was thinking of going tomorrow or Saturday with my 10 y/o.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

COOL ART ALERT 😉 Got the opportunity draw some nature-y things for this new Block Club shirt! Subscribe now to grab one.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yesssss. I had the honor of creating the graphics for this year's Square Roots Festival! It is definitely one of the top fests in the city every year, so I was pumped when they reached out to collaborate. See ya there in July!

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Got a show Friday night at @dovetailbrewery.bsky.social. Come and support three small businesses at once! #letterpress

Small broadside sitting on top of type form that lists: dovetail brewery, Starshaped press and Midwest nice. Has date of June 5, 6-8 pm with address.

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride, especially to my kid who says entertaining things like this all the time. #letterpress

Rainbow colored print that says ‘all my agendas are gay’.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Block Club is turning 8, and we’re launching new merch to celebrate! 👕 We rounded up some of our most popular stories, now it’s YOUR TURN to decide which one a local Chicago artist brings to life. 🗳️ Vote here: blockclubchi.co/4faukFr

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Hello from the endangered modernist masterpiece that is Pride Cleaners Architect: Gerald Siegwart, 1959

Color photo of the signs in front of Pride Cleaners. The most noticeable is a very midcentury design featuring 5 leaf shaped panels in different colors on tall black posts, each individual panel bearing one letter from the word "pride."

Color photo of the distinctly midcentury entrance to Pride Cleaners emphasizing its bonkers angles. Above us, the roof comes to a dramatic triangular point, offering both style and shelter. The two glass walls of the entrance also meet in yet another triangle underneath it.

Color photo of a sign in one of the windows surrounding the entrance to the cleaners. "Pride" is written in a lowercase font and on angle three times in blue, red and blue again. A strip of LED lights runs underneath.

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That Person @that-person.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Visited fuller park recently and was really impressed by the fieldhouse

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Chicago has the most amazing fieldhouses. Oh, you're just a random small park at at 23rd and Lawndale? Here's a fantastic building for you and your neighbors...

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

One positive thing about the USPS taking 4+ weeks to (still not) deliver shipments? You can hand deliver them to homes like this and get offered a tour by the owner. Wowowow. What a stunner. 😍

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Starshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

On this anniversary of the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, here’s a look at some prints made from an original plate gifted to me by Tribune Showprint. I added two linoleum cut colors to make them pop. #letterpress

Three prints alongside a vintage cut with art for Chicagos works fair in 1933.

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

In honor of National Italian Beef Day, I'm proud to announce a series of shirts that I made for Buona Beef. merch.buona.com

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Yessss. I have the Monsters of the Midway one. I love it.

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Moments later

Two decidedly 1990s women, a blonde and a brunette, both looking at low insurance rates.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Fiiiinnnaaalllllyyyy: Old Irving Park, featuring featuring four of the landmarked homes in the neighborhood: the Loucks House, the Ropp-Grabill House, the Gray Mansion, and the Race House.

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In case you think the Sox don't have their own rat issues.

The White Sox digital board with the text "Guaranteed Rats" in place of where it usually says Guaranteed Rate. There is a red arrow pointing to the ground where the rats would probably be.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Jahmal is THE MAN. A true inspiration, and an amazing Chicagoan who is doing great things.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

WE'RE HIRING 📣 📣 📣 We're looking for a full-time general assignment reporter. Our reporter is tasked with daily stories across the city, covering breaking news & developing enterprise stories & features about the city and its residents. Apply here: blockclubchi.co/48aa5DC

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Daaaaang, I appreciate @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social and her obsessive buying of prints so much. Check this out!

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Chicago Tudor Revival AF @tudoraf.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

No Kings includes this asshole near the Viagra Triangle

Slanted color photo of a relief of a king in a series of recessed mouldings on the side of a building. Dude has beard, wears a crown, and holds a sword and something else, a torch? A novelty paintbrush?

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John Morris @john-morris.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Three two-flats on Pulaski near 31st in Little Village. At first glance they all look identical with ground level entrances and large front gables But there are small stylistic variations making each one unique 4x6 mini #linocut print

This style of two-flat with large front stepped gables and ground level entrances are mostly on the NW and SW side of the city, particularly the SW side. I've never figured out why they are so heavily concentrated there. There are a few on the NW side in neighborhoods like Avondale and Mayfair too

This is a miniature linocut print depicting 3 brick two-flats on the Southwest Side of Chicago. Printed with black oil ink on kitakata paper

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Saw @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social 's post and photos, got inspired. I love this building that occupies a weird slice of land at the corner of 79th/Stony Island/South Chicago in Avalon Park.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Font 22: PRIDE is the second font inspired by the Pride Cleaners sign in the Chatham neighborhood in Chicago. It was recently announced that Pride Cleaners would be closing, but hopefully the amazing sign and iconic building will be saved 🤞🤞🤞 www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/fonts/p/pride

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Pride: A Chicago-inspired Font — The Chicago Neighborhoods

PRIDE is inspired by the Pride Cleaners sign in the Chatham neighborhood in Chicago.

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Lee Bey @leebey1.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Today's architecture column. "Pride Cleaners is the kind of attention-grabbing roadside modernism found in places like Palm Springs, California, and not often in broad shouldered Chicago. A building like that is bound to fire-up an artist’s imagination."

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Capturing famed Chatham cleaners is a point of pride for some artists

"I've always been inspired by the building and the sign," artist Brandon Breaux said. "It tells the South Side story."

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Focusing on just the art for a second, this is INCREDIBLE work. They were giving out little prints of this when you walked into today's announcement, & I literally said HOLY FUCK when I saw it. Amazing stuff from @chgohoods.bsky.social, as always.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Preservation Chicago just announced the 2026 edition of their Chicago 7 Most Endangered list, and just like every year since 2017, I created some art for them featuring one of the places on the list. This year's art features the Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room that is at the Art Institute.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Font 21: CLEANERS is inspired by the Pride Cleaners sign in the Chatham neighborhood in Chicago. It was recently announced that Pride Cleaners would be closing, but hopefully the amazing sign and iconic building will be saved 🤞🤞🤞 www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/fonts/p/clea...

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Cleaners: A Chicago-inspired Font — The Chicago Neighborhoods

CLEANERS is a font that inspired by the Pride Cleaners sign in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Well dang, my Pride Cleaners illustration from earlier this week was kinda timely, I guess. THIS SIGN AND BUILDING BETTER NOT COME DOWN.

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thechicagoneighborhoods.com @chgohoods.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Noooooo...not Brónagh!!!! WTF is WGN doing.

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