John Morris
@john-morris.bsky.social
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51st & Wood - Chicago
September 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
51st & Wood - Chicago
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I wrote about the School of the Art Institute of Chicago selling artist Roger Brown’s Home and Studio at 1926 N. Halsted in Lincoln Park, and the potential demolition of the historic property.
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The Future of Roger Brown's Home & Studio
This past week Dennis Rodkin of Crain’s Chicago Business reported that the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is selling the historic 19th-century building in Chicago’s Lincoln Park where artist R...
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September 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I wrote about the School of the Art Institute of Chicago selling artist Roger Brown’s Home and Studio at 1926 N. Halsted in Lincoln Park, and the potential demolition of the historic property.
chicagolandarchitecture.substack.com/p/the-future...
chicagolandarchitecture.substack.com/p/the-future...
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Tiny Chicago on press. #letterpress
September 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Tiny Chicago on press. #letterpress
A poster at the Sokol Community Center with a few different typefaces that could be from @chgohoods.bsky.social
August 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A poster at the Sokol Community Center with a few different typefaces that could be from @chgohoods.bsky.social
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Hennepin Avenue Bridge (1990) by HNTB and the Grain Belt Beer Sign (1941), moved to its current location in 1950.
July 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hennepin Avenue Bridge (1990) by HNTB and the Grain Belt Beer Sign (1941), moved to its current location in 1950.
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851 w montrose
1977, "man, on way to lake to fish, dies and is taken away by fire department, ambulance on montrose ave."
jonas dovydenas photo
1977, "man, on way to lake to fish, dies and is taken away by fire department, ambulance on montrose ave."
jonas dovydenas photo
June 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
851 w montrose
1977, "man, on way to lake to fish, dies and is taken away by fire department, ambulance on montrose ave."
jonas dovydenas photo
1977, "man, on way to lake to fish, dies and is taken away by fire department, ambulance on montrose ave."
jonas dovydenas photo
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windmill gas, ellensburg, washington, 1987
June 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
windmill gas, ellensburg, washington, 1987
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Now available: River North, featuring a view of the Reid Murdoch Building, Marina City, and a boat cruising down the river while giving an architectural tour.
👋 Oh hey, that looks like Chicago's First Lady, doesn't it @chiarchitecture.bsky.social
www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop/p/river...
👋 Oh hey, that looks like Chicago's First Lady, doesn't it @chiarchitecture.bsky.social
www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop/p/river...
June 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Now available: River North, featuring a view of the Reid Murdoch Building, Marina City, and a boat cruising down the river while giving an architectural tour.
👋 Oh hey, that looks like Chicago's First Lady, doesn't it @chiarchitecture.bsky.social
www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop/p/river...
👋 Oh hey, that looks like Chicago's First Lady, doesn't it @chiarchitecture.bsky.social
www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop/p/river...
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Trim 'n Tidy appreciation post.
May 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Trim 'n Tidy appreciation post.
A 1920s yellow brick three-flat with a splash of color in the garden #printmaking
May 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A 1920s yellow brick three-flat with a splash of color in the garden #printmaking
Chicago two flats, 4x6 mini print #printmaking
May 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Chicago two flats, 4x6 mini print #printmaking
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My favorite museum in the city has joined the series. So many good memories visiting MSI as a child, and making new ones now every time I bring my own kid!
April 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My favorite museum in the city has joined the series. So many good memories visiting MSI as a child, and making new ones now every time I bring my own kid!
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I don’t write about furniture because I’ll never be a “good taste” person; but for Untapped I wrote about the mythology of MCM design. Why does its aesthetic continually speak to so many—even in cheap knockoffs? www.untappedjournal.com/issues/issue...
Furniture That Supports Us, When and Where We Need It
The allure of Midcentury Modern objects isn’t just about craftsmanship.
www.untappedjournal.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I don’t write about furniture because I’ll never be a “good taste” person; but for Untapped I wrote about the mythology of MCM design. Why does its aesthetic continually speak to so many—even in cheap knockoffs? www.untappedjournal.com/issues/issue...
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Made the pilgrimage to see Z Erol Smith’s polychrome pièce de résistance, one of Chicago terra cotta nerdom’s most revered sites
March 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Made the pilgrimage to see Z Erol Smith’s polychrome pièce de résistance, one of Chicago terra cotta nerdom’s most revered sites
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2617 W. North Ave
Chicago
Chicago
February 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
2617 W. North Ave
Chicago
Chicago
February 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Starting new direct mail dispatches. If you’d like an occasional postcard about what’s happening at Starshaped, you can read more about it and sign up at this link. Free for everyone.
www.starshaped.com/blog/2025/1/...
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Announcing Extra! Extra! — Starshaped Press
The thing about print that’s always grabbed me, that’s always inspired me to keep pushing forward, is the tangible result of piecing together ideas. It’s the creation of a physical artifact that conn...
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February 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Starting new direct mail dispatches. If you’d like an occasional postcard about what’s happening at Starshaped, you can read more about it and sign up at this link. Free for everyone.
www.starshaped.com/blog/2025/1/...
www.starshaped.com/blog/2025/1/...
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Starshaped Press, Chicago's beloved purveyor of old school letterpress prints, is now on Bluesky at @starshapedpress.bsky.social!
Starshaped Press
www.starshaped.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Starshaped Press, Chicago's beloved purveyor of old school letterpress prints, is now on Bluesky at @starshapedpress.bsky.social!
Took a brief detour to check out a courtyard sculpture while walking my daughter to school this morning
January 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Took a brief detour to check out a courtyard sculpture while walking my daughter to school this morning
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Font 17: TIED HOUSE. This one is inspired by some long-hidden panes of glass in the 100+ year old former Schlitz Tied House at 94th and Ewing in East Side. The bar is currently being renovated and is now named the East Side Tap.
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January 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Font 17: TIED HOUSE. This one is inspired by some long-hidden panes of glass in the 100+ year old former Schlitz Tied House at 94th and Ewing in East Side. The bar is currently being renovated and is now named the East Side Tap.
thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop/tied-ho...
thechicagoneighborhoods.com/shop/tied-ho...
Whenever I see these I always wonder if the kids (or family/friends) for whom these were named for ever came back and visited as adults
December 22, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Whenever I see these I always wonder if the kids (or family/friends) for whom these were named for ever came back and visited as adults
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Flatiron Buildings of Rogers Park, #3.
December 11, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Flatiron Buildings of Rogers Park, #3.
#53 Pulaski @chicagocta.bsky.social bus at Montrose
December 11, 2024 at 1:31 AM
#53 Pulaski @chicagocta.bsky.social bus at Montrose
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North Bank of the Chicago River by Czech-American engraver Charles Turzak
December 4, 2024 at 12:31 AM
North Bank of the Chicago River by Czech-American engraver Charles Turzak