tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post6296867341960877382..comments2023-06-18T06:22:32.696-05:00Comments on A Chicago Sojourn: Mid-Century Suburbs Part 3: 8100 S. State StreetRobert Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639365590964995479noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-24328537241867753272008-04-23T11:45:00.000-05:002008-04-23T11:45:00.000-05:00Wow, where are they being torn down? I have enter...Wow, where are they being torn down? I have entertained fantasies of snagging a couple from a demolition site, to add to my modest <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/repowers/493073183/" REL="nofollow">collection of fragments</A>, but I can't imagine any of these houses coming down -- they're not that old, and by and large they're not in gentrifying areas.<BR/><BR/>Also, I didn't even realize till this weekend that they <I>are</I> glass block -- I figured they were some kind of glazed solid brick.Robert Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639365590964995479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-79497765739831124782008-04-22T21:54:00.000-05:002008-04-22T21:54:00.000-05:00I was talking with a glass block guy today and he ...I was talking with a glass block guy today and he said that a lot of dealers are making a killing on...salvaged vintage glass bricks like these. In fact, more than on new products.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521087926470872928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-74401570918179496792008-04-16T11:51:00.000-05:002008-04-16T11:51:00.000-05:00I love the funky colors!I love the funky colors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-29042600126955866482008-04-03T13:27:00.000-05:002008-04-03T13:27:00.000-05:00This is so totally typical of 50s-now Chicago vern...This is so totally typical of 50s-now Chicago vernacular residential design - they are still building in a similar vein/style as this on the south side and far south burbs...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521087926470872928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180214205361596444.post-62276397626194844312008-03-29T21:20:00.000-05:002008-03-29T21:20:00.000-05:00Awesome! I just noticed those same buildings about...Awesome! I just noticed those same buildings about a month ago, and thats after a lifetime of driving on the Ryan. It just demonstrates how I used to subconsciously ignore anything of 50s or 60s vintage .Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225809256142986009noreply@blogger.com