Comments on: Inside the Onion Dome: Atop the Intercontinental Chicago Hotel

By: Mary Streit

Mary Streit — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:05:27 +0000

Do you know anything about the carvings and pictures on the front of the IC hotel Chicago? They are most fascinating, and I’m trying to find more information about them. Any hints would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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By: CHICAGO CARLESS

CHICAGO CARLESS — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:27:27 +0000

Let There Not Be Light at the Spertus Institute?

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By: g_jam

g_jam — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:06:25 +0000

Zeppelin dock! Now that’s what I’m talking about. Count me among the thrilled and jealous. Thanks for the post!

By: Mike Doyle

Mike Doyle — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:27:04 +0000

Michael, thank you for reading my post. Gapers Block is a great site–I will actually be on a discussion panel with their editor, Andy Huff, at Community Media Workshop in June.

Heck, I’m jealous of the experience I had at the Intercontinental–we had no clue it was going to happen until right before we were taken to the elevators. Oddly enough, some members of the tour didn’t realize what am amazing opportunity we were all getting. But some of us did. One woman, a daredevil, climbed up the ladder attached to the chimney and propped herself completely on the outside of the dome to shoot photos.

Would you mind if I published your response as a comment on my site? For that matter, may I interview you for Chicago Carless? It sounds like you have a hell of an interesting job.

Thanks again.

By: Michael Kramer

Michael Kramer — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:38:54 +0000

I work as a terra cotta rep in the city and part of my job is to survey failed tiles and decorative terra cotta on a bunch of buildings in the city. I’m frequently on swing stages and pipe scaffolding (hoping to be on the top of Randolph Tower soon). I have to say that I am absolutely jealous of our trip to the top of Intercontinental. Most of the buildings in the loop are so clustered together that I don’t get the full view of buildings like you did with NBC and others. Very cool … I’ll keep reading your blog. I was directed to your site from www gapersblock com.