Solace in a Book

Excellence in art

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  This quotation appears on The Franklin Building at 720 S. Dearborn. Built in 1916 and designed by architect George C. Nimmons, The Franklin Building features picture tiles by Oskar Gross.  This quotation appears above  the terra-cotta doorway and under a mural of  men working at the Gutenberg Press. … [Read more...]

Everything’s looking up at Dearborn Street Station

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This photograph was taken during the Printers Row Lit Fest. Weighed Words had a table in the Chicago Publishes tent, which was almost smack dab in the middle of Dearborn, and this is what I looked at during my two days of schmoozing and selling. Here's a link if you'd like to know a little more about Dearborn Street Station and historic Printers Row.  More to come soon! … [Read more...]