#old chicago houses

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Well, I was loving this brownstone in Chicago, Illinois until I came to the kitchen. 8bds, 5ba, $625K.

The entrance hall and stairs have all the original woodwork beautifully preserved.

This is unusual. I've never seen glass window doors to a sitting room.

Beautifully formal sitting room has a magnificent mirror and crown molding.

The dining area is very large and features a fireplace.

This is lovely- an everyday dining area with a built-in cabinet and fireplace.

Love the fireplace in the bath.

The kitchen. Nope. They didn't even try.

And, look, it had a fireplace, too.

Nice primary bedroom with a fireplace.

The secondary bedroom has an en-suite.

Here's another nice vintage bath with the original marble on the walls and a claw foot tub.

Unused bedroom is spacious with a beautiful fireplace.

This bedroom would make a great studio.

Modernized family room.

Beautiful view coming down the stairs.

A new deck was added on.

From the deck you can see mostly parking lots, but there's a little park, too.

[shutterandsentence]

"There is a child in all of us who is a still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly lit front porch."--Robert Brault

Photo: Frankfort, Illinois

[kodachrome-net]

Central Park Theatre, now a church. Open House Chicago, October 14, 2023.

[gotankgo]

«Sixty years ago this week, a double dose of William Castle mayhem crept into Chicagoland movie theaters and drive-ins when Joan Crawford's hag-horror thriller Strait-Jacket shared a double bill with the remake The Old Dark House.»

[norepetitivebeats]

The Bass Boyz - Lost In The Bass (Bad Boy Bill) ('89 Mix) HQ

[millificent]

When none of your friends have the same taste in music as you so you go to raves with your fifty year old father😂

and by this I mean the British definition of raves where it’s jeans and T-shirts in a field or a warehouse, not the neon madness I see in the us?

[briquerouge-releases]

(Brique Rouge)

[shvdowsdrowned]

Can you tell what side of Illinois I'm in? 😭😭

[isaut]

Can I ask what’s the reasoning behind 20 being the cutoff age and not 18?

yes! i know it is a weird boundary so i am more than happy to elaborate.

irl i am a high school teacher. i have students who are 18/19 years old, and it makes me really uncomfortable to think that what if one of them is on my tumblr. i can admit that it's a bit paranoid of me, but it's a boundary that i need to have to stay sane. almost everyday of my life is me putting out fires with 18/19 year olds and i just need a break.

i also have a sneaking suspicion that not everyone who says they are 18/19 is 18/19. and while i cant do anything to keep you from lying about your age, i do see when people who are under 20 follow me and then change their ages. like i said, i work with yall almost every day of my life, i'm not dumb. and i was a kid on the internet once, too.

i understand that it can be really exciting to find lesbian works on tumblr, which is why i dont always block right off the bat and post a lil warning message. i don't have a long dni, my only requirements are that you're over 20+ and not a spam liker.

however, not to be a teacher, but it's important to respect other's boundaries even without a reason. if there's a dni on someone's page, it's part of tumblr culture to respect that dni even if you don't understand it or don't agree with it.

anyways! just please respect this boundary of mine. it makes me feel safe on tumblr. i like not having a lot of followers and this helps a lot too :) you are more than welcome to follow when you turn 20!

[tariah23]

Finally got the air conditioner in my room to work orz

[graycard]

Here’s looking at you, kid.

[hometoursandotherstuff]

I cannot believe this awesome 1877 mansion in Chicago, Illinois. It’s only $6M, but it’s worth it. 

Gorgeous entrance- look at that light fixture. 

Look at that fireplace. Now, the home was built in 1877, but it must’ve been revamped in the 1920s somewhere along the line, b/c it turns into beautiful Art Deco design in other places. 

On the main floor, here, is the original ornate grandeur. 

The kitchen was completely remodeled and clearly, they didn’t skimp on quality.

Here we are in an Art Deco sitting room. Isn’t it fabulous? Look at the fireplace.

Magnificent Art Deco TV room. 

And, check out the sink in this powder room. That is so unique.

Classy Art decor stairs. Look at the stripes on the carpet. So sleek.

The home has 5 bdms. This is the main one, and it’s back to the 1877 style.

It has a modern closet and remodeled en suite bath.

There are 7.5 baths, so all the bdms have access to their own baths.

The stairs going up to the next level go back to the 1877 style.

Glad there’s a kitchenette, b/c by the time I get up these stairs, I’m ready for a snack.

There’s a modern home office on this level. I feel like a time traveler.

Look what else is up here- this gorgeous sun room in Art Deco style.

And, it opens to a fabulous roof deck.

A sink is conveniently up here in case you want to do plants, b/c this would make an amazing conservatory.

And, not to worry, b/c there’s an elevator.

Here we are on the lower level where there’s a grand fireplace.

And, a wine cellar.

Plus, another kitchenette, b/c navigating this house is exhausting.

As if you wouldn’t get enough exercise on the stairs.

More bedrooms down here.

This is a rear entrance - beautiful.

Exquisite home.

https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/1401-N-Dearborn-St-60610/home/14115357

[okicize]

[kodachrome-net]

The View from the Box Office. Apollo's 2000 (originally the Marshall Square Theatre), Open House Chicago, October 14, 2023.

[slashermary]

what they don’t tell you about getting older is you’ll rlly start walking around people’s houses unironically saying “oh what a beautiful home”