{"id":18557,"date":"2024-11-14T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T16:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=18557"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T16:12:33","slug":"qc-architecture-the-chicago-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2024\/11\/14\/qc-architecture-the-chicago-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"QC Architecture: The Chicago Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Join the Scott County Historic Preservation Society (https:\/\/www.scottcountyiowa.gov\/history\/historic-preservation-society<\/a>) for their November meeting featuring Ellen Shapley, an Iowa native, architectural historian, and a former guide for the Chicago Architecture Center and the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland, OR. She will be speaking about the connections between Quad Cities and Chicago architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For over 150 years, celebrated Chicago architects brought their vision and creativity to our downtowns and neighborhoods. The architectural styles and trends that started in that city of big shoulders and spread across America are reflected in our cityscapes. Theatres, banks, office towers, department stores, churches, civic buildings, homes, clubs, and a cemetery are the legacies of the Chicago connection that helped create our sense of place.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: Ellen Shapley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n


With loads of photos and many intriguing \u201cuntold\u201d stories, Ellen Shapley will share the discoveries she\u2019s made about her hometown area since returning six years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They include a renowned Mid-Century modernist who, early in his career, designed a home in the QC; a versatile designer who created both houses of worship and churches of baseball; sibling architects who \u201csaw the future\u201d for the 1933-34 Chicago World\u2019s Fair and later designed two QC homes; and a couple of 1950s Central High grads who \u201cmade it\u201d in the lofty world of Chicago architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more QC stories at her Facebook page \u201cArchiTouring the Quad-Cities.\u201d In the summer, sign-up for downtown Davenport walking tours with Ellen sponsored by the City of Davenport’s Historic Preservation Commission and the the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center at Davenport Public Library.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Credit: Ellen Shapley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This program is sponsored by the Scott County Historic Preservation Society in partnership with the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center, and the German American Heritage Museum and Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This program is for all adults and teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event details:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/davenportlibrary.libcal.com\/event\/13301116<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Meeting Room A, Eastern Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA 52807<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(posted by Kathryn<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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