When I walked by this building on my way to Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art this past July, one of my five-year-old twins asked, “Mama, is that a castle?” Could there be clearer evidence that this building looks medieval? But, why? It seems odd for such an ornate, crenellated structure to sit amidst a conglomeration … Continue reading Medieval Chicago–In Gothic City: The Old Water Tower and Pumping Station, Part 1