It’s Chicago Architecture Open House this weekend, and the weather is unseasonably beautiful.
CVH and I went to see the Cliff Dweller’s club, a hangout for artists, creatives, and their hangers-on. The view from their rooftop patio is stunning.
We also were able to get into the member’s area of the Arts Club of Chicago. If you’ve ever looked at the “from the collection of” plaques at the art museum and wondered where those kind of people hang out, it’s here. Their dining room sports works by Braque, Miró, Picasso, Calder, and many others. Not a place I’ll ever get invited to eat. I’d be a little nervous to display such art pieces around food and drink, but it doesn’t seem to bother them.
And we were lucky enough to visit the old Maxim’s of Paris, now a private club and restored to its 1963 opulence. The Peacock Room is absolutely breathtaking:
