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Susie Trexler

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Month: May 2018

Views of Lincoln’s Kentucky

We have a joke in the historic preservation world about “George Washington slept here.” There are an amazing number of houses and hotels that claim this honor. Our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, has similarly left behind a trail of historic places and multiple states that claim him for their own. Illinois may be the “Land… Read More Views of Lincoln’s Kentucky

May 21, 2018November 18, 2018 Susie6 Comments

Landscape Design Meets National Park

  Bryce Canyon National Park is located in southern Utah and is notable for stunning landscapes. The Park sits along the rim of a steep-edged valley that drops away to reveal a maze of sunset-toned hoodoos, ridges and nobs of rock that form an alien and endlessly interesting landscape. Trails zigzag down into to the… Read More Landscape Design Meets National Park

May 14, 2018November 18, 2018 Susie8 Comments

The Classic Chicago Three-Flat

The three-flat is an iconic building in Chicago: just look down any street between the Loop and the suburbs, and chances are you’ll see one. For today’s post I am excited to collaborate with local artist Phil Thompson of Capehorn Illustration (check out more of his Chicago work here and his Instagram here). His illustrations of Chicago… Read More The Classic Chicago Three-Flat

May 7, 2018November 18, 2018 Susie9 Comments
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Susie Trexler: historic preservation urban planner in Chicago, Illinois. Exploring architecture, design, and history in Illinois and beyond.

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