{"id":82590,"date":"2019-10-30T18:38:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T23:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=82590"},"modified":"2019-12-11T01:39:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T07:39:33","slug":"open-house-chicago-brings-visitors-inside-chicagos-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/open-house-chicago-brings-visitors-inside-chicagos-skyline\/","title":{"rendered":"Open House Chicago brings visitors inside Chicago’s skyline icons"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nicole Stock<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

Tourists and locals alike enjoy the vista of Chicago\u2019s skyline,\u00a0 often lauded as one of the most beautiful in the country.<\/p>\n

But for one weekend in fall, Open House Chicago let\u2019s people see the skyline from the inside out. This annual tradition benefits both visitors and the building owners, as it shows people the interiors\u00a0 of the buildings in and around the city that they so often just bustle past.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Susan Bedard, assistant chair of House and Grounds for the Women\u2019s Center in Evanston, one of the places participating in the weekends event, said that the open house gives the community a chance to look inside the buildings they often wonder about, but don\u2019t get a chance to stop in.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Women’s Club of Evanston at Chicago Avenue and Church Street. (Nicole Stock\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very gratifying to see so many people who are interested in seeing inside this really lovely building,\u201d Bedard said. \u201cThey\u2019re curious \u2013 it\u2019s an unusual building type that you don\u2019t see so much anymore\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bedard explained that volunteers greet every visitor, give a short tour, and then invite them to explore the building. Though many only stay inside for 10 minutes or so, some visitors walk away with plans to use the space as a wedding venue, or even leave inquiring about membership, Bedard said. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Just a few blocks down the street, at the gin and whiskey distillery Few Spirits, 918 Chicago Ave, Evanston, Katherine Loftus greeted guests at the business for the fourth time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Loftus, who describes herself as \u201cthe girl of all things at Few,\u201d became\u00a0 involved with the collaboration between the distillery and Open House Chicago once the event\u00a0 started including Evanston locations. Every year, this building draws in about 1,000 visitors, she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201dit\u2019s interesting to see how people plot out their plans for Open House Chicago, doing it mostly, from what we hear, is area of the city by area of the city,\u201d Loftus said.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just Chicagoland residents stopping by, she added, noting that tourists\u00a0 from neighboring cities such as Minneapolis and Milwaukee often make the trek. And sometimes, visitors come from even farther away.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a couple from Switzerland that comes to Chicago for every Open House Chicago weekend because they just want that to be part of their tourism experience,\u201d Loftus said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Katherine Loftus speaks in the tasting room at Few Distillery. (Nicole Stock\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Open House Chicago is organized by the Chicago Architecture Center. The event launched in 2011 and has featured over 650 unique sites since.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe most salient impacts are that about 60% of our audience tell us that, each year in OHC, they visit a neighborhood they\u2019ve never been to before,” said Eric Rogers, manager of Open House Chicago and Community Outreach, <\/span><\/p>\n

Citing a survey following last years\u2019 event, Rogers added that \u201c93% of attendees who identify as Chicagoans tell us that the event makes them proud to be Chicagoans.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Above all, Bedard said the event is a way to foster awareness of the architecture and organizations in the Chicago area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to be involved with the community and one of the things about Open House Chicago that I think is great is it\u2019s a chance for us to just say \u2018come in,\u2019 see who we are, see what we\u2019re about, hear about us,\u201d Bedard said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019re here for, for the community.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the next Chicago Open House won\u2019t happen until October 2020, the Chicago Architecture Center hosts events and architectural tours throughout the year, including a gingerbread making festivity on Dec. 7. More information can be found <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo at top: A sign for Open House Chicago directs visitors at the Women’s Club of Evanston. (Nicole Stock\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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