Throughout October, Docomomo US/Chicago will be exploring Chicagoland’s fascinating history of shopping malls through a walking tour and a pair of virtual presentations.

On Wednesday, October 12 at 6 p.m. CST, join us for “Shopping can be a pleasure: Chicagoland Malls, 1916-2000.” This (virtual) trip to Chicagoland’s malls will explore the good, the bad, the demolished, and the underappreciated. We’ll visit the first shopping plaza in the country designed around the automobile, and end at the millennium with one of downtown Chicago’s vertical malls. Along the way, we’ll explore designs by architects Harry Weese; Victor Gruen; Loebl, Schlossmann & Bennett; Edo Belli; Ed Dart; and more. More information and registration HERE.

Free/Docomomo US members; $10/non-members

We also hope you’ll join us for our other Tour Day lecture on October 26. “The Modernism of Carson Pirie Scott & Company.” More information is available HERE.

These events are part of Tour Day, an annual nationwide event celebrating modern architecture and design. This year’s thematic focus is Shopping Malls. For more Tour Day events, click HERE.