The Familiar Phrase, the Windy City

I’ve a vast store of mem’ries about Chicago as I’ve lived there for a couple of years helping out in the parish of many immigrants, especially Mexicans and Puerto Ricans. I’ve made friends and a number of them still continue to correspond by emails; it’s like a treasure-trove of relationships - where friendship makes a big difference. I still remember when I get invitations from people of other cultures in their homes; their different cuisines and customs, a great experience, a wealth of culture. Chicago’s known for many attractions, home of architecture with modern skyscraper the neo-gothic Tribune Tower in the north along with white Wrigley building in the city; rich in architectural history, a sight to behold! Its classic and modern architecture so far, complements each other in visible terms, with innovative ideas and creative designs a special city with marvelous history. Daniel Burnham, the famed architect, designed the Merchandise Mart and others significant to his life like ‘Paris on the Prairie’, a tapestry of combined art of old and new. Renowned architects with their respective styles such as Frank Lloyd Wright and his prairie designs, Louis Sullivan and his visible ornate facades Ludwig Miles van der Rohe for modern styles. Oh, Chicago, known also as the Windy City so rich in history and its uniqueness too, the time when a huge fire razed the city destroyed lovely buildings in 1871. Well, with the growing skyscrapers in the city Chicago Spire, for instance, with its 150 stories designed by a renowned architect Calatrava, stands as the tallest building in North America. With the so-called Trump Tower in its 92 stories and then, Waterview Tower with its 90 stories, Sears Tower, the skyscraper with its 110 stories, that’s the only tallest among buildings in the U.S. Oh well, this is Chicago in the landscape of beauty, as a windy city, as well as a gateway to reality; there’s meaning to trace back in history there’s continuing progress towards this century.