Around the World with a City Planner – Leslie Pollock
Around the World with a City Planner - Leslie Pollock Editor's Note: In May 2024, distinguished city planner Leslie Pollock (CD '91) spoke at The Cliff Dwellers about his recent world travels. His mission over the course [...]
Kurtis Meyer on Hamlin Garland the Social Organizer
Kurtis Meyer on Hamlin Garland, Founder of The Cliff Dwellers Editor’s Note: At The Cliff Dwellers on June 4, 2024, Kurtis Meyer, President of the Hamlin Garland Society presented “Hamlin Garland, Tending Trails," an overview of Garland’s [...]
Hot Time, Summer in the City
Hot Time, Summer in the City Editor's Note: In a solid June week of 90 degree temperatures, one sure way to cool off is to engage with Jaume Plensa's Crown Fountain in Millennium Park. While it looks [...]
Divided on D-Day – Edward E. Gordon
Divided on D-Day - Edward E. Gordon Editor's Note: In launching the revised edition of his World War II book, Cliff Dweller Edward Gordon took the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 Allied [...]
“Live at Mr. Kelly’s” with David Marienthal & Alison Hinderliter
"Live at Mr. Kelly's" with David Marienthal & Alison Hinderliter Editor’s Note: In March 2024, David Marienthal, son of London House and Mister Kelly’s co-owner, George Marienthal, joined Alison Hinderliter, a curator of the Newberry Library at [...]
The Ghost Army of World War II
The Ghost Army of World War II Editor's Note: In the summer of 1944, a hand-picked group of artists, architects and engineers landed in France to take part in a secret mission. Using stealth and deception, [...]
Laura Washington Interviews Gregory Pratt on Lori Lightfoot’s Mayoralty
Laura Washington Interviews Gregory Pratt on Lori Lightfoot's Mayoralty Editor's Note: On April 5, 2024, The Cliff Dwellers its latest presentation of "Journalism: Today's Story." In the event, Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune contributing columnist and political commentator [...]
Annals of a Bygone Era
Annals of a Bygone Era Bill Bowe, retired Executive Vice President of Encyclopaedia Britannica and a former Club President, gave a short talk about the history of The Cliff Dwellers at the Club's 117th Annual Meeting of [...]
Mark Hersch – Time After Time
Mark Hersch - Time After Time Mark Hersch is know for taking rare, historic photographs of Chicago and other cities and merging them with photographs he takes from the exact same vantage point in the present day. [...]
