11 Responses to “snapshot sunday”

1. El Says:
   March 23rd, 2008 at 8:04 am

   Hi Gigi: can you believe the idiots at Field’s covered these beauties up? I didn’t see them at all until a renovation in the late 80s/early 90s opened up the ceilings again in the atria.

2. the scholar Says:
   March 23rd, 2008 at 8:16 am

   hi el!

   i don’t know what they were thinking. it is amazing what is underneath tatty linoleum and drywall in those old buildings.

   i actually think they discovered daniel burnham’s fountain design back then too, and recreated it for their main floor.

   it takes a village…

   glad to see you (and will see you soon too)! 🙂

3. technabob Says:
   March 23rd, 2008 at 8:24 am

   I’ll never be able to call it Macy’s either.

4. the scholar Says:
   March 23rd, 2008 at 2:23 pm

   hello technabob,

   yep. stupids.

   happy weekend to you!

5. Ann and Charley Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 8:59 am

   Hi Gig,

   Love the pic.

6. the scholar Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 10:52 am

   hi ann and charley,

   thanks! i am having fun in my weekly travels with my camera.

   thanks for stopping by!

7. sosser Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 11:50 am

   love that shot!

   i can’t call it macy’s either 🙂

8. the scholar Says:
   March 24th, 2008 at 3:53 pm

   hi sosser,

   well i am glad i’m not the only one. they should have never changed the name — it’s part of our city’s heritage!

   thanks for letting me vent, and thanks for the visit too! 🙂

9. Melinda Says:
   March 26th, 2008 at 3:46 am

   Wow that’s beautiful! I’ll bet it got covered in the 60’s. Too bad about the name change – yet another example of the globalization/corporatization of the entire world.
   Melinda

10. the scholar Says:
    March 26th, 2008 at 11:05 am

    hi melinda,

    isn’t it pretty? i don’t understand why anyone thought it should be covered up.

    there actually is a VERY vocal group that pickets and actively boycotts macy’s due to the name change. i think a lot of chicagoans feel the same way even if they’re not on the picket line!

    thanks for stopping by!

11. cg Says:
    October 19th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    beautiful photo… thanks for still calling it marshall fields…. and the sears tower! 🙂