Dorette and I are spending some time in Grand Forks. The weather is touch and go this time of year, so I brought along some reading material. One of the books is Liesl Olson’s “Chicago Renaissance: Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis.” Of most interest to me is her account of the black writer, Era Bell Thompson, 1905-1986, who had …
Bloomington, Minn., photographer Dave Vorland and his partner, Dorette Kerian, recently returned home after attending the 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival, which showcased the greatest jazz artists from Chicago and around the world, including headliner performances in Millennium Park that featured Ramsey Lewis, Kurt Elling, Dianne Reeves, Maceo Parker and Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. Among the activities on their agenda …
Bloomington, Minn., photographer Dave Vorland recently spent some time in Chicago, the Windy City. Dave went to graduate school in Chicago at the Northwestern University in the mid-1960s. Here are some of the sights that caught his eye.
Bloomington, Minn., photographer Dave Vorland and Dorette Kerian recently returned home after a trip to Chicago for the annual Chicago Jazz Fest. Dave was busy snapping photos while in the Windy City, and here are some of the images he’s sharing.
About this time in 1965, I arrived at the huge depot pictured above on my way to Northwestern University to begin a master’s degree in journalism. I was burdened down with heavy luggage, so the subway to Evanston wasn’t an option. I needed to transfer to yet another rail line. According the diary I kept, I ran out of time …
Chicago is a city full of scenic views. Bloomington, Minn., photographer Dave Vorland captured several on a recent trip to the Windy City. They included Trump International Hotel and Tower (also known as Trump Tower Chicago and Trump Tower) — on the site of the former Chicago Sun-Times — advertising the candidacy of Donald Trump; the German submarine U-505, captured by the U.S. in …