TweetEcho: December 7-December 16, 2009

Written By on December 17, 2009

For those of you who don’t subscribe to our Twitter feed, here are the items we tweeted in the last week or so:

  1. The Hermes logos are up at the new Hermes location on Oak Street: http://ow.ly/MO6Xabout 20 hours ago from HootSuite
  2. Chicago’s cheapest architecture tour: No club to join, tour fees, or docents to tip: http://ow.ly/MImI8:22 AM Dec 16th from HootSuite
  3. Tuesday Trivia: Name the only TWO residential buildings on Lake Shore Drive with odd numbered addresses:http://ow.ly/MrMo12:20 PM Dec 15th from HootSuite
  4. We hear there’s been a sudden flurry of activity today at the long-dormant Waterview Tower. Anyone know what’s going on? http://ow.ly/Mqez11:04 AM Dec 15th from HootSuite
  5. Children’s Memorial Hospital has a new “projection”:http://ow.ly/LBBW Ha! “Projection!” I get it!8:32 AM Dec 15th from HootSuite
  6. Dogs in backpacks=cute. Dogs in backpacks on motorcycles=danger! http://ow.ly/LBB67:25 AM Dec 15th from HootSuite
  7. The new public skating rink next to Wrigley Field opens today. $10+skate rental if you don’t bring your own.5:24 AM Dec 15th from HootSuite
  8. A new hospital will replace the vacant lot in Streeterville that used to be the CBS building: http://ow.ly/Mbyy8:40 PM Dec 14th from HootSuite
  9. The Chicago Architecture Blog: Third Chicago Skyscraper Fire in Three Weeks http://ow.ly/M5603:11 PM Dec 14th from HootSuite
  10. The Amish have set up shop in the Loop! http://ow.ly/LBAc10:25 AM Dec 14th from HootSuite
  11. Beware of Chicago’s sign-eating tree! http://ow.ly/LBzj9:25 AM Dec 14th from HootSuite
  12. @LittleMissMatch is now open in the old Barneys New York Space on Oak Street: http://ow.ly/LBxY7:25 AM Dec 14th from HootSuite
  13. Just voted http://twitpic.com/135xa for Tweet of the Yearhttp://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards9:36 AM Dec 12th from Mashable Connect
  14. Just voted Hootsuite for Best Twitter Apphttp://mashable.com/owa #openwebawards9:32 AM Dec 12th from Mashable Connect
  15. Kinda cool: Michigan Avenue Best Buy has a concierge & will deliver phone chargers or other forgotten electronics to nearby hotels.8:34 AM Dec 11th from HootSuite
  16. The Elysian Chicago is now officially open: http://ow.ly/KGw710:04 AM Dec 10th from HootSuite
  17. Pictures of the damage from this morning’s deadly Chicago skyscraper fire: http://ow.ly/KGaP9:48 AM Dec 10th from HootSuite
  18. Nokia is going to close its Michigan Avenue store:http://ow.ly/KFWQ9:36 AM Dec 10th from HootSuite
  19. The Tribune’s best #Chicago architecture of 2009:http://ow.ly/KBl26:10 AM Dec 10th from HootSuite
  20. Here’s a good photo of The Plaza on Dewitt, the building where the woman was killed in a fire last night:http://ow.ly/KBhP6:08 AM Dec 10th from HootSuite
  21. Second Chicago skyscraper fire in a week. This one killed a woman: http://ow.ly/KBgK6:07 AM Dec 10th from HootSuite
  22. Public skating rink to open by Wrigley Field http://ow.ly/Kl2S10:52 AM Dec 9th from HootSuite
  23. Staff at Chicago’s new Elysian hotel will refuse tips — just like hotels in Asia: http://ow.ly/Kknf10:16 AM Dec 9th from HootSuite
  24. @CMEGroup Nice pic. Thanks for pointing it out to me.9:48 AM Dec 9th from HootSuite in reply to CMEGroup
  25. Chicago architects build gingerbread houses:http://ow.ly/KjB79:37 AM Dec 9th from HootSuite
  26. Very sad, since I love the Atwood Cafe: Hotel Burnham faces foreclosure: http://ow.ly/KeDH6:12 AM Dec 9th from HootSuite
  27. Is it just me, or is it really quiet in the Loop today?12:52 PM Dec 7th from Tweetie
  28. Just went to Chicago’s new Culti store. Makes you want to redecorate your lifestyle.10:02 AM Dec 7th from Tweetie
  29. New Children’s Memorial Hospital tops out today:http://ow.ly/Jyjm More on the building: http://ow.ly/Jyku8:32 AM Dec 7th from HootSuite
  30. WSJ op ed asks if we can finally get over Mies van der Rohe and move on to something more interesting: http://ow.ly/Jv8j6:19 AM Dec 7th from HootSuite

Author: Editor

Editor founded the Chicago Architecture Blog in 2003, after a long career in journalism. He can be reached at chicagoarchitectureinfo@gmail.com.

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