Frank Lloyd Wright

Having been blown away by FLW’s house, we saw the similarities with this house (Crispin’s & Cecile’s. Thanks for your hospitality. 

 

Mon Chicago

Crispin & Cecile picked us up again this morning & we headed out to the western part of the city & the Frank Lloyd Wright museum. We had tickets for the 11h30 tour but got there in time for a walk around the neighbourhood to spot other examples of his work. The guided tour itself was fascinating. The building was actually the family home & FLR drawing office & design centre. He was an architect who broke the mould, moving away from the Victorian style into something, which at the time must have seemed truly revolutionary. The interesting thing is that his style still seems relevant today, a century later. 

We had lunch with Crispin & Cecile & then we headed back in towards town going past where Cecile lived as a child. On the route back into town we saw less affluent areas & areas which are obviously up & coming but I must say that on the whole I think that Chicago is a nice place. 

Crispin & Cecile have been wonderful tour guides & have been very generous with their time & information. We leave tomorrow armed with lots of info about Route 66—where to stop & things to see. We owe them a big thank you & hope that we can reciprocate when they next get to Europe.

We are aiming for Buddy Guy’s club tonight & then off on our further travels, this time by car, tomorrow.

I am going to add some photos of today’s transport, our hosts & some examples of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.