David Woodhouse Archives - Chicago Reader

City Life

From a landmark White Castle to a model town to a collection of giant sculptures—see it all on the Metra Electric District line

by Max Grinnell July 10, 2019August 18, 2021

Adventure aboard the commuter train

Lantern slide illustration of the Plan of Chicago: Looking north on the south branch of the Chicago River

News & Politics

An Odd Way to Honor Daniel Burnham

by Lynn Becker July 16, 2009August 19, 2021

The Daniel Burnham behind the Plan of Chicago was a doer, a pragmatist, a builder of consensus. The folks behind the architectural component of his centennial tribute must’ve been thinking of someone else.