Chicago Fire

Advantages .
Disadvantages Plague

...-Christian armageddon which wiped out all of humanity and un peu d'inhumanity the Great Fire of London broke out - much like the Chicago Fire, but east a bit. An ungoogled number of years prior to the fire, bubonic plague broke out across Europe - much like the Chicago Fire, but east a bit and with the emphasis more on plague than fire. Just as paper beats rock, so fire beats plague. Six people died in the fire, compared with more than six who died in the plague; just as you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, adding cheese and whichever vegetables you want, seasoning to taste... well, not to taste because that'd mean eating raw egg, which is only good if you're a pregnant elderly and infirm child, then frying, before browning the top in a preheated oven, so you can't cure plague without sending six people to a crispy painful grave and burning down... Read review

Advantages great book to read on holiday
Disadvantages hard to put down

...Name of Book The Hostage by Susan Wiggs Fiction or non-fiction? Fiction Type of book Historical romance set in the 19th century Chicago fire on October 8th 1871. Described on the back of the book as "one small spark ignites the entire city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic but amid the chaos, a chance encounter leads to an unexpected passion". Storyline Deborah Sinclair, an heiress to her wealthy father, is determined to refuse the high-class society marriage he has arranged for her. She is unaware of the fire sweeping towards them but a stranger appears and as fire consumes the elegant mansion she calls home, she is taken hostage, by Tom Silver in a revenge attack on her father. Characters Deborah Sinclair - a rich heiress to her father's fortune, she is in the beginning of the book shown to be a fairly... Read review

Advantages The contrasting architecture. Music. Relaxing Parks.
Disadvantages Parking fees. Rush Hour.

...~~A is for Architecture~~ When Chicago was all but destroyed by fire in 1871, there arose from the ashes one of the most famous skyscapes in the US if not the world. Chicago was home to the first ever skyscraper, a steel-framed ten story building, the Home Insurance Building built in 1885 and demolished in 1931 to make way for even taller cloud busters (as they were known way back when). Ten storeys, although no doubt impressive then, are mere small fry compared to today's skyscrapers - the Sears Tower standing at 108 storeys and The Trump Tower (currently under construction) is planned as 150 storeys high. Travel up to the giddy heights of the Sears Tower ($12.95 Adults and $9.50 children) or the Hancock Observatory (15$ adults, 9$ children) to look down upon the city for a overarching and breathtaking view of the architectural... Read review