Entries Tagged as 'trump tower'

Happy Hour at Elephant & Castle

September 18th, 2012 · 2 Comments


Alex, Rachelle, Juan, Michelle


Alex


Trump Tower

Note to self: It’s really hard to hold a conversation while sitting out side at the Wabash location of Elephant and Castle. It’s right next to the train. Still. Fun time.

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Roundarch Summer Event & 10 Year Anniversary

August 27th, 2010 · No Comments


Chicago Skyline from the Shedd Aquarium


Silvia, Victor & Ryan


Taylor & Mark


Stella, Anandi, Anjum


Matt & RJ


At the Oceanarium


Beluga Whale


Beluga Whales


Coral Reef Exhibit


Coral Reef Exhibit


Coral Reef Exhibit


James talking about those who have been with Roundarch for 10 years, himself included.


Marlena, Jaivin, Anjum


Alex

Every year Roundarch has a summer event (see 2009, 2008), but this year’s event was extra special because we were also celebrating our 10 year anniversary.

This summer everyone was flown in from all the other offices and everyone stayed at the Trump. Many, many meetings were held there and then our party was at the Shedd Aquarium. The drinks were flowing all night long and the food was very good as well. I felt a little weird about eating sushi at the Aquarium, but not so bad that I didn’t indulge in it! It was fun to see everyone that I work with in all the other offices. Great party, Roundarch!

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Trump International Hotel and Tower

April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

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Trump International Hotel and Tower, River North, Chicago

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IBM Building & Trump International Hotel and Tower, River North, Chicago

A couple years ago I used to walk past the Sun-Times building every day on my commute to and from work. Then it was demolished and construction on the Trump Tower began. I have many photos and updates on my site, but when I got laid off from that job a couple years ago, my regular updates ended.

Recently I’ve started going to the gym 3 times per week. On the way home my walk to the train follows much of the same path I used to take on my old commute. One night I stopped to admire the Trump Tower as it stands now. When the Trump construction site was just a hole in the ground, I’d turn and look up at the IBM Building, and I could not imagine that the Trump Tower could be as tall as it, let alone taller.

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Views From The Sears Tower

August 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments

When Stephanie was staying with us in 2006 she really wanted to go to the Sears Tower, but when we got there the visibility was 0% so we decided to do something else. This visit she still wanted to go and I still had never been so we went on Sunday. It was a great day for the views. Not totally clear, a few clouds, but still really good. I could sit all day and just stare out those windows. Good thing I don’t work in the Sears Tower.

We ordered the Sears Tower tickets online, which is a HUGE time saver when you get there since the ticket line is miles long. You just print the tickets off right at home and advance to the front of the line when you get there. The tickets are good for 3 days before or after the date printed on the ticket, so if you’re visiting Chicago and are not sure what day you’ll got to the Sears Tower, then you’ve got a good range to work with. Or if the weather turns out shotty then you can go a different day.

When we got to the top of the tower Stephanie said “I must admit, this is actually pretty cool,” which, coming from a tween/teen, I think must be a huge compliment.

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Roundarch Summer Event 2008

August 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

A couple weeks ago I accepted the position of Information Architect with a company called RoundArch. I will be starting on September 2, which was my dream start date when my Google contract ended at the end of May. I didn’t know if I’d actually be able to pull off having the whole summer off, but it worked out very well. Also, I hadn’t started looking for a job yet, but I was referred and met with people at Roundarch and everything just seemed to fit, so I accepted a position and am excited to start working for them in a few weeks.

Even though I haven’t begun work yet, Roundarch was nice enough to invite me to their annual summer event. Roundarch’s main offices are in Chicago and New York and then they have sprinklings of people at other locations. Everyone was flown into Chicago for the event and it was a really great way for me to get to know people from all over the company all in one night. I could imagine that if I’d just began work in September that it would have taken much, much longer to meet as many people just in Chicago, let alone the other offices.

We all went on an architectural boat tour of Chicago then took a double-decker tour bus to the Adler Planetarium where we had dinner and drinks. There was also some Guitar Hero and Rock Band action going on there. All of the people from out of town were staying at the Hard Rock Hotel, so after the planetarium we went to the hotel bar there.

I had been on a Wendella architectural tour once before but the weather was pretty rainy. Wouldn’t you know that the beautiful day on Thursday turned to rain right as we were scheduled to leave on the boat? Luckily it cleared up and the second half of the tour we could enjoy on the top deck. The planetarium views are always spectacular and the food was really great. I was enjoying myself, but also keeping myself in check alcohol-wise because I didn’t want to make bad first impressions, so while a lot of people were still in full-on party mode when we hit the hotel bar, I was petering out. I stayed for an hour or two longer and then called it a night. Overall, great time and very nice to meet everyone I’ll be working with soon.

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