Fabric.

September 3, Midlothian.

Day off, off to Chicago, where we saw the Sears Tower from below (visibility from zero to 2 miles, said the attendant; we didn't go up) and a lot of fabric.
I'd forgotten to pack sweaters for the kids so we spent most of the visit looking for something to keep them from freezing, winding up in a fabric store Fridman stumbled on as he was looking for the Walgreens just around the corner.
Tiger-striped fabric for tiger-loving Mingo, et voila! the toast of the town.
Still, architectural buff or not, a dizzying place, so hopefully we'll be able to go back in the next few weeks as the circus travels around the area.