(photo by Lee Bey)There was potential good news last week for Hyde Park's former Shoreland Hotel. The one-time luxury hotel-turned-University of Chicago dorms might have a new incarnation as upscale rental apartments.

(photo by Lee Bey)There is a nice collection of workaday mid-century modernism scattered across the Southeast Side.

(photo by Lee Bey)North Grand High School.(photo by Lee Bey)Built in 2004 and designed by Chicago firm OWP/P (now OWP/P CannonDesign), North Grand High School is one of the city's most daring examples of public school architecture.

(photo by Lee Bey) I was driving through Jackson Park a few days ago and spotted--as I have for years--the 30 foot tall goddess of gold watching over the park as she has done since 1918. Even though she's had a little work done here and there, the old gal looks pretty good for

(photo by Lee Bey)Put your hands together for one of the city's most striking pieces of architecture: First Church of Deliverance, an Art Moderne beauty at 4315 S. Wabash.The church was built in 1939 and designed by Walter T.

I promise we'll get back to the normal architecture stuff next week, but I wanted to continue the Valentine's-Day-set-in-Chicago theme we began with yesterday's discussion of the old "Cupid" TV show.

In honor of Valentine's Day: Who remembers "Cupid?" I can't be the only one. But then again, given the made-in-Chicago 1998 comedy starring Jeremy Piven lasted barely a season on ABC, I just might be. The show is worth examining, though.