Getty Tomb

Top photo: Louis Sullivan's Getty Tomb
Middle photo: Daniel Burnham's gravestone
Bottom photo: Louis Sullivan's Kraus Music Store facade

In an effort to try and see all of Louis Sullivan's Chicago projects before the mysterious Sullivan arson burns them down, Nat and I went and saw the Getty tomb that he designed, as well as his Kraus music store facade. The Getty tomb was easy to find in Graceland Cemetary. We just drove right up to it. It was impressive, albeit rather straightforward. If you've seen pictures of it, you've seen it. Funnily enough, it turns out that Daniel Burnham's grave is right by it, and his gravestone was rather distinctive: it was an uncut rock with a plaque in it. (Actually, it looked like all of the big Chicago families' graves are located in this part of Graceland Cememtary: the McCormicks, the Palmers, etc.)

The Kraus music store was being renovated, so we couldn't really get a very good look at it through the scaffolding. But at least it's still there.