Tour About Chicago is where you can enjoy Chicago’s architecture and railroad history. From the relatively standard – though still impressive – accounts, to discovering the offbeat parts of history. We know this town. We know the history of this town, its buildings, its architects and events. We present it with personality. Spruced up with a bit of Canadian wit, no less. We can liven up any social event, or be a good escape back in time on any given day.
All programs of Babuk Presentations, Inc are conducted by your host, Darrel Babuk, who is a well known Chicago historian, speaker, and Architect. He presents the facts from a really unique viewpoint of someone who actually grew up living in a working railway station, in a setting not terribly unlike pre-fire Chicago. A sought after, invited speaker at major civic events and organizations, Darrel Babuk and his presentations are just what your itinerary needs to really understand and enjoy – Chicago.
Darrel Babuk and Tour About Chicago are known for researched, custom designed tours and presentations. Previous presentations have included tours and or slideshow presentations to these topics:
- The History of Railway Roundhouses
- First Railroads, Then Skyscrapers
- Great Train Stations of Clinton Street
- Just a wee bit of Chicago’s Transit Archaeology
- Industrial Structures of Chicago’s Railways
- Canadian Architects of the Chicago School 1884 – 1935
- Secret Streets of the Loop
- The Oak Park Style
Tour About Chicago presentations cover the City of Chicago and its suburbs. Darrel Babuk can conduct a bicycle tour (Oak Park and River Forest only), or a walking tour. He can also deliver a slideshow presentation to larger audiences. Upon request, a Tour About Chicago presentation can be put together for hotel and bed & breakfast guests in Oak Park.
Babuk Presentations, Inc. furnishes many types of presentation services. Tour About Chicago is one initiative that weaves Chicago’s architectural and railway history into fascinating storylines, for individual tour and presentation programs. Learn About Chicago is another initiative that works with larger corporate or collegiate groups wishing to experience a full complement of programs over a period of time.
Rates:
Tours: $50 / hour, three hour minimum with 20% deposit in advance, and remainder paid at end of tour. Maximum audience of six people, larger audiences may be negotiated. Cash only. Audience may choose to rent vehicle. Lunch and coffee – or tea – along the route can be arranged.
Slideshow presentations: up for discussion.
For more information and rates, and to book a tour or presentation, contact Darrel Babuk at:
info (at) babuk.com
or send us a note at:
Tour About Chicago / Babuk Presentations, Inc.
PO Box 6058
River Forest, IL 60305-6058
