They are pure, unduplicatable Chicago. they help explain why-in Chicago-it is unwise to take your eyes off any asset smaller than a locomotive.

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The New York Hilton is laid out with a competence that would make a computer...

The New York Hilton is laid out with a competence that would make a computer...

These humiliations are the essence of the game.

These humiliations are the essence of the game.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did.

We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did.

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

The City of New York is like an enormous citadel, a modern Carcassonne. Walking between...

San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities.

San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.

I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.

I sometimes go back to walk through the ghostly remains of Sutton Place where the...

I sometimes go back to walk through the ghostly remains of Sutton Place where the...

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic....

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic....

Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country....

Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country....

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

My first day in Chicago, September 4, 1983. I set foot in this city, and...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as...

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

The siren south is well enough, but New York, at the beginning of March, is...

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not...

The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not...

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure

There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure

If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.

If London is a watercolor, New York is an oil painting.