Blow Out the Candles September 3

Softball star, Olympic Gold Medalist Jennie Finch is celebrating her 32nd birthday today.

 2006 Allen & Ginter's #303

Chicago Black Hawks Hall of Famer Doug Bentley was born in Delisle, Saskatchewan on this date in 1916.

"The Pony Line" 1945-46

Actress Valerie Perrine is celebrating her 69th birthday today.

 Valerie in in Bruce Jay Friedman's, "Steambath" on PBS.  I saw this in Chicago as an adolescent.  Good stuff!  In many ways.

 Superman (duh!)

As Honey Bruce in "Lenny"

Founding member of The Beach Boys , Al Jardine is celebrating his 70th birthday today.

Architect Louis Sullivan was born in Boston Massachusetts on this date in 1856.

If you're from Chicago or have walked around in the loop area you've probably seen the entrance to Carson Pirie Scott on State and Madison.

Here's the Wainwright building in St. Louis, Missouri.

Merchants National Bank in Grinnell, IA