While we didn't get the photo of Mayor Daley towering over the new Chicago Architecture Foundation mini-city (Da Mayor's out "sick"), we did get to prowl around its borders with a camera. Chicago in model form is 400 square city blocks painted three shades of gray - sans potholes and urban decay - constructed primarily within city limits at a ratio of 1 inch to 50 feet. While nothing moves in the exhibit (oh but for a Model El) the lights do change gradually, representing the shift from daytime to night. more ›