Charlie Van Kirk
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And Eric has graciously agreed to let us clip some of that stuff out into this episode.
And Eric has graciously agreed to let us clip some of that stuff out into this episode.
And there were a couple of wonderful pieces by The Fried Egg.
And there were a couple of wonderful pieces by The Fried Egg.
They've, of course, focused on a lot of architecture content over the years.
They've, of course, focused on a lot of architecture content over the years.
They made a video about Crooked Stick that we will reference and a deep dive pod on the Kiowa construction that will come up later.
They made a video about Crooked Stick that we will reference and a deep dive pod on the Kiowa construction that will come up later.
So some good stuff from them that I'll be pulling some quotes from as well.
So some good stuff from them that I'll be pulling some quotes from as well.
It's kind of a one thing leads to another, leads to another situation in that Springfield, even after he got Ross to build it or helped convince Ross to build it, wasn't really close enough for him to get to, for him to drive to.
It's kind of a one thing leads to another, leads to another situation in that Springfield, even after he got Ross to build it or helped convince Ross to build it, wasn't really close enough for him to get to, for him to drive to.
It was 12 miles away, a whopping 12 miles, which maybe the roads were a little slower in the 1920s, I suppose.
It was 12 miles away, a whopping 12 miles, which maybe the roads were a little slower in the 1920s, I suppose.
Pete's dad, Paul Senior, persuaded his mom, Pete's grandmother, to release some of her acreage so that he could go ahead and design a nine hole course for himself.
Pete's dad, Paul Senior, persuaded his mom, Pete's grandmother, to release some of her acreage so that he could go ahead and design a nine hole course for himself.
This was Urbana Golf Club in 1922, three years before Pete was born.
This was Urbana Golf Club in 1922, three years before Pete was born.