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Restaurateurs have been saying for years that Gold Coast is primed to see an influx of younger customers in the same way neighborhood Old Town has seen an uptick.

Working at clubs brings an eye for detail. The chef brought an unorthodox approach to his menu at Band of Bohemia where he dazzled diners with his simple preparation of a carrot, a dish that grew so popular that it was sold at Time Out Market food hall. But there also dishes like a Chilean bass Vesuvio a spin on the classic Chicago item and a charred octopus with goat cheese and sunchokes. Fried food fans will also be pandered to with a cacio pepe arancini with guanciale and parmesan fonduta.

Band of Bohemia closed after his departure under a cloud of controversy with allegations of a toxic workplace levied against ownership. Siudak says the goal is to eventually form a full-fledged hospitality group and open other ventures. But right now, the focus is on Downtown Chicago. Though downtown has seen slower foot traffic since and some are very vocal about abandoning Chicago and moving, Deichl is a native.

Adalina , N. State Street, planned for a mid-June opening. Jeff is a Florida native originally from Dunedin with a background in woodworking and furniture design. Outside of the studio you can find him in his woodshop at home, fishing or watching Baseball. Go Rays! Jill is our jack of all trades in the Birmingham Office, specializing in permitting due diligence, and construction administration.

She has a love of travel, photography, and baking. Originally from Minnesota, Joe is a graduate of Iowa State University who relocated to Charlotte to begin his Architectural career. He completed his pursuit and gained licensure in and joined BDG in bringing with him experience with public work, retail, and higher education projects. In his free time, Joe enjoys woodworking and photography. His Masters thesis focused on ways to in-fill the gaps between city buildings and vacant lots using customizable, modular, mixed-use prefab structures to help infuse life back into the city streetscape.

In his free time he enjoys honing his craft, visiting art galleries and spending time with family and friends. Originally from Birmingham, Joe grew up in the south but was raised by a northern mother so he lacks the true southern accent that most Alabamians have. Joe has always had a passion for architecture and was even designing his own tree houses as a kid. While attending Auburn he also participated in a study abroad program in Rome. While there he was greatly influenced by the amazing churches, structures, landscapes and eclectic culture throughout Italy and Spain.

Outside of the office, Joe is very active. He enjoys golf, playing kickball, running marathons, biking, swimming, hiking, camping, you name it. John has over 25 years of experience in various sectors of professional architecture with a recent focus in commercial banking. He is married with three beautiful children, and spends most of his spare time out of the office creating sculptural fine art. Jonathyn has a wide-ranging portfolio in various areas of design including public works, justice and correctional, fleet maintenance, industrial, aviation, and educational facilities.

Jonathyn is well acquainted with all phases of design from programming and schematic design to construction documents, permit submittals and specifications. She is focused on becoming a licensed architect in the near future. In her free time she likes to spend time with family.

At the moment she is studying towards her licensure exams and continues to learn from her BDG Architects family. She enjoys being involved throughout all phases of a project. Outside of the office she enjoys being outdoors and hanging with family. Juan joined our team in as an experienced Architecture Associate well on his way to licensure. He has experience in nearly every discipline in which we practice both locally and as far reaching as Saudi Arabia. Juan is originally from Puerto Rico.

She handles a multitude of tasks for an ever growing organization always with the utmost professionalism, attention to detail, and courtesy. She and her husband have a classic Ford Hot Rod and love showing it off at car shows. Kelsey is an experienced permit coordinator having worked on a wide variety of projects and jurisdictions across the country and familiarity in permitting in 24 states. When she is not working, Kelsey enjoys hiking with her dog Greg and exploring the city.

She expertly runs our marketing department and is proficiently skilled at client retention, proposal coordination and her organizational skills keep her team running smoothly. Lisa is involved in her community and has been a part of The Junior League of Tampa for over 2 decades. Luis joined BDG Architects in bringing 20 years of experience in architecture and interior design. He brings experience to the table from many market sectors including K educational and higher learning, hospitality, retail, commercial interiors, as well as single and multifamily residential projects.

As a lifelong learner Luis is always studying ways to improve his professional skills and technical understanding of the design process. In addition to his interest in urbanism he enjoys travel and photography.

She is beginning to build her professional career here with us after coming from a family in construction and a school designed around the arts. Marisa has a love for horses and has been around them and competing since she was five years old. Outside of the office you can find her either at the barn or at the dog park with her dalmatian. Prior to working with BDG Architects, she owned her own drafting studio.

He has high-level knowledge of technical building design and constructability. His diverse portfolio ranges from hospitality, educational, mixed-use, pharmaceutical and multifamily residential projects. Mark has a strong comprehensive background in construction means and methods, procedures and field management on-site construction administration, BIM methodologies, processes and workflows. Mark also enjoys fishing and hockey in his free time.

Throughout the Design, Production and Construction process he will oversee the project team preparation and delivery of documents. Mark is expert in building code analysis, preparation of construction documents and quality control oversight of project team work. During her time at the University of Florida she was fortunate to participate in the Vicenza Institute of Architecture program in Italy for two semesters, first as an undergraduate student and the second as a Graduate Teaching Assistant — which granted her leadership opportunities through teaching.

Her experience before joining our firm was largely influenced by her work with a small firm, where she contributed to a variety of projects including educational, residential, and commercial projects. Milena joined BDG in after 13 years in Brazil gaining experience leading the various phases of a project.

Her portfolio is extensive and includes retail, financial institution, multifamily and public works projects and small hydropower plants as well as facilities management. In her free time, Milena likes to spend time with her family and travel. In her free time she utilizes her resin art skills creating beautiful items for her Etsy store.

She was also a guest lecturer for the Department of Art and Art History. She is most interested in new technologies in design and construction, and how they may contribute to social and environmental progress. Outside of the office Nathalia enjoys time with her family and pets, creating new art pieces and collaborating with friends. As an Associate Member of the Tampa Bay Association of Environmental Professionals, Nic hopes to make an impact on our community by applying his knowledge of environmental regulations.

Outside of the office, you will usually find him outdoors spending time with his son and husky. He is also a skilled carpenter and woodworker and enjoys building furniture and working on home improvements in his free time. Nikki has over 15 years of Human Resources experience, working in various market sectors including architecture, construction, digital advertising, and integrated technology. She enjoys traveling and spending time in the great outdoors. During his architectural studies, he traveled across Europe, studying abroad in Spain and the Netherlands.

His mix of creative design skills, verbal communication skills, technical knowledge, and attention to detail make him a great addition to our team. He is excited to settle in and let everyone in Alabama know who the better college football team is.

In his free time, he enjoys racing, traveling, and maintaining an active lifestyle. She enjoys learning more about our Path of Travel program and the permitting process.

She started her course preparation and hopes to take the exam by the end of the year. Patricia and her husband are self-proclaimed foodies and love trying out different restaurants around town, but only the ones that are dog friendly so they can bring their pooch.

Paul joined the BDG Architects team in bringing with him over 30 years in Architecture and Real Estate Development for public and private sector clients in Charlotte and throughout the southeast.

He performed Construction Administration services at a Director level for a private real estate developer prior to joining our team. Past project experience includes high-rise, higher and secondary education, healthcare, senior living, single and multi-family housing, retail, mixed-use and entertainment projects.

In a Project Management role for the Charlotte office, Paul provides leadership for assigned projects and strives to ensure our internal process allows for efficient interactions with clients, contractors and consultants with the goal of making all projects successful.

Philip Kennedy has over 30 years of experience providing a variety of architectural services including site due diligence, architectural design, interior architecture and space planning design. Philip also has extensive experience working with financial institutions and has been involved in the design and development of retail bank branch prototypes.

He has worked throughout the Southeast, Midwest and Texas. During her time in school, Rebecca participated in clubs such as Union Board and ASID, where she served as the chapter president her senior year.

She aims to further her career by becoming a licensed interior designer in the near future. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends, exploring the city, and being outdoors. When not focused on his studies Reid worked at the Florida Center for Community Design and Research where he developed a particular interest in urban design as a channel to impact and improve human life on a larger scale.

Rick joined BDG Architects in bringing with him over 20 years of experience in project and program management. His record of success and experience includes roles with various project types, sizes and complexity including retail, banking, restaurants, roller-coasters and multi-use buildings for numerous local and national clients.

He loves to learn new things and going on adventures. In his spare time he practices landscape design, works in his garden, and plays with his two boxers Lady Bug and Cricket. Robert is a seasoned professional with over 10 years of experience as a Project Manager and Construction Administrator. His understanding of both architectural and contractor roles uniquely qualifies him to address and resolve any tasks necessary to complete a project.

Robert describes his granddaughters as the most affluential people in his life; they teach him something new every day. Rosanna joined the BDG Architects team in She is the first person that many of our clients interact with when they call or visit our Tampa office.

She keeps our team organized by performing a wide range of administrative tasks to ensure that our day-to-day business runs smoothly. Outside of the office, she enjoys spending time with her family and her Husky as well as traveling, checking out new restaurants and exercising! Ryan joined BDG Architects with experience and knowledge in IT but quickly took on the responsibilities of office administration and project coordination.

His proven track record led to his promotion to the accounting team in Her past project experience is vast including multi-family, mixed-use, historic preservation, office building renovation, medical facilities, senior living, student housing, residential, master planning and construction administration. Sarah started at BDG Architects in providing administrative support before landing in her current role on the Marketing and Business Development team.

Her duties include developing proposals and presentations, producing marketing materials and networking at industry events. Shaunte joined BDG in with over 6 years of administrative experience. She has worked for a behavioral assessment firm, in the real estate industry and now has the pleasure of working with the Program Studio team here at BDG.

We can add a final footnote to Bog's later history with the October discovery that Cragin Tool was reorganized and renamed to form the Penens Corporation, a well known part of the Plomb family. Penens had long been incorrectly reported as a separate acquisition by Plomb. Penens continued to use the Menard Avenue factory until around , when they moved to nearby Schiller Park. Penens later developed the Fleet and Challenger line of tools, and in the s Penens was renamed to Fleet Tools. Examples of tools from the successor to Bog Manufacturing can be seen in our article on the Proto Empire.

Several patents are known to have been issued to Ben Pepperdine and are summarized in the table below. There may be additional Pepperdine or Bog patents that have not yet been found. The last patent in the table 2,, was filed posthumously by his wife Dora after Ben Pepperdine's death in This patent and the previous one as well were assigned to the Plomb Tool Company. Bog's history takes place in a fairly compressed time frame, from to the late s, so estimation of the manufacturing dates for tools is less critical than for companies with longer histories.

Bog did not mark date codes on its earlier production, but by the mid s some tools were being marked with a fairly obvious date code of the form MM-YY.

Why can't all companies use a code like this? The earliest observed code thus far is for If we assume that the date code markings were applied to all tools after a certain date, then absence of the code would signify earlier production, e.

Photographs and observations of particular tools are based on items in the Alloy Artifacts collection. Information on the Pepperdine family was obtained from a web site at pepperdinefamily. Clark and J. It provides background information on the development of Western Auto Supply, particularly in the Western region, and page briefly mentions the National Auto Supply Company. After a long drought of catalog information we were finally able to acquire several Bog catalogs from the late s, all published as small booklets.

The No. See next paragraph for the rationale for the publishing date. This page mini-format publication shows the product line consisting of fixed socket wrenches, sockets and drive tools, and numerous specialty tools, including the "Speedy" nut-holding speeder. Bog catalog No. Several new C. Based on the stamped date, this catalog was likely published possibly in late as the edition.

Catalog No. This catalog uses the term "Chromium Vanadium" for the C. In addition, several Bog catalogs from the s have been acquired. These Bog catalogs are summarized in the table below. Bog tools were carried by at least two industrial distributors, and their catalogs provide helpful product information. In addition, a variety of Bog tools were offered by Western Auto Supply, and their catalogs are an important source of information.

Western Auto Supply The company is not identified, but the illustration is the same one used later in Bog catalog No. This is our earliest catalog reference for Bog. The Ford Owners' Supply Book Eastern edition from Western Auto Supply lists a Bog piston ring compressor on page 92, a "Speedy" nut-holding speeder on page , and a "Dandy" wheel puller on page Other Bog tools may be listed, but are not identified or recognized by maker.

The listings include the "Multi-Fit", "Dandy", and "Jumbo" socket sets, various Ford service tools, and a valve lifter. Not all listings are identified by maker, so there may be additional Bog tools on other pages.

McMaster-Carr The catalog No. The catalog describes it as a "High Grade Wrench Set", and the contents include 19 hex sockets, 8 square sockets, and drive tools for a total of 35 pieces. Incidentally, the pricing for this set shows the significant disparity between wholesale and list prices -- Bog offered the No. The listings include the "Multi-Fit", "Dandy", and "Jumbo" socket sets, various Ford service tools, and a double-stud ratchet handle.

The listings include fixed socket wrenches, the "Speedy" nut-holding speeder, the No. Some of the listings are not marked for Bog and require knowledge of the Bog catalogs for identification -- for example, the connecting rod wrench uses the term "12 Cornered Socket" known only from Bog.

The tools include a double-stud ratchet, connecting-rod wrenches, a universal, the Bog No. Samuel Harris The Samuel Harris Company industrial supply catalog No. In the following sections we'll look at some examples of Bog tools, most of the which were probably originally sold through Western Auto Supply. Even though Bog published catalogs and was carried by some industrial distributors, the high-volume nature of the Western Auto retail business meant that they likely outsold the other channels.

We'll begin with examples of fixed-socket and related tools, many of which were intended for service work on the Model T Ford. One of Bog's earliest tools was a special nut-holding speeder socket wrench appropriately called the "Speedy" wrench.

This tool was listed as early as in the Western Auto Eastern edition catalog, although not with any hint as to the maker. Fortunately, the "Speedy" wrench was still available in , and the scan in Fig. The text in the listing explains how the wrench works and lists the common applications for Ford Model T service.

The listings in the Western Auto catalogs used this same illustration, so we can be confident that they refer to the same tool. Tools of this type have an interesting history and were first offered by Walden, who based the design on an obscure patent for working on agricultural equipment. Walden acquired the patent and designed their adaptation as the Walden Nut-Holding Attachment , which could be fitted onto one of their long speeders. Blackhawk later copied Walden's idea as the Blackhawk Nut-Holding Speeder , and the Bog model is very similar to the Blackhawk tool.

Chicago" on the sliding member, seen as a close-up in the inset. The inset has been rotated for readability. This tool was listed in the Auto Supplies and Camping Equipment Eastern edition catalog from Western Auto Supply, without identifying the maker, but with the same illustration later found in the Bog catalog.

The "Speedy" speeder is believed to be one of Bog's first tools. Bog speeder socket wrenches were listed on page 57 of the Tires and Auto Supplies Western edition catalog from Western Auto. Chicago, U. Although not marked with a model number, it is listed as a model T wrench in the Bog No. This type of ratcheting box wrench was a popular and familiar tool for Ford Model T owners, as it was commonly used for reverse and brake band adjustments. Similar models were made by a number of manufacturers, and an example by the Frank Mossberg Company can be seen as the Mossberg Reverse and Brake Ratchet.

One of the most common specialty tools for servicing Ford automobiles was the connecting rod wrench. The text notes its application for servicing the Ford fourth connecting rod. Chicago" on the shank. The Ford Model T fourth connecting rod was infamous for its inaccessible location, making this tool a necessity for service.

The Western Auto catalogs typically listed a number of specialty tools for servicing Ford automobiles. A close look at the illustration shows the text "Superior Bog Quality", matching the example in the next figure. The overall length is The finish is plain steel with extensive pitting due to rust, but with a few traces of the original nickel plating. This wrench was designed to service the Ford Model T flywheel capscrews, which due to their awkward location required a special wrench with an offset shank.

Several other companies produced similar wrenches, and examples can be seen as the Walden Socket Wrench and Blackhawk Socket Wrench. Earlier Ford service tools used an offset open-end wrench for this applications, such as the Herbrand 5Z Flywheel Capscrew Wrench. The barrel is stamped "Bog Mfg. Chicago U. The illustration matches this tool and also appears to have "Bog" on the handle.

Chicago" on the socket. The double-hex broaching makes this an improved connecting rod wrench for Ford Model T service. This tool was listed on page 5 of the Bog catalog No. The Bog catalog No. The wrench is stamped "Bog Mfg. Page 11 of the Bog catalog listed this wrench for Chevrolet service, noting that it fits the main bearing bolts, king bolt nuts, and spring bolt nuts. The next several figures show examples of Bog fixed socket wrenches with point broachings.

Chicago" with "" for the size. The overall length is 6. The shank is also marked with a "" date code for The catalog Bog lists the No. During the s and early s Bog produced hex-drive socket sets in compact cases, likely intended for automobile owners. These sets were available in different sizes and were given names like "Multi-Fit", "Dandy", and "Jumbo". The largest of Bog's hex-drive sets was the "Jumbo" socket set, a collection of tools likely intended for automobile owners.

The "Jumbo" set was one of a number of Bog products offered in the and Western Auto Supply catalogs, and the corresponding Western Auto catalog listing can be seen with the Jumbo Set in our article on Western Auto. We were fortunate to acquire a reasonably complete example of this unusual set, and the figures below will show the socket set and tools.

The hex drive universal shown in the set was acquired separately, but is believed to be the correct tool. The set was contained in a seamless metal case with a shelf of cutout holes to organize the tools.