Back to Prairie Avenue in Beverly
Yesterday marked a brief hiatus between our Prairie District Day coverage on Friday and today's start of Beverlly / Morgan Park Week.
Prairie Avenue [...]
It's Beverly / Morgan Park week
Beverly's Starbucks.
Hopkins and Hoyne.
Morgan Park bikers.
Beverly yard scene.
Vanderpoel Magnet School car wash.
St Paul's Bible Church, [...]
Heritage Gallery, Beverly, Chicago
Jack Simmerling opened the gallery 50 years ago, fresh out of college. He's become as much of a landmark as any other in Chicago's Beverly neighborho [...]
Vanderpoel Magnet School car wash, Chicago
We happened upon a car wash staged to raise funds to improve the school's technology.
If you'd like to contribute, contact the school at 773-535-2 [...]
Beverly’s Starbucks, Chicago
Some neighborhoods react to a Starbucks' opening with a shrug or a "not another one!"
In Chicago's Beverly / Morgan Park neighborhood, the coming [...]
Lake View mayor holes up in City Hall
The time was 1889, and the mayor was protesting his township's annexation to Chicago, which needed the population to qualify for the 1893 World's Fa [...]
Chicago deal(s) of the day: three incentives at three Northwest Side developments
C.A. Development is offering a trio of deals at three single-family home developments on the Northwest Side, The Residences of Old Irving Park, Mayf [...]
Inspired by gentrification
Meet Cory Jones. He spends his nights as a Chicago policeman in the tough Fifth District. During a part of his days, he's a real estate developer.
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Tour historic Glessner and Clarke house museums in Prairie Avenue District
We would be remiss if we ended Prairie District day without at least mentioning two official landmark houses, each now a museum, in this historic en [...]
Prairie Avenue District: 195 years after the massacre
Walking through parts of the Prairie Avenue Historic District, one can almost hear echoes of the Fort Dearborn Massacre of 1812, when Indians slaug [...]
Gentrification / media rant of the day
Poor Lisa Coleman. According to the Sun-Times she's fearful that her Washington Park neighborhood will be "stolen" from her if the Olympics comes to p [...]
Inside the Prairie District Townhomes
Kim McNeece, an agent with Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate, shows YoChicago around this resale unit at the Prairie District Townhomes, 1830 S Calume [...]
Tour the Prairie District's Lakeside Lofts with Robbie Frankel
Bluestone Development's Robbie Frankel takes us on a tour of Lakeside Lofts, 2025 S Indiana Ave, a new-construction project offering one- and two-bed [...]
Pompous video of the day – Calatrava style
Watch part of Santiago Calatrava's presentation yesterday to the Chicago Plan Commission. Ah, the music of the spire!
Watch Santiago draw, and mumb [...]
The history of the Prairie District with Tina Feldstein
Once home to Chicago's rich and famous, the historic neighborhood pocket known as the Prairie Avenue District has returned to prominence during the [...]
X/O Condominiums — the architecture
Many developers shy away from working with a name architect.
In this video, the developers of X/O Condominiums, Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles, talk [...]
Police blog offers glimpse of old public housing woes
Yes, the Chicago Police Department has a blog. "Checkerboard Chat: Of the Police...By the Police...For the Police" makes for addictive reading, esp [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Spire design approved, but financial questions remain
Spire design approved, money questions linger Trib
Kamin: Spire design innovative, but still a gamble Trib
Plan would gut big section of old post [...]
We like to watch: Bucktown single-family for less than $1M
If you're looking for a single-family home in Bucktown that's long on charm and a comparative bargain, you might be interested in this three-bedroo [...]
Chicago deal of the day: free assessments and closing credits at PAC Lofts
Buyers at PAC Lofts in Bucktown can for a limited time get a year of free assessments or a $3,000 closing credit, according to sales director Brent H [...]