Posted May 5, 201213 yr Hey again, forumers! I apologize for the long delay, but here's the first set of my final day in Chicago in February 2012! This time, I toured Lincoln Park, Lincoln Park Zoo, Old Town, and the Gold Coast. Here is the first part, mainly focused on Lincoln Park itself. Started on the north shore, on Chicago Avenue... Looking up at the YMCA Building, built around 1930 Handsome commercial block on the corner of Clark and Chicago... Former Cosmopolitan State Bank building Former Chicago Post Office Chicago "L" Train Purple/Brown Line station Couple of shots taken from the "L" train... Diversey station, in Lincoln Park Holy Covenant Church on Diversey Parkway in Lincoln Park, one of Chicago's upper-class communities Cheesy newer urban apartment buildings... One of Lincoln Park's commercial drags... Commercial block at Halsted and Diversey The handsome Landmark Century Theatre, located on Clark Street, north of Diversey Days Inn... That Lenscrafters store looks like an old theatre... Same with this building on Clark Street... Commercial Strip on Clark Street Continuing east on Diversey... Queen Anne Victorian House, now a bar... Apartments on Pine Grove and Diversey The historic and famous Brewster Apartments... was featured in the movies, "Child's Play" and "Running Scared". Charlie Chaplin also lived here in his prime. Pine Grove Apartments Looking east on Diversey towards Lake Michigan Second Church of Christ Scientist... Francis J. Dewes House, built in 1896, Chicago Eclectic Architecture... August Dewes House, built in 1896 Magnificent Building in Lincoln Park's commercial area, on Clark Street... More Historic Homes/Townhouses in Lincoln Park... Lincoln Park 2520 apartment building under construction... Looking up at one of Chicago's hundreds of apartment towers... Elk National Veterans Memorial The actual Lincoln Park itself, you can see the John Hancock Center and buildings of the Magnificent Mile very faintly in the background... Apartment Buildings in Lincoln Park Looking south on North Pond More historic townhouses... Historic Apartment Buildings in Lincoln Park Lincoln Park Manor Episcopal Church of our Savior, on Fullerton Historic homes on Fullerton Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church St. Pauls United Church of Christ... In the Main Business Area of Lincoln Park, this commercial building is on the corner of Lincoln Avenue, Orchard, and Holden Children's Hospital Homes and Townhouses in around Dickens Avenue... Located on the NW corner of Dickens and Clark is the building Balki and Larry lived in from the third season on of "Perfect Strangers". More of Lincoln Park... South Pond, with Chicago skyline in the distance... Lincoln Park Zoo It's Free Admission, in case you are wondering... Camels Deer Zebra Gorillas Something I never thought I would ever see, Canada Geese and Flamingoes together... Ducks! I would presume they are not from Anaheim, California. ;) Couple of swans found their way here... Lions Den... Female Lion Jaguar Lynx Monkeys of some kind... Small Animal House... Statue in Lincoln Park... South Pond again... More scenes from around Lincoln Park... Benjamin Franklin statue, but, this isn't Philadelphia?! Hope you enjoyed this phototour, the 2nd part of the 4th day (and last part of my Chicago trip) COMING SOON!
May 6, 201213 yr Excellent stuff sir! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 7, 201213 yr What a great tour! Looks like you did a ton of walking. That lynx is crazy. If you move back and forth and he'll "chase" you with a threatening look on his face lol. The LP Zoo is a treasure. And it's wonderful that it's free and fairly "porus" by that I mean it has a ton of entrances. You can just pass through on an afternoon stroll. I also spotted Halligan and Wise fools! Cheapest places to drink in the city! I love Wise Fool's 50 cent beer days. Can't get better than that!
May 7, 201213 yr Great set of photos of one of the best urban neighborhoods in the US! You can technically say that you have pictures of the Lakeview neighborhood too, Diversey Pkwy is the Dividing line between Lincoln Park(south side) and Lakeview (north side). So for example, the Century Shopping Center/Landmark Theatres is in Lakeview (did you go inside...there are no stores left really, it's mostly empty except for a few straggly Limited Brands stores and the Theaters and Bally's at the top).
May 7, 201213 yr Great set of photos of one of the best urban neighborhoods in the US! You can technically say that you have pictures of the Lakeview neighborhood too, Diversey Pkwy is the Dividing line between Lincoln Park(south side) and Lakeview (north side). So for example, the Century Shopping Center/Landmark Theatres is in Lakeview (did you go inside...there are no stores left really, it's mostly empty except for a few straggly Limited Brands stores and the Theaters and Bally's at the top). Yeah I don't know how that mall manages to survive, I kind of wish it would be put out of its misery and demolished for something better...though they should (again) save the historic facade.
May 7, 201213 yr ^ Yeah, I heard they finally put the mens Express store out of its misery....I believe it moved out to the street on Diversey. It looked like it opened as a "Structure" store in 1989 and was never touched again! Same with the Victorias Secret. The whole mall looks like the 80's in there, and I swear they are always playing Depeche Mode over the sound system when I'm in there. The theatres and Bally's are always busy, so I guess that is the only thing keeping it on life support.
May 7, 201213 yr ^ Oh, they finally upgraded to The Corrs playing "Breathless" last time I was in there. My friends and I had a realization that the only time we entered this mall was to use the restrooms when we're walking from the bars to the brown line station. It's really the enhanced street life that's killing this place. Jaybird's photos show how rich that is. All the retailers want to be a part of an urban landscape.....not holed up in some 80's atrium space.
May 7, 201213 yr Thanks, guys, yeah, I walked all around from as far north as Diversey back down to the Magnificent Mile and many points in between, so about 3 or 4 miles worth of walking. No, I didn't go into the Century Mall. Wasn't in Chicago to shop, if you know what I mean. ;) But, yeah, Lincoln Park is incredible, so is Lakeview, some of the finest urban living in the United States! I may sound crazy for saying this, but it kind of reminded me a bit of Toronto and Philadelphia. Halligan and Wise Fools, eh? Maybe I'll head there next time I'm in town after a Cubs game next summer when I plan on coming again! NorthAndre, I think we may have quite a bit to discuss sometime, considering the connections you have of Chicago and Detroit!
May 8, 201213 yr Thanks, guys, yeah, I walked all around from as far north as Diversey back down to the Magnificent Mile and many points in between, so about 3 or 4 miles worth of walking. No, I didn't go into the Century Mall. Wasn't in Chicago to shop, if you know what I mean. ;) But, yeah, Lincoln Park is incredible, so is Lakeview, some of the finest urban living in the United States! I may sound crazy for saying this, but it kind of reminded me a bit of Toronto and Philadelphia. Halligan and Wise Fools, eh? Maybe I'll head there next time I'm in town after a Cubs game next summer when I plan on coming again! NorthAndre, I think we may have quite a bit to discuss sometime, considering the connections you have of Chicago and Detroit! The Philadelphia / Toronto comparison is the most common way Chicagoans explain the city to people on the East Coast that have never visited. Next time you visit, you'll have to check out some of the Near West side hoods and Bronzeville. There's streets that are straight out of Philadelphia with your classic East Coast wall-to-wall rowhouses.....something not found on the northside. Kind of out of the way, but there's also Detroit style duplexes around Brighton Park. Though southside Chicago gets a bad rap, much of blight and decline of that area is very localized. The greater southside is very dense and vibrant. In fact the retail and pedestrian environments along some commercial streets are busier than those on the Northside. I think the Northside has some incredible architecture, but one thing I tend to not like (and what alot of folks disagree with me with) is the lack of consistency in architecture. Though the buildings are all beautiful, streets tend to look like a hodgepodge of styles creating alot of visual clutter. I kind of like how the southside has streets with all the same architecture with minor variation. Here's a few SS streets for example: http://g.co/maps/cwtrt http://g.co/maps/3heah http://g.co/maps/hj6tr http://g.co/maps/3rs5h But yeah man, let me know when you visit next time or meet up sometime for a Tigers game in Detroit. I actually work in both cities, unfortunately don't alway have time to photograph Detroit.
July 16, 201212 yr "Located on the NW corner of Dickens and Clark is the building Balki and Larry lived in from the third season on of "Perfect Strangers". Lol, that's my apartment. My roommate's gonna get a kick out of hearing this.
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