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This is the only survivor of the two homes Frank Lloyd Wright built in Rogers Park, commissioned by a local brick magnate.
This is the only survivor of the two homes Frank Lloyd Wright built in Rogers Park, commissioned by a local brick magnate. (Chicago, as you'll notice, was a good place to be in the brick business.) After years of neglect, a new owner has scrupulously restored the house, but it's not open for tours - you'll have to content yourself with exterior views of the home's late Prairie School style, and the ingenuity of Wright's design that copes with the small lot and the busy street facing the house.
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7415 N Sheridan Rd
Less crowded than their neighboring beaches
There's a pretty good playground here, and a modestly-sized beach
They're new in the neighborhood, but the Side Project is quickly becoming one of Chicago's best storefront theaters
The perfect size for a beach, with tennis courts and a cliff for contemplative strolls, picnic space and a modest strip of sand for swimmers
Wide open spaces are here: room for soccer, basketball courts, and a public field for baseball (along with one non-public field)
The No Exit Cafe was first opened here in 1967, going through chess, jazz, Go, and other phases along the way
Performs original work and adaptations of adult ('A Room With A View') and children's ('The Stinky Cheese Man') literature; their motto is 'big stories, up close
This is it: you've reached the end of Chicago, and it's a nice one, with lots of green space and a fun jump down to the sand
Aside from the tennis courts and the jogging paths, there are lots of interesting features to be found here: weeping trees left from this area's original incarnation as a swamp, a giant concrete sculpture for climbing, tennis courts, random public art installations, and best of all, the long pier leading out to an old lighthouse
Not a collection of informational exhibits about making clothes from the hides of cows