Pratt Beach, Chicago
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.
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. Pratt Beach includes North Shore Beach and Columbia Beach to the south, and it segues into Loyola Park & Beach to the north with the long art wall, making them the longest public beach in Chicago.
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About Pratt Beach
1050 W Pratt Blvd
Pratt Beach and Nearby Sights on Map
Hartigan Park & Beach
Close to the university and the student housing
Loyola Park & Beach
Wide open spaces are here: room for soccer, basketball courts, and a public field for baseball (along with one non-public field)
Lifeline Theater
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
No Exit Cafe
The No Exit Cafe was first opened here in 1967, going through chess, jazz, Go, and other phases along the way
Madonna della Strada Chapel
Art deco style meets religious devotion in the spectacular Madonna della Strada Chapel, built in 1938 on the grounds of Loyola University's campus
Jarvis and Fargo Beaches
Less crowded than their neighboring beaches
Leather Archives and Museum
Not a collection of informational exhibits about making clothes from the hides of cows
Emil Bach House
This is the only survivor of the two homes Frank Lloyd Wright built in Rogers Park, commissioned by a local brick magnate
Gerber/Hart Library
Currently in the process of moving to 6500 N Clark St, and closed during construction of the new space
Howard Beach
There's a pretty good playground here, and a modestly-sized beach