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ANDERSONVILLE ARTS WEEK
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Saturday, SEPTEMBER 14TH
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Chicago for Chicagoans invites you to join us for an abbreviated version of our Andersonville neighborhood tour! Join us for a special 1.5 hour look at the history, businesses, & architecture of North Clark Street in conjunction with Andersonville Arts Week, featuring guest collaborator Leyla I. Royale! Leyla is an accomplished cellist, occasional trapeze artist, and a historian of death who is frequently found putting her talents to use as a Senior Field Agent for Atlas Obscura.
Beginning in front of the You-Are-Beautiful.com installation at Foster & Ashland (a short walk from the Berwyn Red Line station), the tour will cover the heritage of an area best known for its colorful local businesses and Swedish folklore. We'll chat about the thoroughfares that shaped the region's early development, explore the many different industries that have dotted the neighborhood's nationally-recognized commercial corridor, and touch on the area's modern-day status as an enclave for the queer community -- among many other topics that illustrate Andersonville's rich, layered history.
The afternoon will end at First Slice Pie Cafe, where we'll continue chatting over slices of amazing apple pie. Since 2007, the nonprofit First Slice has been selling pies & home-cooked dinners to fund meals and job training for the city's homeless and hungry populations. Come learn more about your place in space!
Beginning in front of the You-Are-Beautiful.com installation at Foster & Ashland (a short walk from the Berwyn Red Line station), the tour will cover the heritage of an area best known for its colorful local businesses and Swedish folklore. We'll chat about the thoroughfares that shaped the region's early development, explore the many different industries that have dotted the neighborhood's nationally-recognized commercial corridor, and touch on the area's modern-day status as an enclave for the queer community -- among many other topics that illustrate Andersonville's rich, layered history.
The afternoon will end at First Slice Pie Cafe, where we'll continue chatting over slices of amazing apple pie. Since 2007, the nonprofit First Slice has been selling pies & home-cooked dinners to fund meals and job training for the city's homeless and hungry populations. Come learn more about your place in space!
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE 9/1/18
Chicago for Chicagoans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering tours on a "pay-what-you-can" basis. A suggested tip of $10-20 per person is suggested & appreciated, but not required. Reviewing us on Yelp, liking us on Facebook, spreading the word, and attending future tours tells us how much you love us too! Donate online fee-free here.
CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY EXPLORATIONS
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Join Chicago for Chicagoans founder Patti Swanson and preservationist Laura Schuetz for a tour that will help you decipher Chicago's unique architectural quirks, distinctive infrastructure, and topographic clues to make educated inferences about your city surroundings.
Whether you use your newfound knowledge to impress dates, look cool in front of your mom, or as a foundation for creating history tours of your own, this tour (and accompanying handout) distills years of study into a quick, interesting walk that will open your eyes to the beauty and history around you. Highlights include: -- Street numbering, re-numbering, and how to tell what's been where for how long -- Building materials: what's terracotta, what's Chicago brick, and what do those materials tell you? -- Architectural styles and the secrets to dating the buildings around you -- Remnants of past tenants: who lived in your neighborhood, when, and where were they from? -- And much, much more! |
Chicago for Chicagoans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering tours on a "pay-what-you-can" basis. A suggested tip of $10-20 per person is suggested & appreciated, but not required. Reviewing us on Yelp, liking us on Facebook, spreading the word, and attending future tours tells us how much you love us too! Donate online fee-free here.
REPEAT TOURS!
EDGEWATER
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Saturday,
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SUNDAY,
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Led by Patti Swanson & Sam Prestigiacomo
Halloween might just be our favorite holiday. This year, we're celebrating the Spooky Season with a redux of our Edgewater walking tours, featuring special guest collaborator Sam Prestigiacomo! Sam is a lifelong Chicagoan, artist, and puppeteer whose work often involves the surreal and mysterious. Her love of local history and strange, spectral happenings ensure a special dose of eerie folklore on this 2-hour neighborhood walk!
Beginning at the Berwyn Red Line stop, the tour will cover Edgewater's rich history, architecture, and landmarks-- from its early days as a "summer home for Chicago's elite," to its brief role as a hotspot for automobile showrooms, to its contemporary importance to the queer community. The afternoon will end with a meal at Moodys Pub, renowned for its burgers, beergarden, Medieval aesthetic. Come learn something new about your place in space!
Beginning at the Berwyn Red Line stop, the tour will cover Edgewater's rich history, architecture, and landmarks-- from its early days as a "summer home for Chicago's elite," to its brief role as a hotspot for automobile showrooms, to its contemporary importance to the queer community. The afternoon will end with a meal at Moodys Pub, renowned for its burgers, beergarden, Medieval aesthetic. Come learn something new about your place in space!
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE 10/6/18
ROSCOE VILLAGE
WALKING TOUR
Saturday,
SEPTEMBER 29th
1:00-3:30PM
Led by Patti Swanson & Barry Love
Chicago for Chicagoans is excited to announce a new date for our 2-hour walk through the quiet pocket neighborhood of Roscoe Village, featuring special guest collaborator Barry Love of Roscoe Village Neighbors! Barry brings over fifteen years of neighborhood activism and pride to a tour that will cover Roscoe Village's rich patchwork of industrial, residential, and commercial landmarks.
Beginning at the Paulina Brown Line stop, we'll explore the history & architecture of a neighborhood once known for its pencil factory, amusement park, and kooky aldermen. These days, it's a bustling part of the city filled with small businesses, historic homes, and just about everything in between. The afternoon will end at John's Place, a neighborhood favorite for burgers & brunch. Come learn something new about your place in space!
Beginning at the Paulina Brown Line stop, we'll explore the history & architecture of a neighborhood once known for its pencil factory, amusement park, and kooky aldermen. These days, it's a bustling part of the city filled with small businesses, historic homes, and just about everything in between. The afternoon will end at John's Place, a neighborhood favorite for burgers & brunch. Come learn something new about your place in space!
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE 9/15/18
Chicago for Chicagoans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering tours on a "pay-what-you-can" basis. A suggested tip of $10-20 per person is suggested & appreciated, but not required. Reviewing us on Yelp, liking us on Facebook, spreading the word, and attending future tours tells us how much you love us too! Donate online fee-free here.
OLD TOWN WALKING TOURSLed by Patti Swanson & Liz Garibay
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Saturday, NOVEMBER 10th
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Mark your calendars! More info coming soon.
REGISTRATION AVAILABLE 10/27/2018
Chicago for Chicagoans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering tours on a "pay-what-you-can" basis. A suggested tip of $10-20 per person is suggested & appreciated, but not required. Reviewing us on Yelp, liking us on Facebook, spreading the word, and attending future tours tells us how much you love us too! Donate online fee-free here.
CHICAGO HISTORY 101: THE SPEAKEASY SERIES
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Our popular winter lecture series at Room 13 is coming back for the 2018-2019 season! Details forthcoming.
FARTHER OUT...
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Soon!
PULLMAN
with tour guide & historian Beatrice Hardy 
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Soon!
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2019
LAKEVIEW
with community researcher Walter Kiefer 
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2019
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