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Author: misstracyjo
Beverly Vistas
Beverly is just such a lovely Chicago neighborhood… lush, homey, grand, all of it.
Loop Alleys
You walk by them every day without noticing, but every so often, Google Maps will tell you to hang a left on “Marble” and you’ll think “Marble is not a Chicago Loop street!”. Then you’ll look up and see the street sign for Marble. So, Marble, Arcade, Garland, Couch, Court, Calhoun, Garvey, Benton, Holden, MacChesney… here you go.
MacChesney Ct. looking up to Michigan Ave.
Smoking break on MacChesney Ct.
MacChesney Ct. looking up to Wacker Pl.
Looking under Wacker Pl at MacChesney Ct.
CTA power station Haddock Pl
Site of Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Couch Pl and Franklin
Looking toward Couch Pl and Franklin
Behind the former Bismarck Hotel
Behind the former Bismarck Hotel
Behind the former Bismarck Hotel
Behind the former Bismarck Hotel
Behind the former Bismarck Hotel
Behind the former Bismarck Hotel
Site of Iroquois Hotel fire
If you feel worried about exploring the alleys, my experience was mostly delivery guys and people taking smoking breaks. Lots of people taking smoking breaks. Encountered one rat.
Lots of vistas of batty infrastructure.
Riverbank Neighbors Park
This stretch of the Chicago River between Berteau and Pensacola is even more lovely than nature intended. It’s appropriately called Riverbank Neighbors Park – the people nearby have been taking care of it for years. They welcome volunteers! https://www.riverbankneighbors.org/
Walking down Wells
Prairie Joe’s
Prairie Joe’s 1921 Central St, Evanston
Prairie Joe’s 1921 Central St, Evanston
Prairie Joe’s, 1921 Central St. has been there for quite some time, and was a diner forever before it was Prairie Joe’s.
Glenview Vistas
Power lines Corner of Lake Ave and “Unnamed Rd.”, Glenview
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Corner of Lake Ave and “Unnamed Rd.”, Glenview
Right at the Glenview city limits, on Lake and what Google maps calls “Unnamed Rd.”, running alongside the Edens. The tracks were once the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad.
