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| The decorations are up at Block 37, but at least they haven't started playing Christmas carols yet. |
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
20 November 2013: 'Tis the Season
Sunday, November 17, 2013
17 November 2013: Rebirth
The house at 1444 W. Farwell, destroyed by fire last January, was damaged beyond repair and had to be demolished. Fortunately, it is now being rebuilt to look as it did before. This is good news for the neighborhood, restoring the property to its former beauty. The house next door to it, which shared a common wall and a unified design, looked sadly incomplete without it.
Unfortunately, it is rare to see a rehab project of this scope give this much attention to a residence's history unless it has landmark status, and i applaud the effort. During the last real estate boom, we saw many of our beautiful old single-family homes torn down and replaced with bland six-unit buildings, identifiable by their cheap, orangey-brick facades that are somehow supposed to look "authentic;" many of our larger apartment buildings suffered get-rich-quick, slap-dash rehabs that turned those elegant old Rogers Park apartments into bland, characterless condos. Then there's the soon-to-be parking palace on the site of the former Shambala Meditation Center on Sheridan Road and the Loyola Juggernaut. With so much "progress" in the neighborhood, it's refreshing to see that this one corner of Rogers Park will maintain the look that has made this such a beautiful and interesting place to live.
And here are links to my earlier posts on this property:
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
11 November 2013: And Suddenly, It's Winter
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| I wish i could say how beautiful this pure, pristine layer of snow is, but honestly, it just makes me want to run away to someplace warm and sunny. |
Sunday, November 10, 2013
10 November 2013: Foliage and Waterfowl
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| A beautiful day at Loyola Beach |
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| The ducks gathered near Farwell pier waiting for someone to throw them some crumbs. |
Saturday, November 9, 2013
9 November 2013: More from the Mile of Murals
Three segments of the mural on Glenwood between Estes and Greenleaf,
showing the history of Rogers Park.
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