#25 Northwestern University

Sunday, February 23, 2020

# 25 Northwestern University

What do you do on a sunny 56 degree day in February?  Go for a walk of course. The Northwestern campus is a bastion of academia with ivy covered 19th century gothic buildings.  There are also modern facilities that house performance spaces and science labs.  Attractive campus right on the lake front.  Many people out on such an unseasonably warm day.

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Evanston Public Library

Clock Tower

Arch

Old Building

View of Chicago

Library

Panorama

Campus Map

Swag

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#44 Prairie Avenue Historic District

Saturday, February 22, 2020

This is a totally new neighborhood for me.  Ironic, because it is one of the oldest in all of the city of Chicago.  This is where all of the titans of industry lived in the 19th century.  It survived the fire of 1871 and still has some old mansions. 

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Start Indiana & 18th

Interpretive signs

Clark House

Oldest House in Chicago

Clark House East Side

Keith House for Sale 2.8 million

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#43 Chinatown

Saturday, February 22, 2020

A beautiful sunny day in the mid-forties.  Unseasonably mild for February.  I decided to check out Chinatown.  There have been reports of people avoiding Chinatown as a result of the Corona Virus outbreak in China.  It doesn't make any sense.  Streets were pretty empty and some businesses were closed.  A bit nostalgic for me since I had lived in Beijing for three years.  There's a large branch of the Chicago Public Library at the entrance to Wentworth Avenue.

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Start at the main gate

Welcome Mosaic 

Welcome sign

Wentworth Avenue

Lanterns

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#16 Gold Coast

November 24, 2019

Gold Coast.  Nice, sunny late November day.  I've driven past the Surgical Science Museum many times and have always been curious.  It was even open today, but I couldn't get up the nerve to go in.  Lots of large mansions on this walk. 

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77 Elm St

Rush Street

Rush Street

Rush Street

Rush Street

Rush Street

Surgical Museum

Skyline from Lakeshore

Playboy Mansion

Churchhill Corner

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#14 River North Gallery District

November 8, 2019

This is a short walk.  I did it on a sunny, cold day.  Winter is coming early to Chicago this year.  I didn't try very hard to hunt down every address on the card.  Many of these galleries do not stick around for 10 years.  They are also more for people looking to buy pieces.  These are not museums.  So I felt funny about going into any of them.  Some are by appointment only anyhow. Vibrant neighborhood though.

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Start Chicago & Franklin

Hancock

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#11 Riverside

November 8, 2019

Chicago has renovated and built a pedestrian walk on the south bank of the river that extends from Wolf Point to the Lake.  Restaurants, outdoor park areas and boat rentals can be found all along the new Chicago Riverwalk.  I decided to blaze a new trail instead of following the card.  I started on the south bank at Wolf Point and walked east.  I crossed the river on Michigan Avenue and continued east and ended the walk as the card described.  This gave me unobstructed views of the buildings on the north bank.  Of  course, most restaurants and amenities (including the fountain) were closed because it's November and below freezing.  But at least is was sunny.

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Wolf Point

The New Riverwalk

Skyline looking East

Merchandise Mart

Britannica

Marina City

Marina City, AMA Plaza, Trump Tower

Wrigley

Tribune Tower 

Apple Store

Best way to experience the river

DuSable

Fountain 

Fox & Obel no more

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