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Armchair Travels

Along the 606: Chicago’s Hippest Neighborhoods

2023-06-15 13:00:00 2023-06-15 14:30:00 America/Chicago Armchair Travels Join Laurie Petersen, editor of AIA Guide to Chicago, in an exploration of the 606, a 2.7-mile elevated trail featuring street-level parks, an observatory, and public art installations. Wilmette Public Library - Auditorium

Thursday, June 15
1:00pm - 2:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-15 13:00:00 2023-06-15 14:30:00 America/Chicago Armchair Travels Join Laurie Petersen, editor of AIA Guide to Chicago, in an exploration of the 606, a 2.7-mile elevated trail featuring street-level parks, an observatory, and public art installations. Wilmette Public Library - Auditorium

Join Laurie Petersen, editor of AIA Guide to Chicago, in an exploration of the 606, a 2.7-mile elevated trail featuring street-level parks, an observatory, and public art installations.

Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Humboldt Park…do these names sound familiar, but you’re not quite sure where they are or why there’s so much buzz? This richly illustrated lecture will explore these neighborhoods and The 606 trail that links them, showing you cutting-edge buildings alongside beautifully restored mansions, graystones and brick cottages.

Laurie Petersen is the editor of the American Institute of Architects’ AIA Guide to Chicago, the most comprehensive guide to the city’s buildings. The fourth edition of the book was published by the University of Illinois Press in June 2022. She has appeared on Chicago Tonight and has given numerous lectures about architecture in the Chicago area. She also writes for Chicago Architect magazine. She is a docent who leads tours at Crow Island School in Winnetka and helped develop a web-based tour of that National Historic Landmark school. She also leads tours at Chicago’s Charnley-Persky House, designed by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Armchair Travels is generously funded with a gift from the Rutherford Family Trust.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Presentation |

TAGS: | Armchair Travels |

Wilmette Public Library

Phone: 847-256-5025

Hours
Mon, Sep 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Sep 26 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Sep 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Sep 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Sat, Sep 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Oct 01 12:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

From the south: Go north on Green Bay Road. Turn left on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building. 

From the north: Go south on Green Bay Road. Turn right on Wilmette Ave. Turn right on Park Ave. Library is located on the corner of Wilmette Ave. and Park Ave. Parking lot is on the north side of the building.

From I-94 (Edens Expressway):from the South - exit at Lake Ave. East. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave. • from the North - exit at Rt. 41/Skokie Blvd. Turn left (east) on Lake Ave. Go east on Lake Ave. a little over 2 miles. Turn right on Park Ave. 


Mass transit options include CTA, Metra, and Pace.

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