Tour Old Town gems by Chicago's finest architects Sunday, June 1, at 2 p.m. Louis Sullivan, architect of the Auditorium, Carson Pirie Scott, and the old Chicago Stock Exchange, also designed buildings in the Old Town Triangle. So did Harry Weese, known for the Auditorium restoration, the Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist at Wacker Dr. and State St., and Washington, DC's Metrosystem.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's volunteer docents will narrate a tour of the architectural treasures of Old Town, from the post-Fire reconstruction of the 1870s to the urban renewal of the 1970s.
The tour starts in front of the Lincoln Park Zoo Administration building (formerly the Chicago Academy of Natural Sciences) on the east side of the intersection of Clark St. and Armitage Ave. Offered only three times a year, the tour lasts about two hours. Cost is $10 per person (free to members of the Chicago Architecture Foundation). No advance registration is necessary.
The not-for-profit Chicago Architecture Foundation advances public interest and education in architecture and design, particularly Chicago's unique architectural legacy, through a comprehensive program of tours, exhibitions, lectures, and special events. It is supported by members' donations, foundation and corporate grants, and program fees. |
