Chicago mixed bag of 2005: Part 4, Avondale, Logan Square, Wicker Park-Bucktown

And we continue onward, prevoius parts can be seen here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This part focuses on Avondale (highlighted in red), Logan Sqaure (in yellow) and Wicker Park-Bucktown (in green). Avondale Belmont Blue Line Station The next group of photos is of the old Florshiem Shoe Factory, part of which is being converted to lofts, while the other part will be demolished for a funcking shopping center. The section to be saved: And this one will be demolished: ------- Another urban school There's a whole section of Grace Street were the buildings are suffering from severe setteling: Yikes! Another house, 2 blocks down This 3 flat too. Old Style! ------ Now one of my favorite hoods, Logan Square The mega mall has been condemed. Fate is unknown. Would make a great location for TOD Infill A friend lives in this building. Her apartment has the original clawfoot cast-iron bathtub. Logan Square, which is really a 'circle', is part of the Boulivard System. It was laid out by private developers who constructed elegant wide carriage drives linking all of the major inland parks. It looks amazing in the summertime, so lush and green. In the center of Logan Sqaure is the Illinois Centennial monument, celibrating the 100 year aniversery of Illinois incorperating as a state in 1818. The developers of this era lined the Blvds with some great stuff: This is Palmer Square, where the blvd system shifts 1/4 mile east. Palmer Sqaure Park sits in the middle of the street: yup, its that wide, and a 1/4 mile long. Some buildings fronting Palmer Square Side Streets: Another great old school Infill The middle guy looks a little crowded. Wicker Park-Bucktown These two are grouped, because they are essentially the same area. Bucktown refers to the northern half of Wicker Park, and gets its name from all of the goats that used to graze in the yards of immigrant's houses. We'll start in the grittier east side of the hood... under the Kennedy Garage for a shitty new big-box center. Its open now. Moving westward now into the residential area... Infill Really cool church Old Style! Infill Infill A strip mall with condos above. more infill more infill on the left, you know who in the back more infill And the rest is infill... And that does it for part 4.>