Cornell Store & Flats (Walter Burley Griffin, 1908) in Grand Crossing, 9/15/23. A rare commercial/residential design for WBG, the Prairie School building was built by the Cornell family to continue the development legacy of Paul Cornell, the founder of Chicago’s Hyde Park. You can check out Preservation Chicago’s write up on the building and its struggles, which they did for their Most Endangered 2021 list.
CBA riders goofing on a favorite movie in Streeterville, 9/23/23. As they walk along the Chicago River, Lucy and Jack start to hit it off. I’ll point out the Chicago Sun-Times building directly above and behind them replaced with the Trump Tower.
Albert R Sabin Elementary (Arthur F Hussander, 1915) in Wicker Park, 7/10/20. Hussander built a number of schools with similar brick design and columns. I believe this is the only one with this color of brick, the others being red or brown. Over its life the building has been an elementary, junior high and high school. Now back to elementary, you check out the website to see what they are up to these days.
Michigan Avenue & East Thirty-Sixth Place in Bronzeville, 8/18/20. In Book Two, Bigger picks this intersection to receive the fake ransom drop for the already deceased Mary Dalton. He would be able to see from an upper floor. Both buildings predate the book’s 1930s setting (1888, greystone at right).
Contact CBA for a custom guided ridethat includes some of these sights and for gift certificates for the cyclists in your life.Also, these maps are some of the many layers on The Map, where you can plan your own ride, run, or walk around Chicago