Established in 2003, West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors is a voluntary group of neighbors in Chicago who desire to assist each other in preserving and appreciating the homes in our neighborhood; educating each other and the broader public in the value and the story of our neighborhood; and providing resources to each other to improve the quality of our homes, enrich our lives and assure our neighborhood's future.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Southern Bungalows

On a recent trip south (and apparently a tour of places named after women) we stopped in Florence, Alabama and Anna, Illinois. After checking out the Wright and Griffin buildings we'd planned on seeing, I wandered the surrounding streets to discover one incredible bungalow after another. If you're ever in the Muscle Shoals area, I recommend visiting Florence. It's a charming college town with an unusually large number of historic districts for its size.

Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Double squirrel bird bath in Anna, Illinois

Anna, Illinois

Anna, Illinois

Anna, Illinois

Anna, Illinois

OK, it's not a bungalow, but this vintage sign for a bread company in Anna is just too cute...let's call it a bunny-galow.

1 comment:

dudemanlti said...

I don't know much about architecture, but these houses look familiar. They look like some of the houses in the Southend of Louisville,KY. But there are a lot of houses there that are lots of different styles from victorian to modern. However, the victorians in historic Louisville get more attention than any house in the southend. you should take a look if you are this far down I-65 someday. Hell, you can see a lot of historic houses just passing thru from I-65 after the river. we preserve them as well.