tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78091549666236623412024-03-13T22:05:38.615-05:00West Ridge Bungalow NeighborsMaribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-10064363371271517042011-11-16T18:01:00.002-06:002011-11-16T18:01:46.893-06:00WRBN Is On HiatusWRBN has not met for many months and may fold in 2012. For the time being, this blog will be kept up for reference puposes.Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-22912260930113986422011-11-16T17:58:00.001-06:002011-11-16T17:59:41.369-06:00CPL Budget CutsTo the Honorable Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 50th Ward Alderman Debra Silverstein:<br />
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We are writing as officers of a neighborhood community organization, the West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors, to oppose the proposed cuts in the Chicago Public Library budget.<br />
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Our volunteer group was formed in 2003 to provide resources and education to West Ridge residents on topics relating to historic home maintenance and restoration, aspects of the Arts and Crafts movement, Chicago bungalow and Prairie School architecture, and local history. Beginning in 2004, the Northtown Branch of the CPL provided us with a meeting space for our monthly gatherings, which were always open to the public and free of charge. Though not formally associated with the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association or the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society, we worked closely with both organizations over the years. WRBN members did extensive research on the history of our neighborhood, and In 2008, WRBN volunteers (along with the HCBA) completed a successful nomination to list the Talman West Ridge Historic Chicago Bungalow District on the National Register for Historic Places. The Northtown Branch Library graciously hosted our celebration of the National Register listing in September <br />
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2008, which was attended by more than 75 neighbors. Librarians Rose Powers, Catherine Wilson, and the rest of the staff were always helpful -- whether we needed research materials, or any equipment for our meetings.<br />
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In gratitude for the Library's support, WRBN made contributions to the Northtown Branch totaling more than $900. Many of our members also participated as donors and volunteer workers in the branch's Friends of the Library annual book sales to raise funds for the Library.<br />
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In 2010, Mayor Daley made extensive cuts to the CPL budget, which included reductions in hours for the branches. These cuts meant that the Northtown Branch was never open beyond 8:00 pm, which made it impossible for our group (consisting primarily of working professionals) to continue to meet there. Without a meeting place, our group has become less active in the community.<br />
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Further cuts to the Library would harm local residents even more.<br />
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The Northtown Library, despite its aging and deteriorated physical state, has remained a vital and heavily-utilized center for learning and community activity in West Ridge. Please don't deplete even more of its already overworked staff and meager resources!<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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Jofrid Stavig and Maribeth Brewer,<br />
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Founders and Co-Chairs, West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors<br />
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Anastasia Glapa<br />
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Treasurer, West Ridge Bungalow NeighborsMaribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-17407529792593432912011-03-06T09:39:00.000-06:002011-03-06T09:39:00.869-06:00Beverly Wood Works<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8Y1Bb-3-BQ/TMCKJ3wUOhI/AAAAAAAAAMU/dVGaEaom1xk/s1600/IMG_4566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" l6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_P8Y1Bb-3-BQ/TMCKJ3wUOhI/AAAAAAAAAMU/dVGaEaom1xk/s320/IMG_4566.JPG" width="202" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Damon Nelson of Bevery Wood Works grew up as a 5th generation Andersonville resident and is very familair with West Ridge. He says he's always loved the quiet tree lined streets he and his older brother would often pedal down. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since leaving Andersonville for the southside neighborhood of Beverly he has created Beverly Wood Works. He specializes in wood radiator covers, but also builds reproduction Craftsman era furniture as well as built-ins, replacement doors that match the originals and window screens and storms, all at resonable prices. Damon says he started Beverly Wood Works as a creative outlet, not a money maker. His goal is to help those in the know about the history of their homes create a living environment for themselves that is appropriate to the original character. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check out </span><a href="http://www.beverlywoodworks.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Beverly Wood Works</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and see for yourself.</span>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-59949769741344672742010-07-11T11:24:00.000-05:002010-07-11T11:24:30.456-05:00Villa TourThanks to the <a href="http://www.thevillachicago.com/">Villa </a>community and our co-chair Jo for arranging a private tour of this community for WRBN members.<br />
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It's time to get your official rsvp's in for next week's WRBN members' tour to the Villa. Even if you previously expressed interest in the tour, PLEASE send another rsvp by Tuesday July 6, with the names of people coming. You may invite interested friends or neighbors as long as we know who's coming by Tuesday; the Villa group will add another docent if needed. The cost for the tour is $10 per person (cash only), payable on the day of the tour. <br />
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We'll assemble at the starting point at 10:00 a.m., rain or shine. Directions and meeting location will be sent to participants next week. The tour will last approximately 2 hours. <br />
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We will organize carpooling for those interested, so let us know if you can drive (& how many riders you could take) or will need a ride.<br />
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Jo & Maribeth<br />
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Our treasurer Ann Glapa is still accepting 2010 WRBN dues of $15 per household. You can drop off your check made out to West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors (or cash in an envelope labeled with your name) through the mail slot at Glapas house, or mail it to Ann at 2601 W Farwell Ave, Chicago 60645. <br />
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Villa Tour info:<br />
Join us on July 10 for a private guided walking tour of the first significant bungalow neighborhood in Chicago, The Villa, a Chicago Landmark Historic District since 1983 http://www.thevillachicago.com/ <br />
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The Villa celebrated its centennial in 2007, which means it was developed roughly 15 - 20 years ahead of our West Ridge bungalow neighborhoods. <br />
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The most prolific of the Villa architects was Clarence Hatzfeld, whose name you probably know as the architect for our very own Chicago Landmark, the IBP Field House. (He also designed our Green Briar Park and Chippewa Park field houses). We will be touring the interior of a Hatzfeld house, as well as some private gardens.<br />
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From the Villa website:<br />
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The Villa is "one of the city’s first planned urban developments, featuring streets divided by park-like medians, and strict covenants that governed density, land and building use, and architectural style" .<br />
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Also notable are the "rubble stone planters at every corner. These pillars, standing five feet tall or so, were originally constructed as stucco light stands, with globe shaped fixtures on top. In 1923, they were rebuilt as stone planters, possibly inspired by a house at the corner of Avers and Avondale with a rubble stone front porch and chimney."<br />
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You may notice that the Villla pillars are similar to the original pillars that mark the entrance to Indian Boundary Park on Lunt, just east of the Field House.Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-75368375931641584992010-06-06T10:13:00.000-05:002010-06-06T10:13:54.152-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/TAu7CRiar2I/AAAAAAAABMo/87GGNnt1ivw/s1600/IMG_0018+(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/TAu7CRiar2I/AAAAAAAABMo/87GGNnt1ivw/s320/IMG_0018+(2).JPG" /></a></div><br />
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A wonderful new story from our neighbor Lynette, required reading for all bungalow dwellers: <a href="http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/06/memory-walls/">http://isgreaterthan.net/2010/06/memory-walls/</a>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-87277841157936414812010-06-02T17:22:00.001-05:002010-06-02T17:23:47.191-05:00Nature By Design: A Tour of Four Historic GardensWHAT: Garden Tour – Nature By Design: A Tour of Four Historic Gardens<br />
WHEN: Saturday, June 26, 2010 – 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<br />
WHERE: Tour starts at the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society<br />
361 East Westminster, Lake Forest<br />
COST: Tickets $30 in advance, $35 at the door<br />
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Experience the past and present beauty of four noteworthy local gardens Saturday, June 26 on the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society’s garden tour, “Nature By Design: A Tour of Four Historic Gardens”. The tour is presented in conjunction with the Historical Society’s exhibit Nature By Design: Drawings of the Foundation for Architecture and Landscape Architecture, 1926-1935.<br />
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The tour highlights four gardens that still contain remnants of their original design, or have been thoughtfully restored: Covin Tree (the former Walter and Katherine Brewster estate), Fairlawn (the former Farwell-McGann estate), House of the Four Winds (the former Hugh and Mary McBirney estate), and Villa Turicum (the former Harold and Edith R. McCormick estate).<br />
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Participants in the tour will have a unique opportunity to compare the gardens’ current splendor with renderings created over 75 years ago by budding professionals. The exhibit Nature By Design features over thirty original sketches and watercolors of Lake Forest sites drawn by students of architecture and landscape architecture in the 1920s and 1930s. These students were invited to attend a special program of summer training in Lake Forest, the Foundation for Architecture and Landscape Architecture, where they learned from masters of the field and used the local homes and gardens as models for study. Among these models were the four gardens included in the tour.<br />
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The self-guided tour is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and begins at the Historical Society, where participants will pick up their tour booklet. Tickets are $30 in advance ($35 at the door) and available on the web at www.lflbhistory.org or by calling the Historical Society at 847.234.5253.<br />
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The Nature By Design exhibit will have special hours for those on the tour and will be open on June 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The exhibit is generally open to the public on Tuesdays,Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society is located at 361 E. Westminster in Lake Forest.<br />
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The program was made possible by contributions from Lesser, Lutrey & McGlynn, LLPMaribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-7897625071967374922010-05-31T19:31:00.002-05:002010-05-31T19:32:28.247-05:00Chicago Victory Gardens lecture on June 16th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/TARUYphcWGI/AAAAAAAABMg/JTzbFepITK4/s1600/Peterson_Ave_just_west_of_Artesian_looking_west.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/TARUYphcWGI/AAAAAAAABMg/JTzbFepITK4/s320/Peterson_Ave_just_west_of_Artesian_looking_west.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Victory Garden at Peterson and Campbell, circa 1940s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society invites you to join us on the for a lecture titled "Chicago Victory Gardens:Yesterday and Tomorrow".<br />
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 7:00pm, Devon Bank, lower level meeting room, 6444 N. Western.<br />
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Listen as avid gardener and blogger LaManda Joy unearths the fascinating stories behind Chicago's World War II Victory Garden effort. LaManda will reveal how Chicago mobilized to deal with food rationing and <br />
severely decreased resources while building morale and community pride to become the Victory Garden role model for the entire nation.<br />
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Outlining parallels between the Victory Gardeners of the 1940s and the booming garden movement of today, LaManda will also discuss her latest endeavor, The Peterson Garden Project, www.petersongarden.org<br />
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Admission to Lecture<br />
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$5.00 per adult, $1.00 per child under 12<br />
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RP/WRHS members: free<br />
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All proceeds benefit RP/WRHS and The Peterson Garden Project.Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-259180558293758942010-05-28T08:13:00.000-05:002010-05-28T08:19:10.637-05:00Wild life in West RidgeLast Sunday at 7:20 a.m., running with my dog, Dickens, south on McCormick, we got to Devon, and we noticed four deer on the south-east corner. Standing. Waiting for the light to change, maybe. Then three more deer came up from the canal, then two more, and another. In all, 11 deer congregated at Devon and McCormick. The light changed to green, and they all moved north, as gracefully as a breeze. <br /><br />This past week, Michele and Dickens walked around Indian Boundary, and spotted a bunch of baby ducks. The whole pack of them wouldn't make an appetizer. Cute yellow fluffy things. <br /><br />The goslings can't be far behind. <br /><br />A great beautiful weekend shaping up in West Ridge. I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy it!<br /><br />DanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-10694476629952790992010-03-26T19:07:00.001-05:002010-03-26T19:08:28.528-05:00RPWRHS Tour on May 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/S61MIHHEDXI/AAAAAAAABMY/v8gHifnEsjo/s1600/IBP+historic+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/S61MIHHEDXI/AAAAAAAABMY/v8gHifnEsjo/s320/IBP+historic+photo.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society will host its Annual House Walk on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m. This year’s tour will highlight homes surrounding Indian Boundary Park, including the notable Park Castles and Park Gables apartment buildings. <br />
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Registration for the house walk is available at www.rpwrhs.org or by calling (773) 764-4078. Admission is $25 for society members and $30 for non-members. A discounted rate of $20 for members and $25 for non-members will be offered through April 25. Day-of registration will be available at the Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center, 2500 West Lunt Ave. beginning at 12 Noon. The last tour will start at 3:30 p.m. <br />
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Several units of the Park Castles and Park Gables will be open for the tour as well as the buildings’ spectacular Art Deco swimming pools. The apartments grace the eastern and northern boundary of the park – a magnificent group of Gothic and Tudor Revival style structures built in the late 1920s by developers Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz. <br />
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Indian Boundary Park was opened in 1922 as the centerpiece of the Ridge Avenue Park District. The 13-acre park was designed as a pastoral landscape with picturesque gardens, a lagoon with a small island, rolling lawns, and meandering paths. Its field house, now the Indian Boundary Park Cultural Center, was designed by prominent architect Clarence Hatzfeld, and is noted for its unusual combination of Tudor Revival design and Native American images and sculptures. <br />
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Several other homes near the park owned by notable 1920s personalities will be included in the tour. The Indian Boundary area is a hidden gem on the north side, with an abundance of historically and architecturally significant buildings and landscapes. <br />
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A new exhibit in the park’s cultural center, A Park is Your Front Yard: Indian Boundary Park and the Gubbins, McDonnell & Blietz Co-ops, 1915-1929 will be open to tour participants on May 2. <br />
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The Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society was formed in 1975 to preserve the history of Rogers Park and West Ridge as a vital part of the City of Chicago, and to provide interactive education about these communities to the public.Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-13882096774582496372010-02-28T12:47:00.001-06:002010-03-26T19:08:02.673-05:00WRBN is now on FacebookFor up-to-date posts and new information, join us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Ridge-Bungalow-Neighbors/332017146496?ref=ts#!">Facebook</a>!Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-73114742001293514572010-01-16T22:09:00.000-06:002010-01-16T22:11:31.678-06:00Many, many thanks for alerting me to Diamond Dame Web site. on the other hand, maybe I am not so thankful. I spent far too much time there tonight. The breadth of material, the backstory on the photos and the organization are outstanding.<br /><br />I will return the favor by presenting you to a site that will soak up your discretionary time and enrich your life. Here it is: <br /><br />http://www.shorpy.com/<br /><br />Dan Miller<br />Talman AvenueUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-46533355403446118012010-01-09T18:38:00.006-06:002010-01-09T19:01:54.024-06:006th Annual WRBN post-holiday party!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/S0kmE_nO2KI/AAAAAAAABLY/GQ0Qom1ZvnQ/s1600-h/mcmillan-thomas-full-charleston-1920s.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424909093381789858" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/S0kmE_nO2KI/AAAAAAAABLY/GQ0Qom1ZvnQ/s400/mcmillan-thomas-full-charleston-1920s.jpg" /></a> <div></div><div></div><br /><div>Let's skip over the fact that I've not posted here since November and get right to the point...it's PARTY TIME! Join us on Saturday, January 16th to walk, wine and dine between 3 different West Ridge bungalows. You need to be a member to attend, but all (not just bungalow dwellers)are welcome to join for just $15.00 per household per year. </div><div> </div><div></div><div>This Library of Congress photo is from the fun <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WgEseLrtwBE/Sk1BOKBr8gI/AAAAAAAAA7g/zwNB7Q68des/s400/charleston-dance-1920s.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.diamonddame.com/2009/07/1920s-dance-craze-charleston.html&h=258&w=370&sz=21&tbnid=nu6dU4qzrR8lEM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1920s%2Bdancing%2Bphoto&usg=__wTmhfrxYLOrKQZeAHDZzdUkTgY8=&ei=4iNJS5-rApOylAeItp0X&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=7&ct=image&ved=0CBMQ9QEwBg">Diamond Dame </a>blog, a great source of all sorts of things from the 1920s. </div><div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-55535172152712776812009-11-06T08:32:00.021-06:002009-11-06T10:13:20.322-06:00Southern Bungalows<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ4LCbSQHI/AAAAAAAABLQ/7Q1uVsJ0QB8/s1600-h/IMG_0117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401003615405097074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ4LCbSQHI/AAAAAAAABLQ/7Q1uVsJ0QB8/s400/IMG_0117.JPG" border="0" /></a>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 <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">you're</span> ever in the Muscle Shoals area, I recommend visiting <a href="http://www.florenceal.org/At_A_Glance/Historical_Markers/index.html">Florence</a>. It's a charming college town with an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">unusually</span> large number of historic districts for its size.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3szcIkMI/AAAAAAAABLI/dswcTKVZ-iM/s1600-h/IMG_0115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401003095986049218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3szcIkMI/AAAAAAAABLI/dswcTKVZ-iM/s400/IMG_0115.JPG" border="0" /></a> Florence, Alabama<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3eJHORYI/AAAAAAAABLA/RxFs5bWocoU/s1600-h/IMG_0114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401002844105885058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3eJHORYI/AAAAAAAABLA/RxFs5bWocoU/s400/IMG_0114.JPG" border="0" /></a> Florence, Alabama<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3Qe5K1gI/AAAAAAAABK4/R66_PEBlKko/s1600-h/IMG_0113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401002609434351106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3Qe5K1gI/AAAAAAAABK4/R66_PEBlKko/s400/IMG_0113.JPG" border="0" /></a>Florence, Alabama<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3Dfvx8RI/AAAAAAAABKw/AcnfborAzTA/s1600-h/IMG_0110.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401002386325106962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ3Dfvx8RI/AAAAAAAABKw/AcnfborAzTA/s400/IMG_0110.JPG" border="0" /></a> Florence, Alabama<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ22pz0GoI/AAAAAAAABKo/IsbMiXrN--Q/s1600-h/IMG_0105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401002165688081026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ22pz0GoI/AAAAAAAABKo/IsbMiXrN--Q/s400/IMG_0105.JPG" border="0" /></a> Florence, Alabama<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ2jwcTBGI/AAAAAAAABKg/A7AnfYlaQwg/s1600-h/IMG_0103.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401001841050977378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ2jwcTBGI/AAAAAAAABKg/A7AnfYlaQwg/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" border="0" /></a>Florence, Alabama</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ2YsTE5gI/AAAAAAAABKY/xhlAEWj_DtA/s1600-h/IMG_0102.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401001650960000514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ2YsTE5gI/AAAAAAAABKY/xhlAEWj_DtA/s400/IMG_0102.JPG" border="0" /></a> Florence, Alabama<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ2JIMB2tI/AAAAAAAABKQ/pZtQkuy3ZXA/s1600-h/IMG_0096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401001383568726738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ2JIMB2tI/AAAAAAAABKQ/pZtQkuy3ZXA/s400/IMG_0096.JPG" border="0" /></a>Double squirrel bird bath in Anna, Illinois</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ16h0-PVI/AAAAAAAABKI/c7NIUrjRdLk/s1600-h/IMG_0093.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401001132753304914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ16h0-PVI/AAAAAAAABKI/c7NIUrjRdLk/s400/IMG_0093.JPG" border="0" /></a> Anna, Illinois<br /><br /><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ1YzCSS0I/AAAAAAAABJ4/lc_yPNua7L4/s1600-h/IMG_0092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401000553256995650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ1YzCSS0I/AAAAAAAABJ4/lc_yPNua7L4/s400/IMG_0092.JPG" border="0" /></a> Anna, Illinois<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ1KDE-e0I/AAAAAAAABJw/Ohly7XOZGPc/s1600-h/IMG_0089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401000299865209666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ1KDE-e0I/AAAAAAAABJw/Ohly7XOZGPc/s400/IMG_0089.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anna, Illinois<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ0wSACNkI/AAAAAAAABJo/wMQtPYXFDBc/s1600-h/IMG_0087.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400999857194415682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ0wSACNkI/AAAAAAAABJo/wMQtPYXFDBc/s400/IMG_0087.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Anna, Illinois<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ0XQtmYgI/AAAAAAAABJg/p89l7NL4BsA/s1600-h/Ana3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400999427351929346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQ0XQtmYgI/AAAAAAAABJg/p89l7NL4BsA/s400/Ana3.JPG" border="0" /></a> 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-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">galow</span>. </div><div></div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-69230701720425506112009-11-06T07:49:00.007-06:002009-11-06T08:24:08.625-06:00Who was Bruce Goff?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQrqx6RjhI/AAAAAAAABJY/eg5rAyqT5do/s1600-h/IMG_0015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400989867076324882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQrqx6RjhI/AAAAAAAABJY/eg5rAyqT5do/s400/IMG_0015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQrVnnzpKI/AAAAAAAABJQ/PO65nprzPYg/s1600-h/IMG_0054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400989503537259682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQrVnnzpKI/AAAAAAAABJQ/PO65nprzPYg/s400/IMG_0054.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQrBVTz0OI/AAAAAAAABJI/0J1Q7EI1kkU/s1600-h/IMG_0079.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400989155024163042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQrBVTz0OI/AAAAAAAABJI/0J1Q7EI1kkU/s400/IMG_0079.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQqRE8_U7I/AAAAAAAABI4/h9jBXVFeEfc/s1600-h/IMG_0085.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400988325999760306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SvQqRE8_U7I/AAAAAAAABI4/h9jBXVFeEfc/s400/IMG_0085.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>On our field trip to Graceland cemetery, several of you wondered who Bruce Goff was, his headstone is featured in a previous post about that trip. Here's some Goff information courtesty of <a href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bruce_Goff">Absolute Astronomy</a>: </div><div> </div><div align="justify">Goff's accumulated design portfolio of 500 projects (about one quarter of them built) demonstrates a restless, sped-up evolution through conventional styles and forms at a young age, through the Prairie style of his heroes and correspondents <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Frank_Lloyd_Wright">Frank Lloyd Wright</a> and <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Louis_Sullivan">Louis Sullivan</a> . Finding inspiration in sources as varied as <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Antoni_Gaud%C3%AD">Antoni Gaudi</a>, Balinese music, <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Claude_Debussy">Claude Debussy</a> , Japanese <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Ukiyo-e">ukiyo-e</a> prints, and seashells, Goff's mature work had no precedent and he has few heirs other than his former assistant, New Mexico architect Bart Prince. His contemporaries primarily followed tight <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Functionalism">functionalistic</a> floorplans with flat roofs and no ornament. Goff's idiosyncratic floorplans, attention to spatial effect, and use of recycled and/or unconventional materials such as gilded zebrawood, cellophane strips, cake pans, glass cullet, Quonset Hut ribs, ashtrays, and white turkey feathers, challenge conventional distinctions between order and disorder. Some notable buildings designed by Goff are the Bavinger House in Norman, Oklahoma, the <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Ruth_VanSickle_Ford">Ruth VanSickle Ford</a> House in <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Aurora%2c_Illinois">Aurora, Illinois</a> ,the Colmorgan House in Glenview, Illinois, and the <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Pavilion_for_Japanese_Art">Pavilion for Japanese Art</a> at the <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Los_Angeles_County_Museum_of_Art">Los Angeles County Museum of Art</a><br />His most ambitious built work, the Joe D. Price House and Studio, also known as Shin'enKan, in <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bartlesville%2c_Oklahoma">Bartlesville, Oklahoma</a> was destroyed by arson in 1996. Goff also designed the Searing house in <a class="link1" onmouseover="'showByLink(" onmouseout="'hide(" href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Prairie_Village%2c_Kansas">Prairie Village, Kansas</a><br /><br />Goff's <a href="http://www.brucegoff-castle-bandb.com/localactivities.htm">Duncan House</a> is located deep in the Shawnee National Forest and was a stop along the way during our quick trip south in September. I'll let the pictures do the talking here. <br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-28853602116010460632009-10-31T11:15:00.003-05:002009-10-31T11:21:33.175-05:00Happy Halloween from WRBN!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Suxi7ISDP8I/AAAAAAAABIo/61rRjpf3Q-w/s1600-h/spiderwoman+(2).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398798821285380034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Suxi7ISDP8I/AAAAAAAABIo/61rRjpf3Q-w/s400/spiderwoman+(2).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This great 1920s photo of a young lady decked out in spiderlicious style is from the creepy cool <a href="http://agentgallerychicago.com/">Agent Gallery </a>on Damen. </div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-61328855804271333472009-09-28T08:27:00.018-05:002009-10-05T11:17:06.970-05:00Derrick's Avalon Bungalow BBQ<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC7NmGYu8I/AAAAAAAABIg/OqJnzL51z3I/s1600-h/IMG_0017+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386510996575140802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC7NmGYu8I/AAAAAAAABIg/OqJnzL51z3I/s320/IMG_0017+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC7EX1aAjI/AAAAAAAABIY/bLOzNWr_sD4/s1600-h/IMG_0031+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386510838127002162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC7EX1aAjI/AAAAAAAABIY/bLOzNWr_sD4/s320/IMG_0031+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC6qnKoShI/AAAAAAAABIQ/QaOoFBajfZw/s1600-h/IMG_0027+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386510395565951506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC6qnKoShI/AAAAAAAABIQ/QaOoFBajfZw/s320/IMG_0027+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC6e2yh5XI/AAAAAAAABII/Jy-xvd43N3I/s1600-h/IMG_0029+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386510193601406322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC6e2yh5XI/AAAAAAAABII/Jy-xvd43N3I/s320/IMG_0029+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC6KDrdBgI/AAAAAAAABIA/1zJU0R0TeFI/s1600-h/IMG_0039+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386509836284134914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC6KDrdBgI/AAAAAAAABIA/1zJU0R0TeFI/s320/IMG_0039+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a> On Saturday we trekked to Chicago's Avalon neighborhood for a tour of Derrick's mural-filled home. This must be one of the cleanest, best preserved bungalows in the city. And the murals --I'<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ve</span> never seen anything like them in a bungalow or elsewhere. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Hand painted</span> and original to the home, they fill all four walls of the dining room. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">When I asked Derrick what work he'd done to the place he said "Nothing - I just moved my furniture in. Oh yeah, and I painted a couple of rooms". (As someone who spent about a year painting over pink woodwork, I'm more than a little envious.) Come to find out, Derrick is only the second owner of this home. The first owner spent his entire life here, a flipper bought & cleaned up the place, and Derrick moved in. </div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">We were privileged to meet Derrick's mom as well as his neighbors, William Cousins and his daughter Cheryl. Mr. Cousins has a remarkable life story: </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">"Like many Chicagoans, William Cousins, Jr., has his roots in the South. Cousins was born in 1927, in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Swiftown</span>, Mississippi. His family moved to Memphis, Tennessee and then to Chicago. Cousins graduated from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DuSable</span> High School on the city's South Side in 1945. He received his B. A. degree in political science from the University of Illinois, where he graduated with honors in 1948. Cousins then went on to Harvard Law School, receiving his LL.B. in 1951. </div><div align="justify"><br />Cousins served his country as an infantry lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He continued as an active army reservist for twenty years and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Cousins began practicing law in 1953 as an attorney with the Chicago Title & Trust Company. From 1957 to 1961, he served as a Republican Assistant State's Attorney. Cousins entered private practice with the law firm of Turner, Cousins, Gavin and Watt. In 1967, Cousins was elected as a "Free Democratic" alderman from Chicago's Eighth Ward. </div><div align="justify"><br />As an alderman, Cousins worked outside of Chicago's powerful political machine and was reelected as an independent until 1976, when he ran for Circuit Court Judge of Cook County and won. Over the next twenty-six years, Cousins presided as a judge on the Illinois Appellate Court and the Cook County Circuit Court. He was also appointed to various positions, including chairman of the Illinois Judicial Conference and as a member of the Special Supreme Court Committee on Capital Cases. While working as a judge, Cousins also served as Chairman of the Illinois Judicial Council, Chairman of the Judicial Council of the National Bar Association and as a Board member of the National Center for State Courts.</div><div align="justify"><br />Before election to the judiciary, Cousins dedicated his time and talents to an array of organizations and causes, including Chicago Area Planned Parenthood Association and Operation PUSH." (From <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Like%20many%20Chicagoans,%20William%20Cousins,%20Jr.,%20has%20his%20roots%20in%20the%20South.%20Cousins%20was%20born%20in%201927,%20in%20Swiftown,%20Mississippi.%20His%20family%20moved%20to%20Memphis,%20Tennessee%20and%20then%20to%20Chicago.%20Cousins%20graduated%20from%20DuSable%20High%20School%20on%20the%20city">The History Makers</a>)</div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Thanks, Derrick for introducing us to Avalon, your wonderful neighbors and your beautiful abode. <em><em><em><em><em><em></div></em></em></em></em></em></em></div></div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-82950424121250427792009-09-26T11:24:00.013-05:002009-09-28T18:11:59.712-05:00Elks Veterans Memorial<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC4u00cSdI/AAAAAAAABH4/MJcqCEjrqHA/s1600-h/inaugurationCrowd.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386508268927207890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC4u00cSdI/AAAAAAAABH4/MJcqCEjrqHA/s320/inaugurationCrowd.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC4bq7SdEI/AAAAAAAABHw/RU91kA5Ti9E/s1600-h/domeHalf.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC3X3BAtPI/AAAAAAAABHg/wHglhnFWmqM/s1600-h/memorialOutside.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386506774868178162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SsC3X3BAtPI/AAAAAAAABHg/wHglhnFWmqM/s320/memorialOutside.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ever wondered what's inside this building? Me too. Last night <a href="http://www.preservationchicago.org/">Preservation Chicago </a>hosted their annual fall fundraising event at the spectacular <a href="http://www.elks.org/memorial/historicalTour.cfm">Elks Memorial</a>. This was the first non-Elk event ever to be held at the Memorial which made the evening even more special.<br /><div><div><div><div></div><br /><div>Built in 1926 at the same time many of our West Ridge bungalows were constructed, the Memorial boasts room after room of marble, carved wood and magnificent murals and sculpture. You can take a virtual tour <a href="http://www.elks.org/memorial/memorialTour.cfm">here</a> but if you have the chance, I highly recommend you see it in person. Wandering through this building made me wish I had time to explore all of the hidden treasures that must exist all over Chicago. </div><div></div><div>(Photos from the Elks website.)</div></div></div></div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-86050858317223053902009-09-12T15:17:00.003-05:002009-09-13T12:05:23.054-05:00Explore Avalon with WRBN on September 26<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SqwCJqPIeVI/AAAAAAAABHQ/pxVTqJZswi4/s1600-h/Avalon+gem.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380678019780737362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SqwCJqPIeVI/AAAAAAAABHQ/pxVTqJZswi4/s320/Avalon+gem.bmp" border="0" /></a> WRBNeighbor Derrick invites all members to explore Chicago's Avalon community and visit his exceptional home for a tour and Barbeque on Saturday, September 26th. Watch for an email with details, coming soon! That's Derrick's place above with a group of WRBN visitors last fall.Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-78785867138908395582009-09-12T14:57:00.003-05:002009-09-12T15:12:19.204-05:00Thanks, Frank!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Sqv9ffWn3_I/AAAAAAAABHI/ZqYpp0T7mY4/s1600-h/1929+Weathervane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380672897258348530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Sqv9ffWn3_I/AAAAAAAABHI/ZqYpp0T7mY4/s320/1929+Weathervane.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Sqv9Z6v0moI/AAAAAAAABHA/YLtmhCGaIxc/s1600-h/IBP+Fieldhouse+Front+-+weathervane+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380672801532582530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Sqv9Z6v0moI/AAAAAAAABHA/YLtmhCGaIxc/s320/IBP+Fieldhouse+Front+-+weathervane+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Pictured above is is the old broken copper 1929 weathervane from the Indian Boundary Park field house, and WRBNeighbor and Roycroft master caftsmanFrank Glapa with the new, handcrafted weathervane he made as a gift to the park.</div><div> </div><div>With donation from neighborhood organizations, Frank also made new planter boxes for the front of the Green Briar Park field house. <br /><br /><div></div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-56416484609367023362009-08-02T15:48:00.010-05:002009-08-02T16:38:20.282-05:00The Burnham Centennial continues...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SnYBlBKhtiI/AAAAAAAABFo/JKI93EBanfU/s1600-h/Fuller%2520Courtyard_preview.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365477741537900066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SnYBlBKhtiI/AAAAAAAABFo/JKI93EBanfU/s320/Fuller%2520Courtyard_preview.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>If you missed the first <a href="http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/news.detail/object_id/0cbe001f-d066-41d3-925e-db0db961d6a1.cfm">Burnham Parks tour</a>, it's not too late to sign up for the next one offered on September 26th. You'll have to make a decision though, as our WRBN South Side tour and barbecue is the same day. Too many tours, too little time...</div><div></div><div>Below are reports from WRBNeighbors who attended yesterday: </div><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>The Burnham Tour was AMAZING!!<br />We saw the underground mechanical rooms of Buckingham Fountain (you pay $50 every Friday night as a fundraiser to see it), then went to Jackson Park and saw the "only bridge designed by Burnham" now called the "Clarence Darrow Bridge", went to the Osaka Island Garden with the Tea House and waterfalls. Then drove along and imagined why the "gondola canal" was not built where the Midway Plaisance is now.<br /><br />In Washington Park, we saw the details to the Fountain of Time, Loredo Taft has sculpted himself on the back, male figure with the "short tunic", then on to the DuSable Museum to see the inside of the building from the Fair....one of the few still standing designed by Burnham from the World's Fair. Drove on to Sherman Park and had lunch (amazing field house with murals by Art Inst. students), last and not least the Fuller Park field house another group of murals by the head of the Art Institute Dept. - also, has a "cloisters" garden room with crossing paths planted with small shrub roses and crab apple trees (in Spring has to be magnificent) a water fountain in the center, and at the end of the visual lines the bust of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Fuller!!<br /><br />Many, many details to print here.....very impressive tour!!<br />Julia was great and of course we saw a couple of other tour participants we got to know from Lincoln Park Docents....well worth the $30 each, which included a wonderful box lunch from Harry Caray's of pesto chicken or grilled veggie, with chips, fruit salad, choc. chip cookie and water bottle!!<br /><br />Carol can add more to this.....we loved it!!<br />Ann </em></div><div><em></em></div><br /><div><em>If you want to be a boxer, Fuller Park is where you go. There are 3 boxing rings and one was used by M. Ali and other greats to train. COOL.<br /><br />This tour was so worthwhile, just long enough, and worth way more that the $30 fee. Highly recommend it. Julia Bachrach is very knowledgeable, very lively, and a delight to be with all day.<br /><br />Carol</em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em>(Photo of the Fuller Park field house from the <a href="http://burnhamplan100.uchicago.edu/node/1064">Burnham Plan Centennial website</a>)</em></div></div></div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-83682302944444295852009-08-02T15:15:00.009-05:002009-08-02T15:40:35.009-05:00Independence Park Bungalow<blockquote></blockquote><p align="left">This morning several WRBNeighbors attended the Pancake Breakfast at the <a href="http://greenbungalowproject.org/">Independence Park Bungalow</a>. As I attempted to shoot my first photo, the camera told me I'd forgotten my memory card at home, so, dear readers, you'll just have to look at their website or make the short trip yourself.<br /><br />I'll leave it up to Ann to give you the lowdown: </p><em><p align="left">The "Breakfast at Independence Park" was delicious, well organized, soft blue grass music on the lawn, 3 choices of pancakes, or a bit of everything, great coffee and tables set all over the inside, on the back porch, on the grass in front and over 35 volunteers Lynda O. told me - their 6th Year. They raise the money for the neighborhood group and park group. Nice setting and nicely done.<br /><br />Alderman Marge Laurino was there, very friendly and low key, talking to everyone (not campaigning either), we saw local police officers waiting in line.</p><p align="left">For $10 - the best gourmet type choices of fresh peaches, and New Orleans eggs, apple pancakes, sausages, etc. I have ever tasted!! Lots of families with kids and all well behaved!!<br /><br />We were impressed.<br /><br />Ann<br /><br />BTW - across the street lives Chicago author Audrey Niffenegger who wrote the best seller "The Time Traveler's Wife" coming out in the movies in another week!! She has a nicely done new corner garden. </p></em><em></em>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-23621238370719642252009-07-26T18:26:00.005-05:002009-07-26T18:32:56.763-05:00Get the skinny on the new Green house<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SmznffsGt6I/AAAAAAAABFI/hF0QXVK8PAg/s1600-h/rendering_large.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362915784559867810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SmznffsGt6I/AAAAAAAABFI/hF0QXVK8PAg/s400/rendering_large.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Smzmu-_CbhI/AAAAAAAABFA/W3B-kYHEeaE/s1600-h/rendering_large.jpg"></a></div><br /><div>Curious about the new, skinny house on Warren Park? Read all about it at the <a href="http://parkhouseconstruction.blogspot.com/">Park House Construction blog</a>. Welcome, Green neighbor!<br />(Rendering from the <a href="http://sandbergarchitecture.com/projects.asp?project_id=1">Sandberg Architecture </a>website.)<br /></div><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-40210054572403514702009-07-26T17:56:00.006-05:002009-07-26T18:11:50.717-05:00Going to Graceland<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Smziaf5K4bI/AAAAAAAABE4/-BFy-MWhN4s/s1600-h/IMG_0012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362910201157181874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Smziaf5K4bI/AAAAAAAABE4/-BFy-MWhN4s/s320/IMG_0012.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SmziSge3NGI/AAAAAAAABEw/J9-qu_IBwPg/s1600-h/IMG_0003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362910063876322402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SmziSge3NGI/AAAAAAAABEw/J9-qu_IBwPg/s320/IMG_0003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/Smzhh-70M3I/AAAAAAAABEo/tZCZMLh7-z4/s1600-h/IMG_0012.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SmzgQ0fw9oI/AAAAAAAABEg/Cvm9YwqIasE/s1600-h/IMG_0003.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Last Saturday WRBN members toured <a href="http://www.gracelandcemetery.org/">Graceland Cemetery</a>. Led by Donna S. , we got the inside scoop on the former Chicago movers and shakers who are buried here. Familiar names included Louis Sullivan, Richard Nickel, Mies, Marion Mahoney Griffin and Marshall Field. </div></div><br /><p>Pictured are some Sullivan-esque iron mausoleum doors near the entrance to the cemetery and the unusual marker for architect Bruce Goff. </p><p>Oh - and if you're interested, there's still space available. I'm considering it...</p></div></div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809154966623662341.post-51732222818150530942009-07-22T17:29:00.001-05:002009-07-22T17:33:12.396-05:00Alex<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SmeTF6Gg6CI/AAAAAAAABEY/FfZaQbFL8iY/s1600-h/105-0567_IMG.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361415611113072674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QL5zNKdGxiQ/SmeTF6Gg6CI/AAAAAAAABEY/FfZaQbFL8iY/s400/105-0567_IMG.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This post is dedicated to the memory of Alex, the best cat ever. </div>Maribeth Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941684393187057426noreply@blogger.com1