Milwaukee & Ashland, Polish Triangle, Chicago
It’s hard to imagine given how small this scruffy little plaza is today, but there used to be a whole building on top of Chicago’s Polish Triangle.
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Milwaukee Avenue, North of Division Street, Chicago
Raise your hand if you knew that there used to be a whole-ass building on Chicago’s Polish Triangle (clearly, not me, although I guess it’s obvious in retrospect).
Freeport Post Office, Freeport, Illinois
Freeport's federal building & post office was a cute mini Beaux Arts rectangle when it opened in 1903.
George Cleveland Hall Branch Library, Chicago
The enigmatic octagon atop the George Cleveland Hall Branch of the Chicago Public Library caps one of the most important libraries in the city.
Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago
A terrific bit of Orthodox vernacular architecture stashed on a Chicago side street, Holy Trinity was designed by Louis Sullivan of all people.