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The Binny’s Beverage Depot at the intersection of Clark Street and Wellington Avenue in Lakeview is marked by its medieval exterior. The design isn’t a creative technique to make the liquor store stand out among other retailers in the area, but a reminder of the building’s history, which spans as far back as the 1920s.
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Quinn Myers | July 29, 2021 9:32 pm The Old World meets the new at a legendary Cicero restaurant that’s long served as an anchor for Chicago’s expansive Czech community. But now, its legacy is under threat. Thanks to our sponsors: Geoffrey Baer joins us with the story of the Klas Restaurant in this week’s Ask Geoffrey. I recently attended a fundraising event being held by various Czech groups in Cicero. They are trying to purchase the old Klas Restaurant on Cermak Road and save it from demolition. What’s the story of this unique old building? Unique is truly the right word for the no...
– Gwendolyn Washington, Hyde Park When our questioner Gwendolyn was growing up in the Francis Apartments at 43rd Street and Forrestville Avenue in what is today Bronzeville, she had no idea it was designed by one of the world’s most famous architects. And it’s easy to see why. It looked nothing like the low-slung geometric Prairie Style that Wright is best known for, nor his other famous buildings like Unity Temple in Oak Park or Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. That’s because the Francis Apartments were designed in 1895, early in Wright’s career when his style was still heavily indeb...