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).
From the archive
Posts that have previously appeared on the Instagram account.
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.
Holy Family Academy, Chicago
It looks almost depilated after losing all its ornamentation - like a face with no eyebrows - but after more than 125 years as a school, the present-day Near North Montessori school must have great bones.