Walk in Chicago # 9, F.L. Wright and E. Hemingway at Oak Park, is all about architecture and life in a wealthy and quiet town situated at about one hour West from Downtown. It goes further than what you'll get everywhere else, bringing you in pretty tree-line streets with wonderful mansions not necessarily created by Wright; it also adds Hemingway along the way and gives you a unique perspective on this place you shouldn't miss if you are in Chicago. It is available on Payhip in pdf format with a clickable map (very useful to access a lot of additional information on the places that interest you) and detailed descriptions of your itinerary (you'll see the link to access it below). On this pdf, in addition to the map and the description of your itinerary, you will find:
You will be able to download this pdf on your phone (or just the map if you prefer) and it will help you in your discoveries without forcing you to follow it. You will then be able to wander in this part of the city knowing that you will not be lost and if it’s your first visit, that should be a comfort! Besides, you won't have to listen to a guide that could tell you things you are not interested in. Now, it's time to find this pdf on Payhip. Otherwise, the text below, incomplete, without map and without photos, is the beginning of the description of this walk. It’s perhaps not the most recent one as revision on it are made regularly, but it should give you an idea of what you will have on this pdf if you are still hesitant to buy it right away. Remember, though, these walks focus on art, culture, architecture, open spaces, and free entries, not anything else. A: Once out of the metro, take Harlem Ave and go under the metro bridge. Just after it, there is a little mall on your left where you will be able to buy food for a picnic. Then, once at Lake Street, turn right and if a picnic isn't your thing, you will find plenty of restaurants along this street, some with a terrace. Oak Park here has a small town feel with its shops and local life, its quiet and relaxed atmosphere. Along your way, there will be a movie theater on your left with a stunning classic marquee, then you will have to turn left onto Forest Ave in order to reach Austin Garden, a small park where you will find places to picnic. Forest Street is also the street where you’ll see many houses built by Frank Lloyd Wright. They will allow you to understand how he worked either by doing everything or by adapting his work to the requests of his clients or to already existing structures. However, don’t let that stop you from admiring the other houses along the way, each of which is impressive. Wright's first house is on your right, the Frank Thomas House, dates from 1901 and is also the first that he completely built. It has no basement, the bedrooms are upstairs, the shelves integrated into the design. It has the horizontal lines, the windows grouped in strips and decorated with stained glass, the flat roofs with wide overhangs characteristic of the Prairie style evoking the large flat and treeless expanses of the central USA. Like all the houses of his creation, particular care was taken to integrate the landscape into the construction. You've now reached the end of the extract of Walk in Chicago # 9, F.L. Wright and E. Hemingway at Oak Park.
You can read more about it on Payhip and buy it as a pdf. There, you'll also find the 12 others walks of this series if you want to further explore the city on your own.
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