Hosted by the Luminaries, the Chicago-Midwest Chapter's Emerging Professionals Group
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
5:30 pm- 8:00 pm CT
Tickets:Students & Young Professionals $15ICAA Members $25|Non-Members $40
Please join the ICAA Luminaries young professionals group for a guided walking tour through the historic Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago.
The tour will be led by Wicker Park resident, Elaine Coorens, whose passion for all things community is what led her to become a historian, tour guide, and author. Ms. Coorens has documented the fascinating development of one of Chicago’s most unique and vibrant communities in her book, “Wicker Park from 1673 Thru 1929 and Walking Tour Guide”. From sea captains to beer barons, politicians and industrialists, many buildings relevant to this famed past continue to thrive in the twenty-first century Wicker Park.
The tour will be approximately 60 minutes at a leisurely pace. It will highlight historically significant architecture which has contributed the rich history of the neighborhood. Wicker Park is both on the National Register for Historic Places (1979) and a Chicago Landmark Neighborhood (1991).
We will plan for a small reception at the Robey after the tour. Ms. Coorens' book will be available for purchase. Special thanks to Mollie O'Shea, designer at JamesThomas Interiors and Luminaries committee member, for organizing this event.
Space is limited – register today!
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