Here is a Spreadsheet of the list of Buildings and Attractions for CA # 69 Greater Grand Crossing
And here is the link to the Map of Greater Grand Crossing:
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/2872149577
… that will take you past all of the Buildings and Attractions included on the above spreadsheet.
Here are some of the highlights of our run:
5 Loaves Eatery, Since 2006. A breakfast oasis in a food desert !
5 Loaves Eatery, Since 2006. A breakfast oasis in a food desert !
1. Salem Lutheran Church 1925.
2. Al Capone’s Home. 1905
4. St. Columbanus Church. 1923-1924. James Burns.
6. Park Manor Congregational Church. Founded 1891. Built 1914.
8. Park Manor Christian Church est. 1891. Built 1914. Guenzel & Drummond.
8. Park Manor Christian Church est. 1891. Built 1914. Guenzel & Drummond. (Interior)
8. Park Manor Christian Church est. 1891. Built 1914. Guenzel & Drummond. (Interior)
9. Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) House. 1890. She purchased the house for $8,000 in 1953, 3 years after winning the Pulitzer Prize and lived here until 1994.
Stoop, Chicago word for staircase entrance to the front of a house, a few houses north of Gwendolyn Brooks House.
10. Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School 1925-1926. Edgar D. Martin $1.25m
10. Emil G. Hirsch Metropolitan High School 1925-1926. Edgar D. Martin $1.25m (Detail)
12. Grand Crossing Park Fieldhouse NRHP. 1915 Influenced by Burnham & Co.
13. Faith Tabernacle #1 Apostolic Church of God 1920’s ?
14. True Light Baptist Church 1902 – Nat King Cole played piano here. His father was the Pastor here during the 1930’s.
14. True Light Baptist Church 1902 – Nat King Cole played piano here. His father was the Pastor here during the 1930’s.
14. True Light Baptist Church 1902 – Nat King Cole played piano here. His father was the Pastor here during the 1930’s. (Detail of the stained glass windows)
14. True Light Baptist Church 1902 – Nat King Cole played piano here. His father was the Pastor here during the 1930’s.
16. Paul Revere Elementary School. 1903.
18. Gary Comer Youth Center 2006 John Ronan Architects. Mural right foreground.
19. Gary Comer College Prep 2010. John Ronan Architects.
20. Oak Woods Cemetery. Confederate Mound & Memorial. 1895. Largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.
20. Oak Woods Cemetery. Confederate Mound & Memorial. 1895. Largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere. (Historic Marker Detail)
20. Oak Woods Cemetery. Confederate Mound & Memorial. 1895. Largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere. Unmarked Tombstones commemorating the fallen, Civil War cannon.
21. Oak Woods Cemetery 1853, Jessie Owens (1913-1980) Grave
22. Parkway Gardens NRHP 35 buildings including 8 walk up and 11 eight story buildings. Michelle Obama lived here in 1964. Built between 1950 and 1955. Henry K. Holsman.
22. Parkway Gardens NRHP 35 buildings including 8 walk up and 11 eight story buildings. Michelle Obama lived here in 1964. Built between 1950 and 1955. Henry K. Holsman.
22. Parkway Gardens 1950-1955 (detail above the entry of one of the walk ups)
Charles S. Brownell School. 1939. Other than Brownell was a real estate speculator, nothing else was found out about Brownell.
24. Harvard (John 1607-1638) Elementary School 1905. 1927 Gym. 1960 Addition. Harvard’s generous bequest led to the naming of the University.
24. Harvard Elementary School 1905.
25. Auburn Park Lagoon 1911-1913. 1st owner of the land, William B. Ogden, 1st mayor of Chicago. (View looking South)
Church overlooking the Auburn Park Lagoon. Probably restored, from the 1890’s ?
26. Martha M. Ruggles Elementary School 1924. Chicago Educator from 1864 to 1923.
26. Martha M. Ruggles Elementary School 1924. Chicago Educator from 1864 to 1923. (Detail – note extensive use of Header bricks, expensive but handsome)
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