South Side Soirees (original) (raw)

Architecture Mon Sep 15 2008

For anyone who is looking to get their fill of South Side architecture, the Meis van der Rohe Society is organizing a tour of area architecture highlights this Saturday. The free tours at each building listed below are intended to introduce the new residents of the neighborhood to some of the area's past, present and future.

The building/district tour:
1800 S Prairie Ave - Glessner House/Clarke House
1936 S Michigan Ave - 2nd Presbyterian Church
2120 S Michigan Ave - Chess Records
2401 S Wabash Ave - Quinn Chapel
Motor Row Historic District
New Bronzeville/McCormick Portal
King Drive Walk of Fame
3232 S Kind Dr - Griffin Funeral Home
3213-19 S Calumet - Roloson Houses
Prairie Giles Calumet Historic District
3300 S Indiana Ave - Pilgrim Baptist Church
33rd & State St - IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center

For a Google map of (most of) the destinations click here.