Entries from February 2006

A Neighborhood Walk: Noble Square, Northeast

February 28th, 2006 · No Comments · Uncategorized

In northern Noble Square there are more signs of Wicker Park, if you will. There are still an old Polish school and church and the old fieldhouse at Pulaski Park, but there are also new condos signs of gentrification leaking in. I was surprised and excited to see the cobblestone street, I think it was [...]

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A Neighborhood Walk: Noble Square, Southeast

February 27th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

In the southeast corner, Noble Square has Eckhart Park. The houses and church that line the park looked really nice in the late afternoon light. To the east Noble Square ends at the Kennedy Expressway, which I obviously didn’t walk on. I sort of weaved in and out, trying to stay near the freeway. Going [...]

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Kristin & Darren’s Birthdays

February 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

Kristin & Darren :: Southport Lanes, Lakeview, Chicago

Abby & Dallas :: Southport Lanes, Lakeview, Chicago

Cory, Allison, Kristin, Rachelle, Abby, April, Katie :: Southport Lanes, Lakeview, Chicago

Southport Lanes, Lakeview, Chicago
Kristin and Darren both had birthdays this week so we went out to Southport Lanes to celebrate.
More photos on Flickr.

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A Neighborhood Walk: Noble Square, Chicago Ave.

February 25th, 2006 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

Noble Square’s southern border is Chicago Ave. There are a lot of hispanic homes, stores and restaurants that have been around forever, it seems. And then around Greenview Ave. you stumble onto Flo, a popular restaunt for brunch, I hear, and Green Zebra, a high-end vegetarian restaurant. In the far southeast corner of Noble Square [...]

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A Neighborhood Walk: Noble Square

February 24th, 2006 · 10 Comments · Uncategorized

One day it was about 45 degrees out, so instead of going to the gym, I took a walk around Noble Square. Even thought this neighborhood is just to the east of mine, I never fully walked the circumference of it. Noble Square’s borders are Ashland Ave on the west, Chicago Ave on the South, [...]

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