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Pour survivre à la canicule qui sévissait à Chicago durant la première journée de notre séjour, nous avons utilisé à plusieurs occasions le transport en commun (efficace et climatisé!) pour nous déplacer d’un endroit à l’autre. Avec l’idée de visiter des endroits un peu moins connu, nous avons passé un peu de temps dans le Lower East Side et Pilsen, un quartier dominé principalement par la communauté hispanique. On peut aussi y retrouver de nombreuses fresques murales. La chaleur intense de l’après-midi a cependant limité nos ardeurs et nous sommes revenus rapidement vers le centre-ville dans le métro climatisé. Nous avons poursuivi en bus vers le nord du centre-ville pour un arrêt à la plage de Oak Street. Nous pensions trouver un peu de fraîcheur sur les rives du lac Michigan, mais c’est plutôt un soleil de plomb qui nous accueillit! Nous avons poursuivi notre visite par une petite balade sur la “fashionable” rue Astor (désolé, pas de photos…)
Deux jours plus tard, un front froid avait passé et le temps était beaucoup plus frais. En quittant Chicago par l’ouest, nous avons fait un arrêt à Oak Park pour visiter à nouveau les magnifiques résidences dessinées par Frank Lloyd Wright au début du XXe siècle.
To survive the heatwave in Chicago during the first day of our stay, we used public transit (efficient and air-conditioned!) on several occasions to move from one place to another. With the idea of visiting little less known places, we spent some time in the Lower East Side and Pilsen, a neighbourhood dominated mainly by the Hispanic community. You can also find many murals. The intense heat of the afternoon however limited our ardour and we quickly returned to the city centre in the air-conditioned metro. We continued by bus to the north of downtown for a stop at Oak Street Beach. We thought we would find some cool air on the shores of Lake Michigan, but it’s rather a blazing sun that greeted us! We continued our visit with a stroll on the “fashionable” Astor Street (sorry, no pictures …)
Two days later, a cold front had passed and the weather was much cooler. Leaving Chicago toward the west, we made a stop at Oak Park to revisit the magnificent residences designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 20th century.
Lower East Side
Oak Street Beach
Oak Park
[Auteur/Author: Suzanne & Pierre]
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Interesting!
Thanks Sue. Glad you enjoyed our quick exploration of a few Chicago neighbourhood. We would have liked to have had more time to explore more but it will be for next time.
So you’ll be back!
We certainly hope so though we will fly next time instead of driving like we did this year. We have friends in the region so it is an incentive to go back sooner than later.
Sounds like a good plan!
Là c’est un peu moins mon style mais au moins je connaîtrai mieux Chicago. Je trouve toujours dommage (à quelques exceptions près) ces gens qui s’expriment sur les murs d’une ville, généralement ne leur appartenant pas. J’aime beaucoup la dernière maison.
Merci Marie. Personnellement, j’aime bien le “street art” mais pas les “tags” qui ne sont que des tâches sans intérêt sur les murs. Dans ce cas-ci, cela mettait un peu de couleurs dans un quartier un peu défavorisé. Les deux dernières photos représentent des maisons construite par le célèbre architecte Frank Lloyd Wrigth; un style que nous aimons beaucoup.
enjoyed the sightseeing especially the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Thanks Diana. We quite like the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright… He was an amazing architect. Glad you enjoyed this series.
What wonderful street art you found! I especially love that owl — though the “foot and mouth” clinic sign is quite amusing too. Lovely shots, as always!
Thanks Heidi. It was indeed a nice area for street art. We probably would have found more if we had explored more but it was so hot that we gave up quite quickly. Glad you enjoyed this series.
I did not know about Oak Park, i’ve only seen FLW buildings in isolation, so looked it up – so many magnificent homes in one area! I would love to visit.
Thanks Anabel. Oak Park is truly worth a visit. You can also visit one house where he lived. We didn’t this time around but we had in 2001. Amazing house. The other ones in the neighbourhood are all still inhabited so you can’t visit them except for the exterior. They are truly amazing.
The Wright home is on my bucket list for a visit. I think you captured the city well.
Thanks Jacqui. Wright home is well worth a visit in Oak Park as well as the exterior of the other ones he has built in the area. Glad you enjoyed this series.