Day 2: Lots o' photos (and drat, more walking) Part 1

Day 2: A photographic documentation of my Evanston location. I fear I absolutely love all of the houses I see around here so expect more photos of random houses.








We start here with my house! My door is the blue door on the left. There are five 3 bedroom apartments in this house.




I walk about 5 minutes before...




Hello picturesque Americana!

The neighborhoods around Northwestern are gorgeous. So many different kinds of houses from the traditional barn like design to the more "Father of the Bride" stately American home.

This is my favorite that I have seen so far. It literally took my breath away when I walked past!

All of these houses are from the same street! I am amazed and appreciative of the many different designs. I wish we could revive this idea instead of cookie cutter grey housing developments.

Each house seems to tell its own different story. These English cottage style houses look like something out of a fairy tale.

I notice houses and little touches that look like this all over the area. It reminds me of a stained glass window we had at the Museum of Glass by Frank Lloyd Wright. Perhaps this connection is not unfounded since Wright worked in Chicago after growing up in Wisconsin. I think what I am actually seeing are many examples of Prairie School design (Wright being one of the most famous designers of the movement). According to Wikipedia,

The works of the Prairie School architects are usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, integration with the landscape, solid construction, craftsmanship, and discipline in the use of ornament. Horizontal lines were thought to evoke and relate to the native prairie landscape.

Part 2 of my outing to follow!

(No more houses I promise)