About us
This group celebrates the birthdays of the inspirations for Chicago’s great streets, by walking the entire length of each street. The streets serve as a narrative thread weaving together disparate communities, industrial remnants and new developments, history and mystery. As of August 2019 we have crossed Chicago for 70 consecutive months, covering streets such as Belmont (11 miles), Lincoln (7 miles), King Drive (12 miles), Lake Street (8 miles), and Western Avenue (24 miles). Walks feature numerous stops at interesting locations on the way, generally chosen “on the spur.”
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Upcoming events
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Independence Park Mini Walk
Our Mutual City, 3600 W Irving park rd, Chicago, IL, USWe will meet at Our Mutual City Coffee Company at 3600 W Irving Park Road. On this walk, we will meander the side streets around Independence Park.
The 5.46 mile loop route can be found here.
Lunch Options:
- Wurst Behavior Smoke House and Beer Garden 4009 N Elston
- Chicken Works and Salad Company 3658 W Irving
- JTs Genuine Sandwich Shop 3970 N Elston
8 attendees
Marshfield part 2
Back Of The Yards Coffeehouse, 1621 W 47th St. Chicago, IL 60609, Chicago, IL, USWe will walk almost 12 miles north on Marshfield from 47th to the end at Irving. The Cubs are not playing at home so you should be able to park near Irving and Ashland and take the Ashland bus to the start.
We will meet at Back of the Yards Coffee house at 1621 W 47th. We met here for another walk in the Outerbelt Group to which many of you belong.
The 11.35-mile point-to-point route can be found here. As always, you are free to start or leave whenever you wish. For planning purposes, you can use a pace of about 3 miles per hour to calculate a jumping-in point later in the walk. This can be slower, depending on the number of restroom breaks taken.
12 attendees
Past events
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