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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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See all- Carroll AvenueMcDonald's, Chicago, IL
May the 4th be with you! (And also with you.) Oh, wait, we're not celebrating that. What we are celebrating is long-time WAC member, Carol S's birthday!
We will meet at McDonald's at 5015 W Madison St. The walk to where Carroll St starts is almost a mile. If you want to cut some mileage from this route you can meet us at Cicero and Lake street near the Cicero Green Line stop. I imagine we'll get there at about 10:30 am.
Here is the 8 mile point to point route. I threw in Wayman St to add some length to this walk.