Little Village/Pilsen 04/15/07

Took a bike ride down Damen to 22nd place recently to see St Pauls Church and Thalia Hall. Looped around the church a few times and them headed over the Pilsen. This is my favorite area of the city for architcture - more urban than a lot of Chicago. The buildings are taller and the urban fabric is denser. I also happened to cross by St Ignatius College Prep. I've passed this several, but biked a loop around it this time. From the back it is much more interesting - big playing fields and wings of building jutting out. Reminds me a bit of an Oxford College - unexpected space.
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/S/StIgnatius.html
http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/T/ThaliaHall.html
http://www.thaliahall.com/
http://www.stpaulchgo.org/