Several of the Chicago lakefront’s most magnificent rock carvings reside on the stones south of La Rabida Hospital near 65th Street and the lake. For the last several years many of these carvings were inaccessible or invisible under the water. But with the lake’s level having fallen in the last few years they are now mostly visible (as of spring 2025). These 200 or so carvings, I believe, are the last large group that remained to be documented as part of my Lakefront Anonymous project. Here are highlights from this group.
There are many more carvings around La Rabida hospital. You can view a complete gallery and see where to find them here.
You can find carvings at other locations along Chicago’s lakefront here or order a copy of my book about the carvings, Lakefront Anonymous, online via Chicago’s Buddy shop.