Chicago’s most vibrant art scene is not to be found in the galleries of River North or Wicker Park, but stretching along the city’s longest street, Western Avenue. The work in this spontaneous gallery is unpretentious and, for the most part, unheralded. Its functional purpose does nothing to diminish its creativity or its range, from isolated drawings to full-blown art environments. And though these pages include images from all over Chicago, many of them are from Western Avenue itself — the world’s most artistic street.
Garage Door Abstraction Chicago’s 4+1s Mid Century Glories Auto Lot Art Environment Auto Parts Art Gallery Wall Art: Jessica’s Lawrence Ave. Vernacular Pretty Pulaski The Art of Lincoln Avenue Southeast Sider Art Vernacular Spectacular -
Kedzie Avenue Gems Clark Street Visions Joliet Architecture Pulaski Road Kankakee & Waukegan Soutsider Art Devon Avenue Around the Loop Suburban Splendor Clark Street -
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Varieties The 47th Street Show North Side Beauties Abstraction Food