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Landmarks Illinois Events

Preservation Snapshot Lectures

 

Landmarks Illinois presents a monthly lecture series  titled Preservation Snapshots,
from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the Chicago Cultural Center. Admission is free.

 


 

Inspired by Nature:
The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago’s West Side

Date: July 17, 2008

Time: 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Admission: Free

Place: Claudia Cassidy Theater, second floor of the Chicago Cultural Center

Speaker: Julia S. Bachrach, historian, Chicago Park District

  

 

One of the nation’s most stunning and intriguing botanical havens, the Garfield Park Conservatory, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2008. Bachrach, co-author of Inspired by Nature, will talk about the Conservatory’s history and Garfield Park’s role in the revival of the neighborhood. A book signing will follow the lecture.

 

Photo: Garfield Park Conservatory Palm House, Chicago, during 1958 reconstruction. Courtesy Chicago Park District Photo Collection

 

 

     
    General Information  
 

 

The monthly series will be held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month in the Claudia Cassidy Theater on the second floor. 

 

Experts in preservation - but also skilled in wit, humor and easy understanding - will present talks on a specific subject each month. At the end of each hour there will be a Preservation Update, with announcements about upcoming meetings, other lectures and upcoming events related to preservation.

 

Please note, that occasionally the meeting place for a lecture will change due to conflicting scheduling at the Chicago Cultural Center. Review the individual lecture descriptions for current location information. Thank you.

 
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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