City Neighborhood Tour Plans Beverly Stop

CHICAGO, IL – "Chicago for Chicagoans," a city neighborhood tour that is geared toward city residents, will make its first stop on the Far South Side this weekend with a pair of tours planned in Beverly. The two-hour tours, which have already sold out and include a full wait list, will start at the 103rd Street Metra Rock Island station and end at Janson's Drive-In on both Saturday, Oct. 21 and Sunday, Oct. 22.

The tour, led by Chicago for Chicagoans founder Patti Swanson, will touch on historical figures with ties to the neighborhood like Walter Burley Griffin, the many Frank Lloyd Wright homes and stop at neighborhood landmarks like the Beverly Unitarian Church (The Castle), St. Barnabas Catholic Church and the Ridge Historical Society. Many of the historical homes of the neighborhood will also be featured on the tour.

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"The tour will cover the history, architecture, and landmarks of this unique neighborhood – from churches and castles, to Irish immigration, historic homes and contemporary controversy," Swanson said.

Confirmed tour-goers hail mostly from Chicago's North Side neighborhoods, as Chicago for Chicagoans got its start in Albany Park. The popular tour has since expanded to several other neighborhoods of the city such as Rogers Park, Boystown and Wicker Park and recently made its debut on the South Side with tours of Chinatown and McKinley Park.

Chicago for Chicagoans is a "pay-what-you-can" tour service with a suggested tip of $10-20 per person.

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