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Two Villages
Two Villages
Walking is something that people enjoy. However, when one is walking we just walk to get from one place to another. It is rare for someone…
@Flores09
Nov 24, 2020
Field Guide to Avondale
Field Guide to Avondale
My map and walking tour was based on my neighborhood named Avondale that I’ve lived in since I was born. Since I lived in this…
Abby_100
Nov 24, 2020
A field guide of Glen Ellyn
A field guide of Glen Ellyn
So, we begin like about three quarters of my walks, starting from my home. My house is located in a calm neighborhood in the Southeast…
Hector Herrera
Nov 23, 2020
A Field Guide To New Neighborhood
A Field Guide To New Neighborhood
When I was around six years old, my family would move around a lot. The reasons depended a lot, it was usually because the place was too…
Mariana Perez
Nov 23, 2020
Week 5
Week 5
One’s gender greatly affects their experience and ability to walk. If you are a woman you must keep in mind where you are walking and what…
Robo
Nov 23, 2020
The Physicality of our world; how it changes, and how we connect to it
The Physicality of our world; how it changes, and how we connect to it
Preface:
Javier Romano
Nov 23, 2020
Heaven’s Harbor
Heaven’s Harbor
The first thing people think about for why people go on walks is to clear one’s mind, but over the course of Discover Chicago the ideas of…
Robo
Nov 23, 2020
Final
Final
It is important that we as people are able to maintain a healthy lifestyle, not just physically but mentally too. One of the best ways…
ssherwi2
Nov 23, 2020
The Untapped Freedom of Park Ridge
The Untapped Freedom of Park Ridge
Though the area of unincorporated Park Ridge goes unnoticed, it is anything but quaint or quiet. This place is where crossroads meet, both…
ashah108
Nov 23, 2020
Week 6 October 19
In “Cities Belong to Us,” Hollis cites Henri Lefebvre’s idea of “the right to the city.” How is “the right to the city” defined in the…
Alexander Sanchez
Nov 23, 2020
Carlie Curtis-Final
Carlie Curtis-Final
When our class started discussing our final project I really had no idea what I was going to do for it. I got the idea of doing a map of…
Carlie Curtis
Nov 23, 2020
Field Guide- Michigan Ave & Milwaukee Ave post looting
Field Guide- Michigan Ave & Milwaukee Ave post looting
N Michigan Avenue — Magnificant Mile:
Nathalia Gomez
Nov 23, 2020
The Irving Park Grind Line
The Irving Park Grind Line
(A Field Guide to Chicago Coffee Shops)
Chris Carlozo
Nov 23, 2020
“Human beings evolved to move at a pace of three miles an hour, breathing easily, hands free…
“Human beings evolved to move at a pace of three miles an hour, breathing easily, hands free…
While walking through my neighborhood I realized almost every single eating place that is walking distance of my house is a fast food…
Melissa Hernandez
Nov 23, 2020
Sunrises and Sunsets
Sunrises and Sunsets
When I was young my whole family and I took a trip to Mexico to go visit my grandpa. We went to the beach because one of my grandfather’s…
Amy Gomez
Nov 23, 2020
Final Walk
Final Walk
What I have learned from this process is the art of walking. Walking is more than just something that people do on an ordinary base, it is…
Christian Isho
Nov 23, 2020
Back of The Yards: Lifestyle of My Neighborhood.
Back of The Yards: Lifestyle of My Neighborhood.
I have lived in the Back of The Yards neighborhood my entire life. The neighborhood is located on the Southside of Chicago. Every…
Alexander Sanchez
Nov 23, 2020
Wandering Your Place: a multimedia essay
Wandering Your Place: a multimedia essay
At 11:50 am on October 7 I decide to drive to the Glen Crest Middle School to go for a walk starting from there. When pulling out of my…
Hector Herrera
Nov 23, 2020
A Field Guide to Empty Storefronts
A Field Guide to Empty Storefronts
My town is a pretty good town. Being right in the middle of Southern California, it’s close to many of California’s famous cities and…
Scott Davis
Nov 23, 2020
Walking Through “Dead” Memories
Walking Through “Dead” Memories
There are always two sides to an argument, and in thinking of the rhetoric for this essay I proved that to myself multiple times. I could…
Paul Bocchieri
Nov 23, 2020
Winter Walk: Freezes the Hands, but Warms the Soul
Winter Walk: Freezes the Hands, but Warms the Soul
Donovan Armstrong
Donovan Armstrong
Nov 22, 2020
wandering your place essay-
wandering your place essay-
7:00 AM: I stepped outside of my house, stood still, and took in my surroundings. It was a sunny morning but clouds had just started soon…
Nathalia Gomez
Nov 22, 2020
Once More, On the Brink
Once More, On the Brink
(11/20 Extra Walk – 3:00PM – 4:15PM)
Chris Carlozo
Nov 20, 2020
Week 10
Week 10
How might Malchik and Laker respond to the following questions: How does where you live influence how you live? How is a neighborhood’s…
Amy Gomez
Nov 18, 2020
Week 8
Week 8
My understanding of Chicago not so many changes but expands upon what I thought it was when I look at a map. I’d say for most people their…
Robo
Nov 16, 2020
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