A New Year brings new ideas and enthusiasm for celebrating the rich history of the Beverly Hills, Morgan Park, Washington Heights, and Mt. Greenwood neighborhoods on the far southwest side of Chicago. With this post, the Ridge Historical Society will be starting new features to reach out for stories, questions, and pictures. This is your community, this is your history, this is your society! We hope you will like and share this page and these posts so we can reach as many people as possible.
The area is known for its outstanding and diverse architecture. We have everything from Queen Anne to Prairie style, from Art Moderne to Chicago bungalows. To drive, walk or bike around the neighborhood is to constantly delight in the scenery. We even have our own castle!
But the outsides of the houses are just one aspect. Inside the houses are delightful and charming features we rarely get to see. Last week, I was in a house that boasted a graceful, romantic original stained glass window as well as an original chandelier. Here is a picture. So often features like these have been removed with renovation and it is wonderful to find them preserved.
I invite you to share pictures of original features in your house or others you have seen. As most of these are private residences, we won't reveal addresses. I know we'll all enjoy these pictures.
Published by Carol Flynn – RHS Communications.