Join Preservation Chicago for Drinking in Your History, with new Lake Claremont Press author Sean Parnell, on May 12, 2010, at the Green Door Tavern at 678 N. Orleans, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available only in advance at www.preservationchicago.org.
What a deal! Ticket price includes 2 drink tickets, light appetizers, a copy of Parnell's new book, Historic Bars of Chicago, AND a one-year membership to Preservation Chicago.
The building housing the Green Door Tavern, one of the most historic in Chicago, was built in 1872. It was one of the first constructed after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and one of the last wood-frame buildings allowed to be built within such proximity to the Loop. It opened as the Green Door Tavern in 1921 and survived Prohibition as a speakeasy. The bar is making its speakeasy room available for this lecture, book signing, and social event.
Sean Parnell is a native of the Chicago area and founder of the Chicago Bar Project. Of the wooden structure that leans a bit because of its almost 140 years, Parnell says, "it has enough Americana crammed into every nook and cranny to make the Smithsonian jealous."
Preservation Chicago advocates for the preservation of Chicago's historic architecture through:
For more information: Call 773/334-8800, or email info@preservationchicago.org.
- Advocating and formulating policy that strengthens the process of preservation
- Recommending strategies that foster intelligent planning
- Partnering with communities to raise awareness of and advocate for the preservation of historically significant buildings and neighborhood spaces
- Compiling and disseminating information about historically significant, at-risk buildings and urban spaces
For more information: Call 773/334-8800, or email info@preservationchicago.org.
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