North Ogden Avenue was once a major arterial street that was extended from Union Park to Lincoln Park at enormous expense and disruption in the 1930s, with portions of this extension of Ogden closed and redeveloped in stages starting in 1967.
While the long-gone sections of the former Ogden Avenue are largely forgotten, this tour will examine its remnants through Old Town and the Near North Side. Though most of this section of Ogden Avenue has been vacated for more than 50 years, tangible evidence of its former existence remains. In addition to some of the best remaining 1970s-era streetscapes in Chicago, this tour will see remnants of a major viaduct that once crossed over Goose Island, as well a small portion of the remaining Ogden Avenue that still exists near the intersection of North and Clybourn.
This tour will involve about three hours of walking over approximately three miles. The tour will begin adjacent to a CTA Blue Line station and bus stops; details will be given to participants once they register. The tour will end at Clark and Armitage, near the CTA Brown Line and several bus lines.
