Chicago’s most vibrant art scene is not to be found in the galleries of River North or Wicker Park, but stretching along the city’s longest street, Western Avenue. The work in this spontaneous gallery is unpretentious and, for the most part, unheralded. Its functional purpose does nothing to diminish its creativity or its range, from isolated drawings to full-blown art environments. And though these pages include images from all over Chicago, many of them are from Western Avenue itself — the world’s most artistic street.
The Beauty of Western Avenue
Chicago Red Hots
Garage Door Abstraction
Chicago’s 4+1s
Mid Century Glories
Auto Lot Art Environment
Auto Parts Gallery
Wall Art: Jessica’s
Lawrence Ave. Vernacular
Pretty Pulaski
The Art of Lincoln Avenue
Southeast Sider Art
Vernacular Spectacular
Kedzie Avenue Gems
Clark Street Visions
The Montrose Strip
Art on Western
Avenue Vernacular
New Finds from the South Side
New Finds
Tableaus
