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| Elks National Memorial, Chicago |
We are home this fall, but will return to Rome in late March, 2015. In the meantime, here is a lovely memorial in Chicago, which is very much like the Roman Pantheon.
(We are leaving for New York City Thursday to visit good friends. The pictures from there will be on a separate blog.)
Last Monday I slogged up to the mid-north side of Chicago for an annual checkup with my physician. Since I was there, and it was a lovely day, I thought I would finally visit the Elks National Memorial nearby. (Amazing how one can miss things in one's own town!)
Below are two google maps. On the left is my bus route there, through downtown. I live very near the lake at the end of the blue line on the left map. On the right is a wider view, downtown is in the red circle, the City itself is the light tan area. The Elks Memorial is only about 10 miles, or 16 kilometers, from my home, but on semi-express buses, I need an hour to arrive there. (By car in non-rush hour the trip requires about 20 minutes.)
www.elks.org/memorial will take you to their website.
