🧱 Discover the beauty of Chicago's bricks with neighborhood walking tours led by Will Quam. From red to colorful shades, learn the secrets of the city's architecture with Brick of Chicago. | ✍️ snicolelane
Will Quam found his love of bricks by accident. While working as an itinerant theater teacher in Chicago, he would travel around the city for work, and as he traveled, he started to notice Chicago’s bricks.
Although Quam’s Instagram and tours focus on all sorts of brick, an important and prevalent kind is the Chicago common brick which became popular after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Chicago commons built the city, brick by brick, and still make up our alleyways, backs of buildings, and structural walls. If you look directly at a building, it may be a dark red or uniform brown, but once you circle to the side, you can notice an irregular brick. These are the Chicago commons.
Nowadays, there is a brick revival in Chicago, as folks like Quam reignite interest in what was once considered ugly. Folks are rebuilding walls and starting new construction with Chicago commons due to its recyclability and as a way to stay connected to the past. Chicago commons are sexy again—or maybe for the first time ever.
Since Bricks of Chicago is Quam’s full-time job, he must stay organized. With a map on his phone, he keeps track of buildings that he sees while he’s out and about and buildings he sees on Google Street View. In addition to walking the Chicago streets, Quam spends much of his time researching in libraries and looking through census records.
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