All photos in my post were taken with a Google Pixel phone, and I wanted to remind you that if you take photos with your mobile device you can enter the Phone Photography contest hosted by 
This area was settled in the 1850s by German immigrants, and community life centered around St. Michael Church. The Chicago Fire of 1871, however, destroyed all of the houses and most of the church. Many of the buildings were rebuilt using brick and rock I have more photos to share in another post taken inside the church.
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