North Lawndale in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Storytelling Sukkah
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 21, 2024
1. Storytelling Sukkah Marker
Community Collaborator
Stone Temple Baptist Church
Design Contributor
New Office (Steven Karvelius, Annabell Ren, Elliott Riggen)
The Storytelling Sukkah was originally created for the first annual Chicago Sukkah Design Festival in 2022 and remains on site as legacy structure and commemoration of the first design collaboration with Stone Temple Baptist Church, the congregation that also stewards this festival lot, now named James Stone Freedom Square. The arched architectural forms celebrate the house of worship (located across Douglas Boulevard) that originally housed a Jewish synagogue (First Roumanian Congregation) and that now serves as Stone Temple Baptist Church. The sukkah's slanted entrances reference the angled gesture of a mezuzah (a traditional Jewish doorpost ornament), and the color gradient from blue to purple signifies the neighborhood's broader demographic and cultural changes over the past century. The sukkah now hosts a public art installation by Norman Teague Design Studios, continuing the sukkah's original ambition to broadcast layered narratives and overlapping stories of multiple communities.
Erected 2022.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture
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Location. 41° 51.731′ N, 87° 42.969′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in North Lawndale. It is on West Douglas Boulevard near South Millard Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is in the middle of James Stone Freedom Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chicago IL 60623, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: North Lawndale Wayfinding Map (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stone Temple Baptist Church (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named North Lawndale Wayfinding Map (approx. half a mile away); Kerry James Marshall: Untitled (Circulation) (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named North Lawndale Wayfinding Map (approx. half a mile away); The Giving Sukkah (approx. half a mile away); A Nation's Image (approx. 0.6 miles away); (Former) Anshe Sholom Synagogue Building (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.
More about this marker. A couple of other markers offer more information about the installations in this small park. One a short walk
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 21, 2024
2. Storytelling Sukkah Marker
Also see . . . Chicago Sukkah Design Festival official site. (Submitted on June 22, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 21, 2024
3. James Stone Freedome Square
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 21, 2024
4. Storytelling Sukkah Marker
The marker in the foreground includes a list of sponsors and leaders of the project. The Storytelling Sukkah sign can be seen in the background.
Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 21, 2024
5. Chicago Sukkah Design Festival
The sign explains the Chicago Sukkah Design Festival.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 22, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
