Photos: South Side’s St. John of God Church
Over the weekend, I took a spin by the old St. John of God Church in the New City community.
Built in 1918 for the once-predominantly Polish neighborhood, St. John of God is one of several architecturally revivalist Chicago churches designed by Henry J. Schlacks. His work for the Chicago Roman Catholic Archdiocese from the 1890s through the 1920s includes St. Adalbert’s near 17th and Ashland; St. Gelasius at 64th and Woodlawn and St. Paul Church at 22nd and Hoyne, a Gothic edifice marked by twin 245 ft towers. Read the rest of this entry →
















