Loyola/Leone Beach and Hartigan Beach (also including: Pratt, Columbia, and North Shore Beaches)
SRC:http://angrybeaches.blogspot.com/2012/07/loyolaleone-beach-and-hartigan-beach.html Beach Terrace
Fun Fact: They seek out local artist every year to change the art on the wall/bench you have pictured above at Loyola Beach.
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two angry beaches ;)July 16, 2012 at 4:11 PM
Thanks for the information Karen! I’ll pass the word out to local artist in the Roger’s Park community!
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I laughed many times reading this post, especially here: “Unless you’re an 18 year-old whose parents just don’t understand you, I’d avoid that pier after dark.” Keep up the good work, hot beaches!
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Hi! I just found your blog and love it! As a fellow Chicago beach enthusiast, I often wonder how the city’s residents can go the entire summer without taking advantage of the beaches. I specifically wanted to comment on Hartigan, which is without a doubt my favorite beach! No matter how many times I go to the “cool” beaches like Oak St. or Ohio St. (which, by the way, you should check out on a nice day; it’s awesome), I always return to my homeboy Hartigan. I discovered it way back around ’04 and I haven’t strayed since. It has the beautiful homes on Albion; a great playground which I appreciate now that I have a toddler; really nice sand; a cool view of downtown when you wade out; and it’s just a short walk north to the Loyola Dunes (something else you should check out). Every time I go there (a few times a week), I feel like everyone else there is so happy to have discovered this great secret. This place just feels like summer to me, but beyond that, I go there all year round just to appreciate this beautiful street-end beach that not too many people even know exist. (I may be too passionate about a beach…) Anyway, I really like your blog and glad I stumbled upon it. Great idea! Finally, there is a little beach in Berger Park off Sheridan in Edgewater. It’s not lifeguarded, but it’s a cute little slice of beach you may want to review. Keep up the great work! -Colleen
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Haha I’m sorry but I was (and am going to be this summer I hope!) a guard a Hartigan. Just a litte pet peeve of mine is when people call our sister beach, Leone Beach, Loyola Beach.