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Walter Burt Adams
On Location: A Tour of Historic Evanston
Walter Burt Adams Bus Tour
Thursday, October 17 & November 14
Bus departs at 1:30 pm, returns at 3:00 pm
Bus departs from the Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Avenue, Evanston, IL
Admission: $20/ $15 for EHC and/or Levy Senior Center members
Contact the Levy Senior Center to reserve your spot today – 773-841-9898. Space is limited.

The Evanston History Center is pleased to announce an exciting collaboration with the City of Evanston and the Levy Senior Center Foundation to explore Evanston through the framework of iconic artist Walter Burt Adams. EHC’s executive director Eden Juron Pearlman will narrate a bus tour of locations depicted in Adams’ paintings. Active from the 1930s to the 1970s, Adams found beauty in everyday scenes and left a lasting legacy of mid-century Evanston.

The Evanston History Center offers lively docent-led walking tours of Evanston neighborhoods, downtown, and the lakefront. The tours provide fun and fascinating insights into the history of Evanston, its architecture, and the cultural landscape.

Location
All tours, unless otherwise stated, meet at the Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood Street, Evanston.

Hours
Tours vary and are occasionally repeated.

Tours begin at 11:00 AM and last for 90 minutes.

Admission
The cost is $20 per person/$15 for members unless otherwise stated. Admission is payable at the door.

Reservations are strongly recommended. RSVP to Kris Hartzell, or 847-475-3410.

We do reserve the right to cancel due to weather or unforeseen circumstances.

Parking
Free street parking is available on Greenwood Street.

Burnham in Evanston
August 3, 2019, and October 19, 2019


Stroll through the neighborhood where architect Daniel Burnham chose to live, work, and build. We will see his property, houses, and schools he designed, and hear about the man and his love of “bucolic Evanston.”

Group walking tours can be scheduled by appointment. To get more information on group walking tour options, please contact us at (847) 475-3410 or e-mail Kris Hartzell.