Although my general plan was to roll straight southwest on Archer, I took a detour in Brighton Park to find an former synagogue in the area that is now a church. This area never had a large Jewish population. In fact, I don't know of a single synagogue in this entire southwest side area today. But apparently at some point there was enough of a population to support a synagogue at the corner of 38th and Homan. You can clearly see where the Star of David was cemented in over the doorway.
After returning to Archer Ave, I found another former place of worship. This time it was the former Our Lady of Fatima church, a very impressive building with some cool stone carvings around the doorway. The new building is a few blocks away at 2751 W 38th Pl.
I also spotted a vintage bulb sign at Balzeka's Used Cars. Click on the photo to enlarge and you'll see the message "u will like us" on the side of the sign. The use of the contracted "u" seems ahead of its time for a sign from this period.
Although my general plan was to roll straight southwest on Archer, I took a detour in Brighton Park to find an former synagogue in the area that is now a church. This area never had a large Jewish population. In fact, I don't know of a single synagogue in this entire southwest side area today. But apparently at some point there was enough of a population to support a synagogue at the corner of 38th and Homan. You can clearly see where the Star of David was cemented in over the doorway.
After returning to Archer Ave, I found another former place of worship. This time it was the former Our Lady of Fatima church, a very impressive building with some cool stone carvings around the doorway. The new building is a few blocks away at 2751 W 38th Pl.
I also spotted a vintage bulb sign at Balzeka's Used Cars. Click on the photo to enlarge and you'll see the message "u will like us" on the side of the sign. The use of the contracted "u" seems ahead of its time for a sign from this period.
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