Yesterday was a beautiful mostly-sunny day and a great day for a ride on the Lakefront Trail. At the south end of the trail, I passed along the edge of Jackson Park, in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Riders who stick to the trail and drivers who pass by on Lake Shore Drive come amazingly close to one of the most spectacular of all public art works in Chicago.Tucked behind a bend in the road and not visible from the main thoroughfaire, it's the beautiful statue of The Republic on Hayes Drive. The 24-foot statue is a replica of the original statue which was created for the Worlds Fair in 1893. The original was almost three times as large and stood 65 feet tall!
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