The 606 with Stephen Baird

The Story of The 606
Walk along the Bloomingdale Trail
Weegee's Lounge

The 606 with Stephen Baird

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2015
Time: 3:00 pm Talk; 4:00 pm Walk
Please join Stephen Baird, national board member of the Trust for Public Land and President and CEO of Baird & Warner, for the story of The 606 and a walk along the Bloomingdale Trail. 

Harvard Club of Chicago members and guests will meet at the McCormick Tribune YMCA at 3 pm, where Steve Baird will share the history of the 606, including the decade-long collaboration between the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park District, the Trust for Public Land, and numerous other community groups.

 
 

By 4 pm, join the group for a walk along the Bloomingdale Trail, the abandoned rail line successfully transformed into 2.7 miles of multi-use green space.  After the walk, share refreshments with fellow walkers at Weegee’s Lounge, an old-school Chicago pub just blocks from the western access point of The 606.

The Trust for Public Land is the nation’s leading organization focused on creating parks and preserving land, especially in cities. The non-profit serves as The 606’s lead private partner, managing community engagement and outreach, fundraising, long-term park planning, communications and other crucial aspects of the project. The Trust for Public Land also leads the coordination between the partners, ensuring that the trail and linked parks stayed on track during the construction phase.

   
   
Mr. Baird has long worked for the preservation of open space as past-president of CorLands, The Openlands Project and, currently, as a national board member of the Trust for Public Land.  A 1975 graduate of Harvard University, he remains active in the Harvard community. He serves as the national chairman for the HAA Schools and Scholarship Committee and is the co-chair of the Harvard Schools Committee in Chicago, which interviews applicants for admission.

EVENT DETAILS:
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2015
Time: 3:00 pm Talk; 4:00 pm Walk
Locations: McCormick Tribune YMCA (1834 N. Lawndale, Chicago, IL 60647); Bloomingdale Trail; Weegee's (3659 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago, IL 60647)
Tickets: $10 for members & guests, $25 for non-members
Ticket price does not include refreshments at Weegee’s.
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