epworth

I'm trying something new this year, possible for the first time because of Google Maps recently adding RSS feeds to every customized map made there; I call it a &quot;placeblog,&quot; consisting of photos and write-ups of various random locations around Chicago I visit on my bicycle this summer and fall, only instead of presented by date they're all plotted on a city map, so that you search and browse by location instead of age. I'm originally uploading the photos here at Flickr, so that people can check them out in a normal fashion if they want; and then you can <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2009bikeblog">click here</a> for the actual placeblog/map, or <a href="http://www.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;output=georss&amp;msid=112356573111939317036.000469d4bd545c821ff53">click here</a> for the RSS feed, or simply stop by the main headquarters for all my Chicago bicycle maps at [<a href="http://www.jasonpettus.com/maps/">jasonpettus.com/maps</a>]. Here: Epworth United Methodist Church, in Edgewater. Yeah, freaky and cool, right? People have been worshipping on this spot constantly since 1888; the unique Romanesque/Arts &amp; Crafts building you see here was created in 1891, from a design that was donated to the church by noted architect Frederick Townsend. A bizarre and great addition to this odd, cool neighborhood.