The Worker Cottage Parklet is a tribute to the workers of the past, present and future who make their homes in the Bucktown and Wicker Park neighborhoods of Chicago. Between 1870 and 1910 thousands of “worker cottages” were built to house the Scandinavian, German, southern and eastern European immigrants who arrived for jobs in the stockyards, brick, and leather factories along the Chicago River, and to rebuild the city after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. These cottages were the first affordable homes available to working class citizens, with modern conveniences such as indoor plumbing, kitchen apart from dining room, and separate bedrooms for children.
Additional Artworks
From Lynn Basa
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Dream House, 1995
Tapestry
7.5 x 7.5 in (19.05 x 19.05 cm)
$2,400
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Time Trap, 1988
tapestry
8 x 7.75 in (20.32 x 19.69 cm)
$2,400
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Hawaiian Daydream, 1985
Tapestry
10 x 7.5 in (25.4 x 19.05 cm)
$2,400
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Pinto #1, 1984
Hand-knotted silk, linen
7 x 7.5 in (17.78 x 19.05 cm)
$2,400
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Untitled small-scale tapestry, 1984
Tapestry
10 x 5 in (25.4 x 12.7 cm)
$800
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World View, 1984
Hand-knotted silk
7.75 x 8 in (19.69 x 20.32 cm)
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Jar with cork stopper, 1974
Ceramic
5.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 in (13.97 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)
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Cliff, 1974
High-fired, unglazed stoneware
18 x 9 x 5 in (45.72 x 22.86 x 12.7 cm)