July / August 2001

                  

End-of-Summer BBQ on Burling

September 8th is the date for Park West's annual summer barbeque. From 5:30 to 9 pm that evening the 2500 block of Burling will be transformed into one great big outdoor party with fun, food, and festivities to please all ages. PWCA Board members will fire up massive barrel grills to cook brats, burgers, hot dogs and chicken. Tasty salads, chips and cold drinks complete the food menu.

The menu for fun includes games and races for the kids along with pińatas and a Chicago Fire Department engine. The adults will enjoy dancing in the street and talking at the tables. The summer barbeque is a great way to wrap up the summer and learn what all your friends and neighbors did during their summer vacations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A $5 donation at the gate defrays the cost of the event. Antiques Fair gate captains are invited to attend as guests of Park West. Non-PWCA members are welcome to join the Association at the gate, and then attend the party for no additional charge. There is no charge for children under 10.

Like all Park West events, this party depends on the generosity of volunteers to help set-up, cook, staff gates, serve beer and soda, and clean-up. If you can give just one hour to help in any capacity, please call Phyllis Waye at 327-2041. If you've never volunteered for a Park West event before, this is a great way to jump into volunteer service. Try it, you'll like it!

 
 
PRESIDENT’S PAGE      






 

This is my last message to the Park West Community as the president of the

Association.  It has been a good year, and I've enjoyed working with the

Board, Alderman Daley and her staff, and, of course, the community as a

whole.  The support that everyone has offered has been very meaningful to

me.  This is a wonderful place to live and volunteer.  However, my husband

David and I have decided that we are going to take a new direction and have

bought a house in Maine, and while we are not giving up on Chicago, we are

giving up on owning two houses and have also bought a loft in Printer's Row.

So with happy anticipation but not a small amount of regret, we have moved

from a wonderful house on a wonderful street in a wonderful neighborhood

and are starting a new adventure.

 

Park West will be electing a new president and a new Board on July 24th,

7:00pm at Bigler Auditorium,  Children's Hospital.  Everyone is invited to

come, member or not. . .however, only members may vote.  So, why not join

the organization, be an active part of your community and have a say in what

goes on in your neighborhood?  The topics being discussed  at the meeting

will include the development of the Columbus Hospital site, the impending

construction at the Bus Barn site and the status of the Clark Street

Streetscape.  The discussions will be led by representatives from the Park

West Board and the Alderman's office.  If there is anything else you want to

know or say, please bring your questions or comments to the meeting.

 

The Board and neighborhood will also be saying goodbye to three very active

and not easily replaced members.  Bill Griffiths has served on the Board as

vice-president, treasurer, a member of the Planning Committee and as

sub-committee Chairman for the Bus Barn.  His willingness to do whatever

needs doing and to do it well will be missed.  It isn't often that

organizations have someone with his talents and sense of responsibility.

Bill always does it all with grace and good humor.

 

Jude Tanter, the chairman of the Neighborhood Beautification Committee and

the leading force in pushing for the Clark Street Streetscape. . .and, yes,

it is going to happen.  Jude has taken on many jobs that no one else wanted

to do and done them enthusiastically and well.

 

Joan Leber has been Membership Chairman. She computerized the system and

turned an otherwise cumbersome area of responsibility into a manageable job.

She has also served as the Dealer Co-Chairman of the Antiques Fair along

with Gayle Morse, another mammoth undertaking.  Jobs well done.

 

It is always difficult in any organization when members leave because we

tend to think that they ARE their JOBS.  If Bill isn't there, then who?  No

Jude?  Then who?  No Joan?  Then who?  However, we all know that none of us

is indispensable and that someone just as hard-working, cheerful and

innovative will take over.  So, now I'm asking those of you who have yet to

serve on the Board or maybe are not even members of Park West to get

involved.  Be the next Bill, Jude or Joan.  What you get back in terms of

friendships, satisfaction and fun will more than compensate for any time

spent.

 

Park West has had an exciting new business come to Clark Street, and I would

like to take the opportunity to welcome Blumgarten & Co., an innovative

florist located between Rudi Fazuli's and Mickey's on Clark Street.  Lance

Larsen, store manager, brings a unique artistic approach to floral

arrangements whether for a special occasion or just because.  In addition to

floral design, the third floor of the building houses a fine art gallery

called "Gallery B" frequently featuring works by the stores floral designers

among others.  An upcoming show opens on the 4th of August titled

appropriately enough "POD."

 

Again, thank you to all of the members of the Park West Community

Association for the opportunity to work with you.  See you around. . .

 

-Polly Goldman

 
About This Newsletter
 
Common Ground is published six times a year for members of Park West.  
 

Park West Community Association (PWCA) is a voluntary association of residents and merchants dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of the Park West neighborhood.   The geographic area of Park West is framed by the rectangle of Diversy Parkway, Halsted Street, Fullerton Parkway and Lakeview Avenue. 


Annual Membership dues are minimal:

For more information:

 

E-mail: info@parkwestcommunity.com

 

Call:     (773) 506-4460

 

Write:   Membership Chair, PWCA
BOX 14845
Chicago, IL  60614

 

 

 

 

Special Welcome to our new members: Welcome to our new business members:

 

Mary Heeran                                                    Basil Leaf Café – 2460 North Clark

 

Robert & Julie Johnson                         Via Emilia Ristorante – 2119 North Clark

 

Dave Devaney                                                  Geja’s – 340 West Armitage

 

Martha Ellsworth                                              Chocolateer Confections – 3066 N. Lincoln

 
 

***      The Park West Community Association would like to say a special thank you to 7 Eleven for their generous donation which was presented to us on June 8th at their opening ceremony for the new location at 2619 North Clark Street.            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playlot gets kudos:

 

Special thanks and a donation to Park West were received from Sandra Kurtz (See letter below) for Bill Cullen’s efforts to beautify the Sunshine playlot.  Thanks, Bill!

 

“Please accept this donation for adding something to the playground on Wrightwood.  I take my twin grandchildren there occasionally.  They love it!” – Sandra Kurtz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PWCA Events     

 

Antiques Fair:

 

 

Over 70 dealers and thousands of attendees along with donations from businesses and the tireless efforts of all of the volunteers made this year’s fair a big success.

 

Winners of the Park West 2001 Antiques Fair Drawing:

 

-Lisa Nordstrom won a Dinner for Two at the Basil Leaf Café – 2460 N. Clark Street

 

-Alayn Becker won a gift certificate from Via Emilia Ristorante – 2119 N. Clark Street

 

-Kathy Boyd won a gift certificate from Geja’s Café – 340 W. Armitage

 

-Also awarded were gift certificates from Chocolateer Confections at 3066 N. Lincoln and a gift bag from Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

 

 

Congratulations to the following Dealers:

1st prize: David Pearson Antiques

            East End Antiques of Chicago

            Fermette Antiques of Downers Grove

 

If you didn’t satisfy your appetite for antiques and can’t wait until next years fair please visit our friends in Galena, IL at the Annual Galena Antique and Collectable Show & Sale September 29 & 30.  Call 847.498.2481 for more information.

 

Special thanks to the following for their generous support as Friends of the Fair:

 

Polly & David Goldman

Meredith & Roger Harris

Karen & Jay Case

Kay Kosmal

Phyllis Waye

Amy Poole

Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Fry

Robert Merrick

Larry & Char Damron

Judith Tanter

Judy Wilen & Steve Schloss

Lillian Mitchell

Nona Peebles

Herbert Malkind

David Stroud & Suzanne Pelton

Marla & Don Coquillette

Peter & Mary Jo Pomnitz

Christine & David Bernick

Baird Brown

Anonymous (2)

 

 

 

           

 

Park West Community Association

www.parkwestcommunity.com

Board of Directors: Officers and Committee Chairs

 

PWCA Board meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month and are open to the public. If you would like to attend, please call President Polly Goldman, 883-0775, at least 24 hours in advance.

 

President

Polly Goldman

1st Vice President

Bill Griffiths

2nd Vice President & Donations

Gale Klein

Recording Secretary

Barbara Morin

Treasurer

Sandra Matson

Antiques Fair

Chuck Werner

Corresponding Secretary/Newsletter

Paul Carlson

Membership

Joan Leber

Neighborhood Improvement

Jude Tanter

 

Tom Flynn

Planning/Traffic/Parking

Don Glickman

Crime & Safety

David Holingue

Playlot

Bill Cullen

Social

Phyllis Waye

Schools

Gayle Morse

Liaison to Diversey Harbor Association

Eugene Fisher

Liaison to Children's Hospital

Daren Van Puymbrouck

Directors-At-Large

Norm Wolfe

 

Laura Stern

 

Mary Shaw