The spectacular skyline view from the second floor reading area.
Just about a month ago, the Chicago Public Library opened the doors of its newest branch at 2100 South Wentworth Avenue. The 16,000-square-foot facility will serve readers in the Chinatown, Bridgeport, South Loop, and Armour Square neighborhoods.
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- Chinatown Branch, Chicago Public Library, 2100 South Wentworth Avenue
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- The green roof is best seen from the Cermak Red Line station.
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- A wonderful curving staircase leads you to the second floor.
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- Stairway and ceiling.
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- Ceiling detail seen from the first floor.
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- Try concentrating on a book when the reading room has *this* view of the Chicago skyline.
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- “Universal Transverse Immigration Proclamation”
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- The mural, by CJ Hungerman, spans an entire inner wall.
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- Glass encloses a quiet room facing Wentworth Avenue.
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- Looking down the open stairwell.
