Garages are weird. They’re tiny houses for cars that, especially if they were built in the first few decades of the 20th century, look...

The 8100 block of South Blackstone Avenue. This summer, we were proud to successfully list our 15th Bungalow Historic District on the...

A Chicago brick two-flat. Drawing by Phil Thompson (wondercitystudio.com) While we refer to the western curve around the city as the Bungalow Belt, those dense bungalow neighborhoods are often shared with brick two-flats built at the same time and by the same developers. Both of these housing forms were incredibly handsome and well-built with economy and affordability in mind, and they complement each other perfectly. In fact, a two-flat is basically just a stacked Chicago bungalow in terms...