Lee Bey
The Perfect Soundtrack To Your South Side Sightseeing Tour: Lee Bey’s ‘Southern Exposure’ Playlist
Architecture expert and historian Lee Bey released a playlist inspired by his 2019 book on the South Side's under-appreciated buildings this week, including tracks from Sam Trump, Chance the Rapper, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and more.
TEDxGrandBoulevard Wants To Change Your Perception Of The South Side
A dynamic speaker series that will include author Lee Bey is coming to the DuSable Museum next month.
With Family Chats, Foundation Aims To Introduce Al Raby’s Legacy To A New Generation
CPS CEO Janice Jackson, author Lee Bey and Chicago Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara are among the panelists.
Overton Elementary School In Bronzeville, An Overlooked South Side Building With A Hopeful Future
Lee Bey's Overlooked Buildings of the South Side: Overton Elementary School at 221 E. 49th Street closed in 2013.
Hyde Park’s D’Angelo Law Library: A Showstopper With Famous Architect, Rich History And Little Respect
Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Buildings: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren was there when the cornerstone was laid. Richard M. Nixon was at the dedication. And Barack Obama taught constitutional law there from 1992 to 2004.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s West Pullman Foster House The Cheapest Wright Listing In America, Despite Its Beauty
Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Architecture: The Stephen A. Foster House and Stable at 12147 S. Harvard Ave.
Chicago Vocational High School, An Overlooked Art Deco And Art Moderne Hybrid
Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Architecture: Chicago Vocational High School at 2100 East 87th Street.
Pride Cleaners In Chatham: ‘As Flashy As A 1959 Cadillac — Tail Fins And All’
Lee Bey's Overlooked South Side Architecture: "An architectural creation from the Space Age, with a roof pointed toward the heavens — in all of Chicago’s 238 square miles of architecture, there is absolutely no other building like this one."
Red Brick And Terra Cotta Tower On Pershing Road Is One Of South Side’s Overlooked Gems
Lee Bey's Overlooked Buildings Of The South Side: The Central Manufacturing District Tower at 2000 W. Pershing Road.
GN Bank On King Drive, An Overlooked Bronzeville Gem
Lee Bey's Overlooked Architecture of the South Side highlights the black-owned GN Bank at 4619 South King Drive.
St. Gabriel Catholic Church, An Overlooked South Side Gem
Lee Bey's new book "Southern Exposure" shows off St. Gabriel Catholic Church at 600 W. 45th St. in Canaryville.
Lee Bey Chronicles South Side’s Architectural Beauty In ‘Southern Exposure’ — Something Black Chicagoans Have Long Celebrated
"There's often a sense with black South Siders, like, 'Do they know what they have?'" Bey said. "Hell yeah, they know."