Most of the thematic organization of this website is typological, where a specific type of structure is studied in isolation. In this section, we do the opposite and focus on a relatively small geographic area and analyze the component parts.

• Grove Street: A semi-disused street near the intersection of Canal and Cermak.
  

• Harms Park: Former picnic grove initially chosen for first PWA housing project in Chicago.
  

• Old Edgebrook: A neighborhood hiding in the woods.
  

• Olde Western Avenue: Former alignment of Western Avenue through Blue Island.
  

• The Little House on Polk Street: The last remaining residential structure in a long gone neighborhood.
  

• The Northern Indian Boundary Line: Points of interest along Rogers Avenue and Forest Preserve Drive.