How to do you get to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz? Follow the now yellow brick road to the site where L. Frank Baum's home once lay.
1667 N. Humboldt Boulevard in Chicago is the place where the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz wrote his most famous novel. Although the original home is long gone, the site now includes a memorial to his life and work.
The Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation, which is rebuilding the decaying neighborhood, has paved a 70-foot stretch of sidewalk with bright yellow bricks. Book Club Chicago reports that the the rounded concrete shape above will house a mural by artist Hector Duarte. The total cost for the project is about $65,000.
-via Colossal
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