Day 7: A Park in the City

     Today's entry shoots us into the Loop, at the corner of State and Van Buren.  While there are many parks and green spaces in the city of Chicago, what makes Pritzker Park unique is that it is literally located right smack dab in the middle of the southeast corner of the Loop.  The baic layout is a concrete surface with a terrace set-up that gradually introduces grass into the setting. For most of the year, the park is just that: a park.  But, at various times I have been witness to various street performances at the park, as well as works of public art.  Of course, when it comes to public art at Pritzer Park, I feel I must mention a blast from the past.  About 3 years ago, there was a public art piece that went up in Pritzker Park that was nothing more than a giant eyeball.  It was both fascinating and delightfully creepy.  Unfortunately, it was only temporary and it has been down for roughly two years now.  Other than that, there isn't too much left to do other than to remind all of you that we're going to be seeing a lot more of the Pritzker name during our tour of the city.