Chicago Lincoln Avenue Trail: Trail Point 14

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Trail Point 14 - HILD LIBRARY

The Fredrick H. Hild Regional Library was founded in 1930. I

t is one of many branches of the Chicago Public Library and is named after Fredrick H. Hild, who was head librarian of the Chicago Public Library from 1887 to 1903.

The library contains 130,000 volumes.

It serves both children and adults from all parts of the Northside. The Hild Library is also the home of the Ravenswood-Lakeview Historical Association, the area through which our trail passes.

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What we have here

The Chicago Lincoln Avenue Trail began life back in 1973. It was established by the work of Boy Scout Troop 881 and Scoutmaster William G. La Fleur. This was the first trail of it's type and the first trail that offered a Braille patch that could actually be read.

The trail was established before the internet, and even before the creation of the 911 emergency system.

I have created this blog to give the trail an internet presence. I will post here all the original sites along the trail and the original written guide.

We are working to update the trail and bring the guide into the twenty first century. As the trail is updated I will update this blog until it provides an audio guide for a modern trail serving the communities and citizens of Chicago and anyone who desires to hike and learn.