The Curved Wooden Beam Gyms
A Style From The 1950s & 60s Still Has Some Charm You might not even notice if you’re sitting in the first 4 or 5 rows at one of these gyms, but the arched-support beams holding the roof up are … Continued
A Style From The 1950s & 60s Still Has Some Charm You might not even notice if you’re sitting in the first 4 or 5 rows at one of these gyms, but the arched-support beams holding the roof up are … Continued
Morgan Park Academy, The Nation’s First & Oldest High School Basketball Team What does a place called “Horse Thief Hollows”, one of football’s greatest coaches, a college known for its brains not brawn, the YMCA, and a military academy have … Continued
Photos from five different gyms in just two Chicago public high schools.
Nothing like waiting to finalize things at the last minute, but plans are 100% confirmed, I will be traveling to Southern Illinois to photograph at least three of the state’s best high school gyms. (What makes a gym the best? … Continued
The last game ever at New Trier High SChool’s Gates Gymnasium, on Dec. 16, 2021.
How the idea and the book project about the best high school basketball gyms in Illinois came about.