The Harley Clarke Mansion situation on the lake by the lighthouse on Sheridan Road has been the home of the Evanston Art Center for decades. The building is now for sale. Location, location, location. Rumor has it that James Pritzker wants to buy it and turn it into a hotel. (The Pritzker family owns the Hyatt chain of hotels.) The school will move to more efficient, spacious quarters, somewhere in Evanston. When? Where? Don’t know, don’t have any gossip on that. But I know I’ll miss the view of the lake from my class room in 2 South.
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artamaze by Katherine Hilden 