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Back to the … past Winnetka Walk center to introduce youth to grandparents’ good ol’ days
PRESERVING OUR LEGACY A September 23 tour of architect Stanley D. Anderson’s Deerpath Hill Estates benefits Lake Forest Preservation Foundation
BY LIBBY ELLIOT THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
North Shore old-timers often wax nostalgic about hanging out at soda fountains, dime stores and penny arcades. They had such options in the golden age of small town retail, well before strip malls, big-box stores and the Internet radically altered the streetscape of American suburbs. But all is not lost for those who yearn for a return to simpler times. Hoffman Commercial Real Estate (HCRE) is betting big on small town, main street retail with a new family-friendly entertainment concept aimed at giving kids a destination to play, eat and gather with friends in the heart of downtown Winnetka. “We realized Winnetka is missing a hangout that’s not a coffee shop,” HCRE CEO Greg Hoffman says. “Kids,” he adds, “need a place downtown to meet up and socialize.” Construction is underway for an entertainment center inside the multi-tenant Winnetka Walk complex at 552 Lincoln Avenue, where the independent toy store Beat Street has already opened, and plans for a new video arcade and gelato store are underway. HCRE — owner and manager of a portfolio Continued on PG 14
A Stanley Anderson-designed home at 349 King Muir that was built for developer Henry K. Turnbull. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER BY ANN MARIE SCHEIDLER AND SHERRY THOMAS THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
When Lake Forest Preservation Foundation (LFPF) held its annual house and garden tour last year, the focus was on architect Howard Van Doren Shaw and his enduring impact on our city. This year, all eyes are on the work of one of Shaw’s most devoted protégées — Lake Forest-born Stanley D. Anderson. Known for his Country Georgian style, Anderson’s impact on Lake Forest residential and commercial architecture will be celebrated with a Sunday, September 23 tour themed around Anderson’s work at the end of the “estate” era. Educated at Lake Forest College and then the École des Beaux-Arts in France, Ander-
son began working for Shaw in 1918 before going on to establish his own firm in 1924, setting the stage for a new kind of design in our city. His vision was decidedly modern, giving his European-infused “small” estate houses the latest technologies of the time. Over the next 60 years, Stanley D. Anderson and Associates was responsible for more than 30 public and commercial buildings and nearly 200 fine residences — including Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest Bank and Tempel Farms. Homes designed by Anderson, as well as those designed by his associates during the initial development of the 1925 to1930-era Deerpath Hill Estates subdivision, will be featured on the walking tour, along with a bonus house — the Arthur Dixon III house off Green Bay Road. Current LFPF President Jim Opsitnik
moved into the home Anderson built for himself in 1984. He says it’s been an honor to be able to care for the architectural treasure. Paul Bergmann, archivist of the Stanley D. Anderson Archives and author of a yetto-be released book about the architect, arranged a meeting with the Opsitniks and his father Bill Bergmann who was a partner of Anderson. “Paul’s dad was the last surviving architect who worked with Stanley Anderson,” explains Opsitnik, who led the helm at LFPF during recent renovations of the Frost & Granger-designed train station at Market Square. “I can’t recall how we got connected with him but one weekend Paul’s dad came over with the original blueprints for our house. He told us stories about how Stanley Continued on PG 12
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