Instead of building their famous igloos, Antony Wood decided to make a new structure for the community to appreciate. Antony Wood, father of the Oak Park igloo family, has brought a piece of Bali to the community on behalf of his wife, Tansri. In his words, the family has developed a reputation for being the “house with the two architects who do crazy things.” Their reputation was surely set in stone during Halloween of 2020, when the kids of Oak Park wanted to still trick-or-treat despite not being able to go from house to house. Instead of falling accustomed to Covid restrictions, Tansri Wood did not disappoint. To make the little ones happy, she rigged up a zipline from the front porch to the fence, where the two sent candy down whenever children walked by.
When Jessica King and Will Duncan purchased FitzGerald’s nightclub just days before the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world in 2020, the couple knew they were buying more than just a music venue. Local sentiment about the Berwyn venue was significant.
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On December 26, 1923, the Oak Park Club opened on the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Ontario Street with a gala social event for its members. The sizeable building was designed by Chicago-based architects Holmes and Flynn.