Slice of Life: Sitting in the Shadow of Goethe

Though it's not what it once was, today there's no shortage of Goethe-worship in Chicago.  And if you recently downloaded one of his works onto your iPad, this bench in Lincoln Park is probably the best place to digest his words.

The back of the bench contains his head, and the inscription "Joh Wolfg V Goethe, 1749-1832" and passages from Faust.

Slice of Life: A Man and His Bird

Living on the North Side means becoming familiar with how to pronounce the name "Goethe."  Whether you're into German philosophy, or just trying to find your way around, this is going to come up eventually.

This statue in Lincoln Park has a plaque reading:

To

Goethe

The Mastermind of the

German People

The Germans of Chicago

1913