The Wicker Park office of dentist Luis Casals is a perfectly preserved midcentury relic.
by Jake Malooley
Entering the squat building at 1948 W. North, longtime home to the dental practice of Dr. Luis Casals, patients step into a relic from a bygone era of Wicker Park's ever-shifting history. When Casals opened the office for business a half century ago, long before the arrival of nightclubs and artisan doughnut shops, the neighborhood was a largely working-class Hispanic enclave.…[ Read more ]