WTB: South Side Velodrome

By Sasha-Ann Simons
South Chicago Velodrome
Emanuele Bianchi rides a converted German motorbike to pace young competitive bicyclists in the Chicago Velodrome on the edge of the old U.S. Steel property. Kari Lydersen / WBEZ
South Chicago Velodrome
Emanuele Bianchi rides a converted German motorbike to pace young competitive bicyclists in the Chicago Velodrome on the edge of the old U.S. Steel property. Kari Lydersen / WBEZ

WTB: South Side Velodrome

By Sasha-Ann Simons
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Reset architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes listeners on a virtual tour of the South Chicago velodrome, now home to a drive-in church. It’s the latest in our series “What’s That Building?”

GUEST: Dennis Rodkin, commercial real estate reporter at Crain’s Chicago Business