'last summer, the ChicagoParks District installed 20 “fairy houses” at various natural areas across the city specifically to engage people’s interest in the wonder of nature.' | Tony Peregrin
A “fairy door” installed low to the ground on an outside wall near Clark and Foster.According to legend, fairy doors are portals to the world of fairies—but I’d argue they’re also gateways to the imagination. I came across one located in an alley near Clark and Foster this summer and I was immediately charmed by this diminutive doorway.
Fairy doors are not new. They’ve appeared across the U.S. for decades, in forests and parks or in some little-used alleyways. In fact, last summer, the Chicago Park District installed 20 “” at various natural areas across the city specifically to engage people’s interest in the wonder of nature. Craft stores sell materials to make fairy doors, but what you can’t find in any store is much more elusive—that wondrous feeling of finding something magical where you least expect it.