The latest DeKalb History Center “Chomp and Think” – I mean “Lunch and Learn” – on Wednesday, July 28th looks west to the sizably large hamlet of Kirkwood.  From DHC’s executive director Melissa Forgey…

The DeKalb History Center’s Lunch and Learn Lecture Series continues in July with a presentation by Joe Alcock, AIA, LEED AP, will explain how Kirkwood, once a booming little city, was destined to compete with its neighbor to the east.

It was a railroad hub, a center for industry and a thriving residential community. He will cover its early history, the devastation from the Civil War, a rocky incorporation, the leadership that brought it into existence and its fall from memory. Joe will also address the initial and progressive plans for its urban infrastructure and development patterns from 1900. He will conclude with present planning and preservation efforts.

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