Our version of the Free Store came about from casual conversations about the Diggers, about giveaways, about what’s good and bad about the ideas of charity and the gift economy. We also found ourselves with a perfect combination of personal skill sets – we all had experience with giving things away, doing public events, getting the word out, and building interesting things out of seemingly nothing.

2008
May: Pullman (near 111th & Forrestville on the grounds of a State Historical Site)

2007
August: New City (51st & Racine, in an empty parking lot)

July: Kinzie Industrial Corridor (near Fulton & Damen, in a yard space)

May: Humboldt Park (near Western & Potomac in an apartment)

February: Bucktown (near North & Ashland, in a gallery

2006
November: Rogers Park (near Morse & Glenwood in an experimental cultural center)

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