Hawthorne Works

"The Hawthorne Works landmark is all that's left of the Western Electric manufacturing plants that used to be here. It's not particularly accessible - it is behind the strip mall, in a back parking lot. The Western Electric plan was where some of the earliest organizational/industrial psychology was done (Google "Hawthorne Effect"). There is a nice museum about the Western Electric Hawthorne works at Morton College at 39th and Central, if you're interested in learning more about this relic of a bygone era... back when US (unionized workforce) manufactured goods were the envy of the industrialized world. That time is past, unfortunately."

"The plaza is consistently busy. Many food options and other stores available."

"The original tower of the Hawthorne Works complex; a manufacturing plant of Western Electric. Hawthorne Works produced telephone equipment from 1905-1983. Although it isn't anything extravagant, if you're in the area, I recommend going to see the building as it is a beautiful piece of architectural history in Cicero. Of course, during the time of construction, it was located in the town of "Hawthorne" before the name was changed to "Cicero.""

"I'm not saying I was scared, I describe the place as scary as a fitting adjective"

"It was a nice spot to go fishing you just gotta have a net with extensions cuz a normal net won't reach down"