Uptown Writer's Space

I had heard about similar places in Manhattan, and was wondering when the first one would finally open here.

Located above the famous Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago's colorful and historic Uptown neighborhood. THE UPTOWN WRITER'S SPACE offers 1,200 square feet of light-filled space with panoramic views of vintage Chicago buildings.

The main writing room features eighteen handcrafted wooden cubicles, that provide privacy within the open loft-like environment, as well as library tables and lounge seating made especially for the space by Chicago furniture designer John Lindsay.

With wireless high speed internet access and a laser printer available to members, there is a break room/coffee bar where writers can hang out, unwind and share ideas over lunch or a cup of joe, providing the kind of interaction that usually eludes those who pursue the solitary business of facing a blank page.

Though it's very far out of the way to meet my own writing needs (I work in the Loop and live in the suburbs) it's still a very welcome addition to the city.

(Via Ginny.)