The Lost Neighborhood of Watertown: A Chicago Water Week Gravity Unplugged Brunch AND Walk

​Before the Magnificent Mile… before Streeterville… this corner of Chicago had another name.

​Watertown.

​Centered around the historic water works near Chicago Avenue and Michigan Avenue, Watertown was once a small neighborhood shaped by one of the most important pieces of infrastructure in the city—the system that brought clean water from Lake Michigan into a rapidly growing Chicago.

​Today the name has largely disappeared, even though the story remains all around us.

​Join us for a Gravity Unplugged brunch and walk through Watertown with Intentional Gravity. Together we’ll explore how water infrastructure shaped the city, why some neighborhood identities endure while others fade, and how invisible systems quietly influence the places we live and work.

​This walk will be informal and conversational, with a few short stops and plenty of time for discussion.

​Come curious, comfortable walking shoes recommended.

​This event is affiliated with Chicago Water Week, presented by Current.