“The people who knew the city best of all [tended] to rely more upon small landmarks and less upon either regions or paths.” LYp49I discovered a path weaving through a city. This path was chartered territory I never knew existed. I thought I knew this city’s places and spaces. Most were so familiar; I could walk the city with my head down. Homeless people became corner checkpoints at Madison and Wells. The Chicago Pedway is a unique underbelly view of Chicago’s grid system. The path led me into unfamiliar space. Our tour guide would have to orient us when passing under major landmarks including the Atrium Mall, Macy’s, and the Chicago Cultural Center. The opportunity to experience Macy’s dry, fluorescent lit pedway space used by homeless people, made me realize that places viewed as unused spaces, void and empty, are ruled out as designable space. Hidden places in the spaces underneath the city. I now chuckle at the large majority of subjects who think they know “Chicago.” Barb