Look — judge us if you must — but there are few love stories more enduring or more fervent than the passionate affection Chicagoans have for Taco Bell. The attachment has been known to ebb and flow depending on how much beer and baseball has been consumed in the hours beforehand… but suffice it to say, there’s real history here. Despite having almost 30 other locations in Chicago, locals held a funeral and mourned when the beloved Wrigleyville ‘Bell closed. We were blessed with the nation’s first Taco Bell to serve alcohol. And our city’s love for cheesy burritos doesn’t seem to be slowing down!
Over the years, we’ve provided Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff” to almost a dozen new locations, from northwest Indiana, to the Chicagloand suburbs, to a handful just down the street on the city’s South Side. The exact brick has varied with the specific design of each one, but we’ve primarily supplied fire-rated, 8x4x16” Atlas structural brick. Check out a few of them in the gallery here.
Though we’re well aware more authentic tacos can be found around the corner from us in Little Village, there will always be a place in our belly for both. Porque no los dos??
LOCATIONS / PRODUCTS SUPPLIED:
— 1107 W. Addison, Chicago | Global Development
Reclaimed Chicago Commons + Watsontown “Kent”
— 2410 E Rand, Arlington Heights, IL | W&T Construction
Interstate Brick in “Arctic White”
— 5312 W Belmont, Chicago | Choice Masonry (under construction)
Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff”
— 6631 S. Cicero, Chicago | RBC Construction
Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff”
— 2410 S Western, Chicago | Global Development
Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff”
— 7906 S. Western, Chicago | RBC Construction
Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff”
— 255 W Garfield, Chicago | Liprus U Masonry
Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff”
— 3165 N Milwaukee, Chicago | RBC Construction
Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff”
— 914 Indianapolis Blvd, Hammond, IN | Liprus U Masonry
Interstate Brick in “Desert Sand” and “Ochre Buff”
