The cover of this brochure, likely from the late 1930s but officially undated, highlights the importance of both the city of Chicago and the Christian faith to North Park鈥檚 history. Intended for prospective students, the focal point of the cover is Old Main, while the rest of the image is highly stylized.
The building to the right should be Wilson Hall; but the window placement, roof line, and smaller cupola all match Caroline Hall and not Wilson. And the towering building between them is not even a college building but instead a version of North Park Covenant Church. Plus, of course, in the background, is a stylized version of the Chicago skyline.
But these fictionalized elements contain much of the truth of this image. That at North Park, the connection between the academic heart of the campus and the lives of students is the Christian faith, and that at North Park, Chicago is our context.