He Got Famous Filling Potholes. Now He Has A Gallery

The Block Club Chicago Podcast

A few years ago, Jim Bachor was hit by a “tsunami” of projects when he began filling city potholes with small mosaics. He’s since filled more than 100 potholes in Chicago with images of everything from hot sauce packets to tiny replicas of famous paintings to the Chicago flag. He just opened a gallery in Uptown.

Host - Jon Hansen

Reporters - Iridian Fierro, Kayleigh Padar, Maxwell Evans, Shamus Toomey

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