Re: Chicago - That Toddlin' Town...

[Mark Josephson <icebox@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, Bob Wier wrote:

> I didn't say it in my posting, but I'd kind of assume that the area on my
> card is now inside the loop - probably a slum ...I think I'll try to
> scan it in later on tonight if anyone want to take a look at it.

No, assuming that the shot is of California Ave, it is about 4 miles west 
of downtown.  (well, to be exact, its four miles straight west of the 
water tower, which is half a mile north of the loop.   Inside the loop is 
not a slum.  It's the central business district.  But, I guess that 
makes it a corporate slum. :)  And parts of the loop are pretty 
dangerous, even during the day.  Like at the Board of Trade.  On the 
floor, If you don't know what you're doing, the locals will 
surely take advantage of you, and you'll lose your shirt!

Now that I can see the building, I'm more convinced that the building is 
c. 1890.  You know, I think I'll go the extra mile here 
and print out the view & drag it over to the historical society on 
Friday.  I've been meaning to bring some nineteenth century chicago 
stuff I have down there to investigate for, oh about two years now.  
This is as good an excuse as any.  Of course, you can see by the length 
of time I've waited that even when I want to go its a long shot (and I 
used to work 3 blocks from there when I bought most of these views ...)

--
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                 pilots, but pilots, if you'll forgive me, are chauffeurs."
             --Arnold Forster, author, in 1990 PBS documentary on Lindbergh
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