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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Yes, sorry, Gino's East. I think it is the original one, but feel free to correct me. I ate there last St. Patrick's Day. Scrumptious.
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Yo, keepin the info comin here. Must see type things if you have, say, 5 days in Chicago as an adult include something on this list or other:
The Art Institute on South Michigan. Mo Monets than the National Gallery I think, though my little sister has brought me to love that Mary Cassatt stuff too.
The Museum of Science and Industry (for kids). Visit the U505, captured in WWII by a task force headed by Rear (or Vice) Admiral Gallery, a native Chicagoan. One of 3 brothers who rose to flag rank in the navy. A 4th was a very nice parish priest at a south side church. The 5th child, a girl, was a nun. Before you ask, no unseemly behavior ever alleged against any. One of the navy brothers wrote a series of childrens books on the navy that I read a long time ago. The centerpiece was a sailor nicknamed Fatso (Hi Bilmore!). OK, I apologize. That was just mean.
U of C's Stagg field? Underneath is where nuclear research occurred. Naaaah, the Rockefeller chapel and the north side of the midway is a better visit to an imposing college.
Sears Tower? Lotso security checks these days.
Music? Well, no CBGBs or nuthin, but the Cabaret Metro also pretty much defined underground around here/there/everywhere back in the day. I'd send you to the outdoor jamming field on 5th Ave. (true story as of 4 years ago), where lotso blues, rhythym and rappas appear for the naborhood, but I'm not even sure if its still there. Even if it is, the naborhood ain't for visitors without guns. Schubas is a great joint too.
Wrigley Field? Sure.
The Henry Horner homes on West Madison? Site of the "there are no children here" book that, I think, started Oprah's book thing? Or not. The neighborhood felt a lot crazier around '95/'97 when 11 year olds used to drag race stolen cars around the projects until they crashed. I'm sure its a priceless visual experience in any city.
The Stockyards? Mostly gone, but if you must, south on Halsted to something like 48th or 49th. The stockyards used to be divided up into 4 residential areas for something like "lithuanians", "polish", "irish" and "wealthy" people. Or something like that. Visitation parish was considered the bomb.
Our Lady of Angels? Don't even think of it. The Italians are long gone.
Christ, the city changes so fast that its like everything is gone that was there. The Levee district? Condos. and that was like the 3rd incarnation of the red-light district, and it ended almost 100 years ago.
The Coliseum? 14th or 15th and Michigan, but gone. Site of something like the most Republican or Democratic conventions. By far. Also the site of Coughlin and McKenna's annual democratic orgy, back when democrats admitted they existed.
The bridges? Aah, that's right. Check out the bridges and the architecture everywhere. Nothing like it. 333 w wacker is still the most beautiful modern office building in the world, bar none. But the Rookery on LaSalle is stunning as an old masterpiece.
Anyway, blah blah blah. Maybe specific questions would be better.
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