Betcha didn't know about Chicago... (Dixon, Plainfield: university, eat, design)

[dragoro]

Hmm maybe, or i just got crap for memory lol.

[Manigault]

Al Capone lived at 7244 South Prairie in Chicago; a house that still stands and is occupied by locals.



It hasn't hanged much since 1919.

http://www.chicagohs.org/capone/gif/caphouse.jpg (broken link)

[Kevin Forsyth]

Originally Posted by NSH

RIP ... triple rock church...

Last I knew, the Pilgrim Baptist Church on 91st (used as the Triple Rock) was alive and well. A lot of news outlets misreported it when the Adler&Sullivan-designed Pilgrim Baptist Church -- several miles to the north at 33rd and Indiana Avenue -- burned down two years ago, but it's not the same place.

BTW, thanks for linking my Blues Brothers map.

[cdc3217]

[quote=NSH;2456063]Did you know the City of Chicago still has a working farm within her limits? 111th and Pulaski, the Chicago High School for Agricultural Science now operates the farm (unsure if they still have livestock however).

They do.
A couple of summers ago they had a pig get loose on Pulaski, if I recall correctly. My boys' used to go see the cows after playing at Mt. Greenwood Park down the Street.

[Roger Terry]

The Haymarker Police Statue is located in the garden of the Chicago Police Academy at 1500 W. Jackson Blvd

[Manigault]

Originally Posted by Roger Terry

The Haymarker Police Statue is located in the garden of the Chicago Police Academy at 1500 W. Jackson Blvd

That statue used to be inside the lobby of police HQ at 11th and State. They named a housing project after the IL governor who pardoned the [wrongfully] convicted Haymarket rioters (and ruined his political career): Altgeld Gardens.

[Tanya1521]

Did you know that there are tons of turtles near foster and pulaski down by the river bank?
Did you know that Chicago is corupt?
Did you know that there are a lot of poor people in Chicago who go with out food every night?
Did you know that kids get a better education if their parents have more money?
All sad but true (the turtles make it seem brighter)

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Tanya1521

Did you know that there are tons of turtles near foster and pulaski down by the river bank?
Did you know that Chicago is corupt?
Did you know that there are a lot of poor people in Chicago who go with out food every night?
Did you know that kids get a better education if their parents have more money?
All sad but true (the turtles make it seem brighter)

And the point of this post was what? Anyone that has a brain knows 3 out of the 4.

[UnderTheLiveOaks]

Originally Posted by Tanya1521

Did you know that there are tons of turtles near foster and pulaski down by the river bank?
Did you know that Chicago is corupt?
Did you know that there are a lot of poor people in Chicago who go with out food every night?
Did you know that kids get a better education if their parents have more money?
All sad but true (the turtles make it seem brighter)

Man. Why don't the poor people move out of Chicago? I'm sure they would have ample food and access to the same educational opportunities as rich folks do if they lived anywhere else.

Oh. Wait. Someone's telling me something in my earpiece. They're saying...
What's that? These socioeconomic disparities aren't unique to Chicago? The gap between haves and have-nots is a virtual certainty in a capitalist society and can be seen throughout the US and to an even greater scale in nations like Brazil?

I'm shocked.

I like the one about turtles, though.

[scarletneon]

Originally Posted by Tanya1521

Did you know that there are tons of turtles near foster and pulaski down by the river bank?

SWEET. I go past there all the time going to the bank for work. I'm going to have to stop by and get me a pet!!!!!!!