Chicago 2020: A cold open (photos) (Blue Island, Humboldt: 2014, homes, neighborhood) - Illinois (IL) - City-Data Forum

Unmistakably St. John Cantius' bell tower. I have always admired them for their perfectionist quest to celebrate the Tridentine Mass with the highest dignity and honor fittingly in Baroque fashion, all the way back here in Houston. Sadly in most other places you have to put up with a choir that can barely chant, let alone sing sacred polyphony, and the community is stuck in the 1950s pre-Vatican 2 mindset and its norms.

The 12:30 pm mass time is so convenient for me, a late sleeper! I wish there were more mid-day Sunday services, especially of that caliber, available in the U.S. Protestants have a bad habit of not holding evening services. The Episcopal Churches with evening services are down the freeway (short drive but a long distance) from my Houston house, but almost every Catholic Church has an evening service, both on Saturday and Sunday!

Chicago Catholics/catholics--you're lucky to have easy access to a jewel of a church!!! I always attend the High Mass if I happen to be in Chicago on a Sunday since I discovered this jewel a few years ago.

jfre81 · 01-19-2020, 02:15 AM

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Unmistakably St. John Cantius' bell tower. I have always admired them for their perfectionist quest to celebrate the Tridentine Mass with the highest dignity and honor fittingly in Baroque fashion, all the way back here in Houston. Sadly in most other places you have to put up with a choir that can barely chant, let alone sing sacred polyphony, and the community is stuck in the 1950s pre-Vatican 2 mindset and its norms.

Well, the Church in general always advanced through time at its own pace.

That shot was taken from the El. I still haven't actually been around down there on foot. That'll come sooner than later. The general Lower West Side/Pilsen/Heart of Chicago vicinity is going to become a focus of mine in the next month or so, as it's going through some pretty rapid change lately and will continue to do so.

Untitled by James Fremont, on Flickr

But before then, we're gonna take a more in-depth tour my neck of the woods in a hot minute. Bundle up. Watch your step. It's kinda treacherous out there.

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Great, great shots, jfre81! And it was nice finally meeting you, and having lunch and a quick walk and talk on New Year's Day!

Yeah, that rather broke up the monotony of the holiday workday. See, I don't bite, unless it's food.

I figure I'll probably see you sooner than later as well.

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Love these photos! Made me a bit homesick for Chicago. Unfortunately, I could not give you a rep.

Yeah, but the comment's good enough.

I never got to do a proper tour of Cleveland. Just a few one-off skyline shots. They're probably in that pinned thread somewhere in their sub. With any luck, I'll make it through this summer sometime. I lived in Buckeyestan (Dayton) for awhile and need to drop in on some people I haven't seen in too long.

Master Jay · 01-19-2020, 03:40 AM

jfre81, so let's make Pilsen/ Heart of Chicago the next destination! I'll introduce you to my buddies at Ignotz's. Stay warm, Sir!

jfre81 · 01-19-2020, 11:44 AM

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jfre81, so let's make Pilsen/ Heart of Chicago the next destination! I'll introduce you to my buddies at Ignotz's. Stay warm, Sir!

Sounds good, maybe we'll do the Humboldt Park thing another time. Thinking spring when the days are longer and the park looks nice.

I work with people who live/lived in the Pilsen area. They've told me about Ignotz, as well as Benny's (seen here in #92)

Part of this tour involved following up on another recommendation, Casa Del Pueblo. Funny, I was told back in Texas there's no good Mexican food north of the Red River (the south one). To be fair now, not everyone there thinks that. Robb Walsh at the Houston Press was always in the know.

Two tacos de lomito, taken out front and eaten al fresco there on the corner of 18th and Blue Island. Ten stars out of ten, will come again. Today, though, I think I'd just eat inside.

Master Jay · 01-19-2020, 12:00 PM

jfre81, Yes, every couple of months I go into Humboldt Park to pick up my Tae Kwon Do merchandise. Those park WOULD look better in Spring... The neighborhood of 24th and Oakley looks like an area stuck in a time. It's truly a gem in the city. Maybe we can grab some Mexican food for appetizers and then get a great pizza at Ignotz's! Looking forward to it. Any other city-data.commers want to tag along?

jfre81 · 01-19-2020, 12:26 PM

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Any other city-data.commers want to tag along?

If anyone tries to mug us, we've got the Tae Kwon Do master and my fifth-degree black belt in ka-razy, conferred by James Brown himself, backin' ya up.

We've got some high-level fighters in this party. Just need a cleric healer. Or a druid who can control the weather and warm it up a little. That'd probably come in handy.

Master Jay · 01-19-2020, 01:43 PM

jfre81, you're quoting Dungeons and Dragons