Chicago [NOT 18/8/24]

The Windy City

Looks like somebody (cough cough Myo) forgot they said they’d fill in for Brighter. So I’m throwing this up fast.

The Democratic convention starts this week in Chicago. What’s your take on the Windy City?

Deepdish. Hotdogs served by cursing people. Da bears. Da blues. Nazi sub in a science museum. Second City improv.

Anything you got, share it!

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13 Comments

  1. I’ll start by saying I love Chicago. It’s a crazily walkable city – you can start out on the North side and work your way through the loop and go for a great five mile hike, stop for coffee and beer and snacks along the way, and see all kinds of neat things along the way.

  2. I love Chicago style pizza when done right & was a Bears fan in the Walter Payton days but I have only been to the Chicago airport.  We just changed planes & got stuck at the airport for a few hours with the highest piles of snow I had ever seen at the time.  I have a few friends from there & would love to go with them but it’s definitely one of the few American cities still on my will try to visit cities.

  3. St Louis has major middle child syndrome with Chicago.

    As in people will say we got this museum/zoo/shopping/theater/sports/whatever just like Chicago…

    And meanwhile Chicago is (accurately) like hahaha there’s no competition why are you even pretending?

  4. I was born and raised in Chicago’s inner city.  Right downtown in Little Italy, when it was still Little Italy.  That city made me who I am today and I love it dearly.

    In fact, I’m going up there next month.  I hope the rioters and police leave a little bit intact for me.

    • The building that houses Schubas is a brick and masonry neo-Gothic treasure that’s been a Lakeview neighborhood landmark for over 100 years. Built in 1903 as part of a project undertaken by the Schlitz Brewery, the building was one of hundreds erected at the turn of the century. Often known as “Tied Houses”, Schubas remains one of a handful of these elegant buildings still operating as a saloon.

      Oh wow, that sounds awesome.

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