Chicago Bound


We're headed to Chicago for a ten day visit and will post from the Windy City over the
next week or so.

 
[Images: Chicago Theatre marquee, kevindooley via flickr; Chicago from 36,000 feet, myelectricsheep via flickr
 Artwork: designslinger]

Chicago, that Toddlin' Town. During our week-and-a-half week visit we plan on taking
bazillions of pictures and posting them as often as possible.

 
[Images: Chicago River view, taminator via flickr; Chicago skyline in the Bean, beautifulcataya via flickr; /Artwork:
designslinger]

I was born and raised in the city. Grew to love architecture and history while living there.
I left years ago for LA, and I'm looking forward to wandering the streets looking for my old city tucked inside a new city.

 
[Images: Chicago hot dog, JenWaller via flickr; Chicago beef, selva via flickr; Chicago deep-dish pizza, Tojosan via
flickr /Artwork: designslinger]

I know Chicago is a great restaurant town, but I'm looking forward to biting into a real hot
dog once again. Pinks in LA just doesn't cut the mustard. Sorry. Then on to a Chicago beef at Al's on Taylor Street. Philippes does a great French dip here, but it's an entirely different kind of sandwich. And then some Unos deep-dish pizza at the original location on Wabash. The pizza from the Unos franchise out here on the coast just isn't the same. It may be no better in Chicago now that the company is a chain, but here's hoping.

So, here we come Carl Sandburg's City of Big Shoulders. And, who knows we might like it
enough to stay.
Posted by designslinger at 5/1/2009 5:00 AM
Categories: Cities, Architecture, Ephemera
Tags: Carl Sandburg Chicago history Chicago architecture Chicago food
 

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