Thursday, November 29, 2007
Meet me at the corner of Bauwans and Crooked Streets
Posted by Harold Henderson on Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 6:49 AM
Admit it. You've always wanted to know where Chicago's last wood-block pavement, tied houses, and black-on-yellow street signs are -- not to mention what became of Almond Street and DeKalb Avenue. Now you can, because the folks at Forgotten Chicago remember. (The "tied houses" are a parable of do-gooder regulation backfiring.) The site is Not Safe For Work...because if you are a true Chicago geek you may well forget to do any.
H/t to the Newberry Library.
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Gosh dangit, Harold! I'm supposed to be figuring out how to disperse my retirement funds but instead I'm gazing at pictures of glorious Schlitz signs. I've always gotten a big kick out of those buildings, but I'd never even heard the term "tied house" before. Do I have to turn in my Chicago Geek card?
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