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In the spirit of the most recent feature, The Streets of Chicago, being in the only other place I’ve ever lived, let’s take a ride on the streets of LA. It all started in downtown for me when I arrived … Continued

This February 14th I would be 2,000 miles away from my Valentine. Yes, my wife and son were back in Chicago, while I was working hard in Los Angeles. Not exactly the romantic Valentine’s Day of every woman’s dream, but… … Continued

You ever see those movies? Final Destination… I kind of like them, although if you get too hooked, you’ll start going down a rabbit hole every time you leave your house; let’s not get paranoid now. For example, how about … Continued

OK, let’s head north from the street I grew up on, and head down Damen to the horizontal center of the city, 0 north/south, Madison Ave. From 0 to 20 we go… Besides Harry’s, there were some other good eats … Continued

As we look south down Damen, I remember the bank on Cermak that I’d walk to with my mother many times. My mom would always love seeing her little bank book updated with the dollar figures, and let me tell … Continued

The newest feature returns with a new Chicago street to talk about. Yes, we finally finished Western Ave; 6 separate posts on that bad boy! If there is any street that could try to stack up, it’s the closest main … Continued

Saturday was the first swim meet of the year for my son. It wasn’t the first swim meet of the year, or season I should say, but it’s the first one he’s been able to attend. With his grammar school … Continued

Now that the College Football season is done, with the NFL soon to follow, I can fall into a nice little routine with my sports gambling; let’s call it routine investments. It starts the night before… I will review the … Continued

Heading back to the streets of Chicago, picking up where we left off, heading north down Western Ave, picking my bumper off the street just south of North Avenue. What’s next? Back in the day, Fullerton was the next main … Continued