Tag Archives: Chicago
Top 10 places in the U.S. where I would like to live
I have lived in quite a few places around the United States. I have visited tons more, and experienced immense friendliness, such warm welcome, and seen acceptance I had never seen anywhere else. These are my top 10 places in the … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Chicago, life, living, Los Angeles, New York, United States
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Chicago in the fall
After an intolerably long wait, I finally got my hands on the new iPhone 6 Plus. And what’s a better way of testing it out than taking a walk in Chicago, snapping photos of some of the famous and not so famous sites. … Continue reading
Al Capone’s first Chicago home—a historical landmark, or at least it should be
In the deep south side of Chicago lay a red brick house that today is used as a two-flat home. It’s in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood, just between the I-90 and the I-94, about 11 miles south from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 7244 S Prairie Ave, Al Capone, Chicago, Chicago Outfit, crime, Greater Grand Crossing, organized crime, real estate, South Side
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The celebrities of Mount Carmel Cemetery
About 20 miles west of Chicago, in Hillside, IL, lies a huge plot of land. It’s Mount Carmel Cemetery and it’s the final resting place of many famous characters whom most of us know from history and through numerous books, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Capone, Chicago, Chicago Outfit, Dean O'Banion, Dennis Farina, Frank Nitti, gangsters, Hillside IL, Hymie Weiss, Mafia, Mount Carmel Cemetery, North Side Gang, Sam Giancana
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The Chicago streetcar—a piece of history
When the communists of the Chicago municipality started digging up my main street to work on its streetscape—that means, building pedestrian islands in the middle of the road every few hundred feet and in the process changing a four-lane street … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Chicago streetcar, Chicago Surface Lines, CTA, streetcar, tram
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The Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Here’s a short video of the Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 15, 2014.
Chicago, baby!
I’m finally here! I’m in the United States, the country I’ve dreamed of since I was a little boy. I’m in Chicago, a lovely midwestern city with friendly people, a city I’m fortunate enough to call home. Oh yeah, I’m … Continue reading
Moving to America
Ever since I was a little boy, probably ever since I saw my first episode of MacGyver or some other popular American TV-show, I’ve had a dream of one day living in the United States. I’ve always been fascinated with … Continue reading
