Angels are sometimes disguised as Neighbors.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The Parlor at Quest Network Services
Rogers Park Tags: 60626, 60645, 7301 N. Sheridan Road, 773 761-3555, candles, fireplace, Quest Network Services, Rogers Park, The Parlor
Monday, April 21, 2008
Train Derailed at Howard Yard
Purple Line train derailed (10-75) at Howard Yard at 10:30pm last night.
About 15-20 passengers evacuated safely.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
New Open Mic night in Rogers Park
Rock Legend Ken Rebholtz with his daughter Minda on Bass performing open mic night in The Parlor at Quest Network Services on Wednesdays, 7pm.
Quest Network Services
The Parlor
7301 N. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL. 60626
(773) 761-3555
Further information about The Parlor can be found at the official blog:
Rogers Park Tags: 49th Ward, 60626, 60645, 7301 N. Sheridan Road, 773 761-3555, every Wednesday, Ken Rebholtz, Minda Rebholtz, Open Mic night, Quest Network Services, Rogers Park, The Parlor
Friday, April 18, 2008
Earthquake in Rogers Park!
Did you feel it this morning?
5.4 richter scale eathquake out of Evansville, Indiana.
I woke to my couch shaking and my dog growling early this morning.
Very interesting.
Rogers Park Tags: 49th Ward, 5.4 richter scale, 60626, 60645, couch shaking, dog growling, earthquake, Evansville, Indiana, Rogers Park
5.4 richter scale eathquake out of Evansville, Indiana.
I woke to my couch shaking and my dog growling early this morning.
Very interesting.
Rogers Park Tags: 49th Ward, 5.4 richter scale, 60626, 60645, couch shaking, dog growling, earthquake, Evansville, Indiana, Rogers Park
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Spreading Asbestos in the Air
If the destruction of the historic North Shore School with library, gym and classrooms intact and stocked with supplies was not enough, The demolition crew is now working on weekends in attempt to avoid the IEPA. Asbestos dust is in the air along residential sidestreets and polluting our waters.
North Shore School - Gone Forever
Rogers Park Tags: 49th Ward, 60626, 60645, books, demolition, demolition eyesore, demolition tragedy, Gone Forever, Rogers Park, The Great Auk, TimeChanges
North Shore School lessons
This is the a chalk board with a class assignment, which remains for a little bit longer while the school is halfway demolished.
North Shore School, also known as "the little red school house" was a historically significant and beautiful building which has been an asset to our community for nearly 100 years.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Granada Theater, Chicago, 1990
One of the more heinous acts of vandalism committed by local real estate developers in the last 20 years, the demolition of the Granada Theater, which formerly stood on Sheridan Road just south of the Loyola L station.
Opened in 1926 as a venue for both live performances and movies, it switched exclusively to films in the 1940s. I remember seeing a number of movies at the Granada, including Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards" (in a double feature with Robert De Niro in "The Last Tycoon", weirdly enough) as a kid in the 1970s. It went out of business as a movie house around 1979, though it had a fleeting rebirth as a concert venue (playing host to, among others, Gary Numan in 1980 and Public Image Ltd. in 1982) before it finally closed its doors for good. It was demolished in January, 1990.
As a final insult, the ugly cracker box apartment tower that was eventually built on the site was named the Granada Center. Read more here.
Also, be sure to check out: The Granada Theatre — A Series of Photos Taken Prior to Its Demise
Tags: 1926, 49th Ward, 60626, 60645, cracker box apartment tower, Granada Center, Granada Theater, heinous acts of vandalism, local real estate developers, Rogers Park
Opened in 1926 as a venue for both live performances and movies, it switched exclusively to films in the 1940s. I remember seeing a number of movies at the Granada, including Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards" (in a double feature with Robert De Niro in "The Last Tycoon", weirdly enough) as a kid in the 1970s. It went out of business as a movie house around 1979, though it had a fleeting rebirth as a concert venue (playing host to, among others, Gary Numan in 1980 and Public Image Ltd. in 1982) before it finally closed its doors for good. It was demolished in January, 1990.
As a final insult, the ugly cracker box apartment tower that was eventually built on the site was named the Granada Center. Read more here.
Also, be sure to check out: The Granada Theatre — A Series of Photos Taken Prior to Its Demise
Tags: 1926, 49th Ward, 60626, 60645, cracker box apartment tower, Granada Center, Granada Theater, heinous acts of vandalism, local real estate developers, Rogers Park