OLD CHICAGO — A FEW FACTS
September 1st, 2009 categories: Lifestyle
A recent Chicago Tribune article, Chicago, No Ruins but Plenty of History, had some fascinating facts for Chicagophiles like me. For instance Old St. Patrick’s Church (700 West Adams) has been there since 1856 and survived the fire of 1871. This parish is one of the most active in the city and has renovated the church in the last few years. The neighborhood around Old St. Pat’s has uncergone an amazing transformation in the last few years. Newberry Library is the oldest library in the city–it is still free and open to the public. Most of us think that the venerable Berghoff is the oldest restaurant in the city. NOT! Schaller’s Pump in the heart of Bridgeport (home of the first Mayor Daley and where the current Mayor Daley) was raised, is the oldest. Click here to read the article. You will enjoy the article and rejoice in our beautiful city. We don’t have the ruins that European cities have–we do have our heavenly lake! Chicago still has some wonderful pockets of ethnic eating. Lincoln Square is becoming less German and more international–it still has stores selling German food staples and clothing. So we’re old and ethnic and a totally fascinating civilised major city!
These two articles are not strictly real estate related–you might enjoy!
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