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Tilted Grid

April 9, 2016April 14, 2016 Arthur MullenLeave a comment

The Great Fire of 1871 never blazed south of the river. To walk through Bridgeport today is to glimpse part of a city as it looked a century ago. Many streets defy Chicago's quadrants with their own private logic (all streets are designated "south" even though they might run east/west). My neighborhood is on the… Continue reading Tilted Grid →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bridgeport, Chicago, Roly Poly, southside

New City

April 9, 2016April 14, 2016 Arthur MullenLeave a comment

I went with New City for my recent move to the South Side. This was a beast of a move: my old apartment was on the 3rd floor of an old building on the West Side, and new place is a 4th floor walk-up in Bridgeport. Fortunately, New City provided the ace team of Richard,… Continue reading New City →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bridgeport, Chicago, southside

Mount Bridgeport

April 1, 2016April 14, 2016 Arthur MullenLeave a comment

Right down Archer Ave from the dojo is Henry C. Palmisano Park. Now covered in prairie nature, this was the former home of Chicago's first limestone quarry. After almost a century of extraction, enough limestone had been carted off to create a nearly 400 foot hole in the ground: that's what makes the park's lake… Continue reading Mount Bridgeport →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bridgeport, Chicago, park, southside

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