Kate and Peter visited Roly Poly, Raven Beauty and me, at our fourth-floor walk-up apartment, in Bridgeport, near South Side, Chicago, at the beginning of August 2017.
Tag: Bridgeport
Tilted Grid
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
New City
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