What Happened?

I can't help asking what happened here? I was looking at a new building under construction at Roosevelt & South Komens (4050 West-ish) and saw this across the street; the colorful decay caught my eye.

Garfield Blvd.

A couple of southside buildings: Schulze building at Garfield Blvd (55th) and South Indiana.

Little Niko's at Garfield Blvd. and South Calumet. I have no idea what this was; maybe a little restaurant? It's located a couple of blocks west of Washington Park.

SAAB Story....boo hoo

My friggin' SAAB passed out again for the second time in two weeks. This time it left me sittin' in the middle of Halsted just south of Roosevelt. Lots of unhappy folks behind me giving me the HORN! Oh well, guess it could have been worse; could have stalled on the Dan Ryan! I think it might be time to go buy a Prius!

Bye, bye, off we go to the SAAB mechanic. I hitched a ride to the office; got to ride up high and chat with the tow truck driver about how many SAAB's he picks up around the city. I went boo hoo........

East 75th Street

Saw this cool retro BBQ joint, Lem's, on East 75th Street a few blocks from the Dan Ryan. I'm sure it's tastee -

A few blocks down from Lem's BBQ is Soul Vegetarian East on 75th and South Indiana. Great veggie food and the Eternity all natural deli and juice bar next door serves up some killer soft serve soy ice cream! Don't miss it!

Cutting Edge

If you ever need to get your knives sharpened, this is the place for you! Northwestern Cutlery at 810 W. Lake Street. Bring them in and they'll sharpen 'em while you wait. Lots of cool cooking stuff to look at while they do it.

They wrap them in a cool little newspaper package for you to take away - nice!

Spooky Stair

Looking up from the bottom of a stairwell in a vacant apartment building we're rehabbing on Douglas Blvd. in North Lawndale. All the old plaster has been removed and the wood lath is still in place. Cool, huh!

Puppet Bike Guy

Last Sunday we went down to the Celtic Fest in Grant Park. Walking down Michigan Avenue we ran into the Puppet Bike guy on the corner of Randolph Street. Watched the kitties dance and carry on to a Hank song - Why Don't you Love me Like You Used to Do.

Be sure to check out the website at PuppetBike.com!