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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
PKDickman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What they really want to do is turn Western into a > class II truck route. > Right now it it ends at that overpass. The width > is too narrow for 4 truck lanes, So they either > have to rebuild it wider or tear it down and use > the full 100' ROW on Western. Which do you think > is cheaper? &
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
SWEDE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spam posts should not have any views!!!!!!!!!! Yeah, except you need to view them in order to report them.
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
SWEDE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Where is Connie's? They're located about a block southwest of Archer and Canal, on the south side of the street, at Normal. They used to be due south, at 26th Street and Normal, but they've been so popular and successful they built the current restaurant on Archer on the site of a former junkyard. The building has an in
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
So, anyone get hold of Mr. Kaplan?
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8 years ago
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Btt.
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8 years ago
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
SWEDE Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The only frozen pizza that is made from one of the > best pizzarias back in the 60's is Home Run Inn, > however, I never tried the frozen pizza. Back then > they had 16 people working in the kitchen. It was > a great place to take your date. Still sold at the Jewel. Connie's also has a retail frozen pizz
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
They'll regret tearing that overpass down, since it also helps traffic to/from Clybourn. But what does an old traffic engineer know?
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
More pics on thetrolleydodger.com .
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8 years ago
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Btt.
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BTT.
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8 years ago
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Of course you have the same problem now with one of the bridges from the St. Charles Air Line, south of Roosevelt. Nothing left from Canal to the west.
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
Mtt.
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8 years ago
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My parents always waxed nostalgic about Riverview, but by the time I was old enough, they said the place had deteriorated that they didn't want to take me there.
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
Dunning1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I know all of this span is extremely frustrating, > but we have to keep posting relevant messages. > Personally, I consider a lot of this spam akin to > domestic terrorism, and there is in fact a > documented connection between trade in counterfeit > goods and such activities. Keep posting, and &g
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
phunny bunny Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can remember my mother taking me to Wieboldt's > on 63rd & Halsted. Just one bus for us. In the > summer, I can remember the doors to the fire > escapes being left open, and the noise from the El > trains. Most of all, I remember the apple slices > in the basement cafeteria...no trip was
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8 years ago
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the_mogra Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > so what. is IDOT allowing right-of-way provision > in their Jane Adams I90 rebuilding now for future > blue-line extension (to Schaumburg/Woodfield)? The extension to Schaumburg would go west-northwest under the airport to get there. I-90 goes in thee wrong direction.
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
Looks like the CTA might get their money for that flyover north of Belmont for the Brown Line. "Might'...
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
Mmm! More pizza...
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8 years ago
Jeff_Weiner
Once you learn the basics of the Nort' Side street numbers, it isn't so bad.
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8 years ago
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8 years ago
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Mmmm, pizza!
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