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ihas2stinkyfeet

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40. ah kiddieland.

Thu Sep 10, 2020, 09:11 AM

Sep 2020

that would be my ex's territory. grew up on 2nd ave, a couple blocks from the expressway. family later moved to melrose park. passed kiddieland every time we visited his mom, the witch. luckily, it was too tame for my kids, so they didnt bug.

did you know ray rayner was a horrible drunk? he wasnt pretending that he couldn't find his notes. he was drunk that early in the day.

if you are on fb at all, there is a great little group called 'chicago then and now'.
full of chicago history, and great personal memories.

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Implode more Trump stuff. NCjack Sep 2020 #3

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plus dorm space for the downtown colleges, assuming they come back. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #34

You have some terrific ideas. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #35

when jane byrne saved the goldblatt's building by turning it into dorms, ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #38

Too bad Jane couldn't control the weather. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #39

ah kiddieland. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #40

I didn't know that about Ray. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #42

my mom's boss's daughter married into the family. ihas2stinkyfeet Sep 2020 #43

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Yeah, this! durablend Sep 2020 #41

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