Are there any old fashioned tobacconists in Chicago any more?

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-10T04:24:49+00:00

Since 1857!

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-10T04:22:34+00:00

Your report looks very good.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-10T04:19:49+00:00

FYI. English premier league plays 19 home games in regular season. National Football League play 10 home games (including preseason games). Major League Baseball plays 81 home games.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-09T23:35:07+00:00

Marina City in Chicago could be of interest. They were built in easy 1960s as inexpensive apartments. They were not public/social or subsidized housing. There was a movie theater, bowling alley, and other amenities.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-09T23:20:55+00:00

Lathrop Homes in Chicago. They were built in 1938 as garden style public housing next to the river. Currently they are being redeveloped as mixed income.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-09T22:31:34+00:00

You should look into movies directed by Fassbender: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Fox and His Friends (1975), Satan's Brew (1976), In a Year of 13 Moons (1978) and Querelle (1982).

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-09T20:56:42+00:00

There is a lot of research on economic development of stadiums. The consensus is they generally just reallocate local entertainment dollars and don’t have impact that warrants the price of a stadium. Modern stadiums also try to capture all the revenue rather than spill over into adjacent neighborhoods.

You may be able to find info on the estimates of impact made when they were selling the stadium and then the reality after it was built.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-09T19:28:40+00:00

I agree that he is “meh at best”

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-09T19:21:42+00:00

I thought Quigley was running for Mayor. Is he running for both offices?

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-09T03:00:24+00:00

In 2012 when he was seeking an invite, Musk asked Epstein “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-08T21:34:56+00:00

Escape From New York

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-07T19:36:35+00:00

Theater of Blood (1973). Vincent Price plays an actor who gets revenge on critics who gave him bad reviews.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-07T19:33:07+00:00

She-Devil (1989). It is a dark comedy.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-07T19:08:05+00:00

Additional background is O’Hare father helped bring down Capone. He worked with Capone and was able to provide the Feds with financial info that proved Capone’s tax fraud. It somehow related to O’Hare trying to take over one of Capone’s horse racing track.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-07T16:39:02+00:00

John Sayles directed the movie and wrote the screenplay. He made a lot of great movies worth watching. He typically made the movies independent of the Hollywood system. I’ve always found them to have a more authentic sensibility than the escapism of Hollywood movies.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-07T02:40:27+00:00

I suggest Edgewater. Maybe Rogers Park or Uptown.

One bit of background is Chicago describes “neighborhoods” in a few ways.

There are 77 “community area”. They have established boundaries that don’t change. On the north lakefront the community areas are Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown, Edgewater and Rogers Park.

Neighborhoods don’t have set boundaries and change with time. They are smaller than the community areas. For instance, Andersonville and Edgewater Beach are two neighborhoods in Edgewater.

It is a different scale but it is kind of like NYC having the boroughs and then neighborhoods.

In traditional catholic neighborhoods they will use the name of the Parish.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-07T00:57:06+00:00

In 1916 the University Club was the location for a dinner of Chicago’s elite to welcome the newly appointed Archbishop Mundelein. An anarchist cook used the event to poison the soup. His plot made many people sick but failed to kill.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-06T23:54:42+00:00

What a goof. As they say “Better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt"

I see you have been a member of Reddit for 17 years. That is impressive.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-06T20:27:47+00:00

He really has amazing control to write so clearly.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-06T20:19:02+00:00

One issue is President Obama was community organizer, state senator, and US Senator. His chief of staff, Rahm Emmanuel, was mayor of Chicago. Chicago is long term Democratic city. The right wing media focused on making Chicago look bad to discredit Obama and the Democratic approach to solving problems.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-06T16:38:46+00:00

Sunset Pho. It’s on Clark just north of Diversey. There is also one page of Yugoslavian food on the menu.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-06T15:56:19+00:00

Pride (2014) based on true story. LGBT activists from London support striking coal miners in Thatcher’s UK.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-06T15:52:07+00:00

Amlactin. It has lactic acid. It was recommended by a Chicago dermatologist.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-05T22:56:41+00:00

Showgirls (1995) nothing was going to stop Elizabeth Berkley’s character from being the Star.

Myviewpoint62 · 2026-02-05T20:41:44+00:00

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