Маленькая экскурсия по Чикаго

This tour of Chicago’s Lakefront and Chicago Loop on the way to O’Hare Airport to go to Atlanta (where my Mom is) took place last week Wednesday morning. It started at roughly 60th and Lake Shore Drive and takes in a number of legendary and historic sites. Starting with the large Rolling Meadows Apartments, we see the Lake itself, where Michael Reese Hospital (where I was born) stood. The redeveloped River Front and “Oprah Ville.“ The giant buildings of McCormick Place. The Sears Tower (now called Willts Tower), and the Chicago Loop. The University of Illinois Redevelopment Project. Chicago’s West Side, and what used to be called “Jew Town.“ The stretch of Kennedy Expressway that extends to North Chicago, the suburban business district, including the headquarters of such notable companies as Bally’s Total Fitness, and Wilson. The Hyatt Regency O’Hare, an architectural landmark, and the site of my first NFL Owners Meeting in 1999. And finally we arrive