Posted in The Internet, tagged belgians, birthday, levi strauss, moneyball, music festivals, you! on September 26, 2008| 3 Comments »
Since we didn’t receive any congratulatory cards, we here at RD assume there’s some kind of surprise party waiting for us during the weekend. “Party for what?” you say? My, you are good at this. And dedicated. Ok, we’ll play along. “Why, for our two-month anniversary, silly!”
Happy Birthday, RD!
Posted in Chicago, tagged belgians, belgium, Chicago, history, janitors on August 5, 2008| 2 Comments »
Janitors Are Alright Too
Strolling along on my way to dinner, I absently looked up to read this engraved corner stone at 2526 W. Fullerton Avenue, on the border of Bucktown and Logan Square. Curious, I did a little light research and, to my surprise, this little stretch in the heart of one of Chicago’s most popular and hip neighborhoods was once the center of the city’s Belgian population. So much so, in fact, that they erected this building and dubbed it the All Belgians Are Equal Club in 1921. Actually, I was surprised to learn that Chicago had a Belgian population at all. They apparently liked to clean things as well.
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