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"Bolingbrook" sounds so nice and Chicagolandy, 5-8-8-2-3 Hundred, Empire . . . yummy.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

Bolling Oak Brook Park Forest would be the greatest.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:38 (twenty-one years ago) link

obv you've never been there.
(just kidding, it's really not that bad of a place as far as suburban wastelands go...we're sandwiched in between the yuppies (Naperville) and the, um, blue collar types (Romeoville) which gives us good diversity. plus, our mayor likes to par-tay (DUI) and we are the drug capital of the ~~midwest~~ nation)

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

tee-hee, I've played that game before, Amateurist

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

I love how people in Chicagoland pronounce hundred "hunnert."

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

The made up Chicagoland suburbs game is the most genius game ever! I live in North Trier, we are playing Deer Glen in the conference semi soccer bracket next month.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

I so want to go to a Romeoville-Joliet game.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

(All the action happens underneath the bleachers.)

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Oh the things I've heard about New Trier!

hstencil, I think I'm usu closer to saying 'hunnerd'. In generally, nobody in my vicinity talks stereotypically Chicagoan (you know, 'hey dere, how youse doin')

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

I've lived here for 13 years and I always have to look up suburbs on the map. Whenever I go out of state and meet people and tell them where I'm from, they'll inevitably say "Oh! I have family in [park/oak/field/forest/brook/lake]". And I have to tell them I honestly have no idea where they are talking about.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

Suburb with name most likely to be that of a Death Metal band's album: Midlothian.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

I heard somewhere that there's like 1500 Chicago suburbs. 1500!! Can anyone verify?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

I share Mr. Diamond's experience. I'm always sitting next to folks on planes who announce, "My aunt lives in Arlingdale Brook!" and I nod in incomprehension.

I don't know where any suburbs are except: the ones along the lake to the north (and then I start getting confused after Highland Park), Oak Park, and, er, Skokie.

My general feeling about the rest of the suburbs is that they don't need to exist.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

I think that's if you include all of the rest of Illinois as suburbs of Chicago.

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

Or rather didn't need to exist; I'm not recommending we bomb them or anything.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:56 (twenty-one years ago) link

Rest of Illinois? What do you mean? :)

Amateurist, you do want to to bomb LA though, right? Nothing but suburbs

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 19:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Bomb the Suburbs? Who are you, Amateurist? William Upski Winnant?

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Amateurist, who are you?" was at one time a fave ILE catchphrase.

It was the "Daaaaalston" of early January 2003. "I blame hstencil" is what's happening now. Tight.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

I was just saying that urban sprawl is a regrettable historical phenomenon. I generally try to temper my fear of suburbs with an understanding of why people move there and stay there. But I still am made physically ill by much of the suburban landscape.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:09 (twenty-one years ago) link

If you want to understand better how suburbanization happens and why, I suggest reading Borderland: Origins of the American Suburb, 1820-1939 by John Stilgoe.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

felicity, someone else has gotta revive the "I blame hstencil" thread besides me!

Amateurist:

― hstencil, Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

(Felicity: I used that book for my senior thesis!)

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:28 (twenty-one years ago) link

Well then you should have a good understanding of it.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

That last post had a very schoolmarmish ring to it. Um, I guess I should, except that the post-WWII suburb is something of a different beast.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

Amateurist, please give the class an oral report on the topic of Leavitttown and After: What Happened? for the class on Monday. Thanks.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

1500 suburbs sounds about right - there are a lot of tiny, tiny ones that you don't find out are right around the corner from you until you are about 25. I'm in the suburbs right now - Cal City, to be exact. I'm starting to like it.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

Oops, what are you doing in Bolingbrook?

That's where I grew up!

Nice Roger Claar reference. (You know the story about how he defended his DUI? Said he wasn't drunk -- he only swerved because he was removing a necklace of Mardi Gras beads. Umm, sure.)

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 20:54 (twenty-one years ago) link

Are you John Cunningham?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:03 (twenty-one years ago) link

Umm, yeah. And you are?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

Does anyone remember the indoor amusement park in Bolingbrook, or am I really dating myself? We used to call it "Boilingbrook". Once on Usenet, people came up with funny names for Chicago suburbs, like "Slummit" instead of "Summit".

― Kerry (dymaxia), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:19 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yeah, Kerry, that was Old Chicago. I never actually went there myself -- it closed shortly after my family moved to town, about 1986 or so. For a while, Bolingbrook could claim both Old Chicago and the first indoor wave pool in the nation, although I think that may be closed now, too.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:25 (twenty-one years ago) link

You're referring to "Old Chicago" Kerry, and, yes, you are dating yourself. It's been torn down for years...I only have vague memories of it (I'm 24)...there's a huge auto auction lot there now.

I just realized I may have committed a boo-boo John...really sorry if you didn't want your name revealed. I don't just because I'm technically not supposed to be perusing the internet at work.
Here's a hint: you said you liked my Bjork t-shirt (why I remember this I have no idea)
BTW, how the hell are ya?! Where the hell are ya now?

(you made my post outdated...the wave pool is now an ice arena...no more chlorine incidents Yay!)

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

yes, Kerry, Old Chicago, with the "Four Seasons" ride and its endless loop of "We had joy/we had fun/we have seasons in the sun," the poor man's "It's a Small World." I wuz there.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:28 (twenty-one years ago) link

I was sad to learn recently that Pirates' Cove is no more. Pirates' Cove: do you remember?

― Amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

Kerry and I are f-ing OG Chicago, yo. Don't mess.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

can I be down,yo?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm totally down.

Oh man. I'm trying so hard to remember who you are, Oops. I feel like it should be obvious. Don't tell me just yet.

Also, I don't really care if you use my "real name" -- but I do like Jaymc better.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 21:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

need another hint?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 22:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yes, please.

I'm killing myself here.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 22:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

I played cornet in our middle school band.
I was in at least one class w/you through MS and HS.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 22:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

oh my god, PIRATES COVE~!

― phil-two (phil-two), Thursday, 13 March 2003 04:19 (twenty-one years ago) link

the Pita Inn rocks my world

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 13 March 2003 08:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

I went to Francesca's Amici in downtown Elmhurst the other day. It's part of a local chain.
It was gooooood. I had ricotta filled ravioli, but I wished I got my sister's dish: ham and salmon smoked rigatoni...dee-licious.
Desert was even better--white chocolate cheese cake w/a cookie dough layer and chocolate-chip banana pudding w/carmel sauce and banana fudge gelatto.
The prices were reasonable (11-15/entree) and the service was excellent. (plus, they were playing some decent music at an unobtrusive level)

p.s. I went to the Naperville location and, while the food was tasty, it was WAY to noisy and cramped.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:08 (twenty-one years ago) link

The Francesca's in Edgewater is really good, too.

― Kerry (dymaxia), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

I thought of another great one I forgot to mention: Nueva Leon in Pilsen, at 18th and Ashland. Really great, affordable Mexican fare. Not just a "burrito joint". BYOB. Open til 4 am on weekends for when yr drunk.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:19 (twenty-one years ago) link

Whoops, its Nuevo Leon.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:19 (twenty-one years ago) link

good, don't wanna emasculate that lion now, do we?

― oops (Oops), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

Oh yeah, that place is pretty great!

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 17 March 2003 23:12 (twenty-one years ago) link

Oh Yum! I forgot about Tiffin - my favorite Mexican place on Devon. They have an unbeatable lunch buffet for like $7 that includes naan and tandoori-chicken fresh out the oven. the buffet is delicious too... and its very nice/elegant surroundings.

And I have a crush on one of the waiters at Francescas in Edgewater

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 18 March 2003 04:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

Whoops. Indian, not Mexican.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 18 March 2003 04:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

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