Chicago Flashcards
(26 cards)
Your Humboldt Park apartment was on what street?
What were two major streets to the North and South?
My apartment was on Kedzie Ave. The two major streets to the North and South were North Ave. and Division.
Name all four streets bordering Humboldt Park.
W North Ave (to the North), W Division St (to the South), N Kedzie Ave (to the West), N California Ave (to the East)
What was the name of your favorite bar located at Division and Wood?
Gold Star Bar
On what intersection was Gold Star located?
Division and Wood
What was the name of your favorite bartender at Goldstar?
Susan
What was your favorite taco spot on Division and Damen?
What was the name of your favorite taco there?
Picante Taco. My favorite taco was called “the white boy taco”.
What was your favorite neighborhood bar located at the corner of N California Ave and W Augusta Blvd?
The California Clipper
What were the cross streets where you caught the bus to work every morning?
N Kedzie Ave and W Grand Ave.
What was your favorite breakfast spot in Humboldt Park?
The Flying Saucer
What were your favorite breakfast spots in Logan Square?
Johnny’s Grill was the dumpy corner diner. Lula Cafe was the upscale breakfast spot.
What street ran diagonally all the way from the NW of the city down through Logan Square, Wicker Park, and all the way to River West?
Milwaukee Ave.
What was your regular go-to for wing night?
Cleos Bar & Grill on Chicago Ave and Damon.
What was the name of the bar you called “the smokiest bar in Chicago”. Hint - It’s located on the cross streets of Damen and Dickens.
Danny’s.
What was your favorite punk bar on North Ave?
Exit.
What’s the name of the famous bar nestled in an industrial area just north of Goose Island?
The Hideout.
What was your favorite pop-culture themed bar located on Augusta Blvd, just east of Damen?
Club Foot.
What was your favorite neighborhood dive located at the intersection of Thomas and Wolcott?
Happy Village.
What was the bar near Happy Village where Mabel often hung out?
Innertown Pub.
What was the name of the iconic Chicago bar where you first met Heather Hay?
Rainbo Club on Division and Damen.
What is the name of the road that runs parallel to Lake Michigan?
Lake Shore Drive.
Michigan Ave is also known by what popular name?
The Magnificent Mile, or Mag Mile.
Avenue’s location at 444 N Michigan Ave was located across from what iconic landmark?
Tribune Tower.
What was the address of the orginal Avenue Edit?
What were the cross-streets?
625 N Michigan Ave. Floors 21 and 22 (I think).
The cross-streets are Ontario & Ohio.
What were the cross-streets for Optimus?
Grand & St. Clair.
