Albany Park Auto Clinic and the Forty Year Misspelling

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Albany Park Auto Clinic

The typography and striking color of the 1970s building in the photo above was one of the first things I noticed about the Albany Park neighborhood. After speaking with some of the mechanics that worked there, I learned something a little humorous about the place. Notice anything unusual on the mounted yellow sign?

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Chicago Chinese Table Tennis Club

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Hidden in an alley in Chinatown is this quiet building which hosts a local club celebrating the world’s most popular racket sport.

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Lonely in Kenwood

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On S. Oakenwald Avenue in Kenwood is this rather lonely 3 story structure with a crumbling front facade.


Hidden in Hermosa: Walt Disney’s Birthplace and Childhood Home

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Walt Disney house

Hidden on a quiet street on the northwest side is a modest home which saw the beginning of an international entertainment icon: Walt Disney.

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