5. CREATIVE PLANNING-- The Old Town Triangle is another geographically-challenged triangle. Today, it is bounded by North Avenue and Clark Street, but no longer Ogden Avenue (which was named after Chicago's first mayor for you Route 66 fans), which was cut off due to some 1967 urban planning to separate the infamous Cabrini-Green slum from their more up-scale neighbors to the north.
Imagine something like that happening in Chicago?
6. RIVERVIEW PARK-- at one time billed itself as the world's largest amusement park, took up 74 acres at Belmont and Western and had a sixty-year run. In May 1928, Chicago Mayor William "Big Bill" Thompson, closed Chicago public schools, 10 to 20 a day, so kids could attend the park for free despite protest from outraged teachers and parents. The park closed suddenly in 1967.
I wonder how the kids felt about this?
Remember, Kids grow Up to Be Voters. Was There Another Reason to Let the Kids Out? --Cooter
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