Chicago, Chicago area get together

[Person 2713]

32. Hi. These had a few more locals on it on win night

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026843449

http://www.democraticunderground.com/120455658
There was mo pinko too up thread on this post also



The best date for me would be sat July 25 we can meet as early as 8am or late as evening on that day 26th 2nd choice but I could work something out and try for other dates on weekends too
Just any hours as long as it is weekends and near downtown

I am a worker bee and my husband is recovering from surgery and weekends my daughter could help . Yes weekends are about it

Not sure of others economic or physical status . If we go somewhere for food , Ican affoed to pay for at least another DU ER or 2 if there are economics holding someone back
I am sorry the Prof. can't make it this time. Maybe next time Illinois folks meet we can skype or FaceTime with some of you folks in Ca
Shall we meet at the People's Palace and figure out who we are and where we can go for a talking heads round or square table visit and celebrate your Bon voyage too? I guess that's what I imagined, or meet at a fest.
You and a few of the other locals are long time members so you folks tell me what you want to do . I will show up . If you know other old timers stAtus I will just add that I am economically and physically able
I'm just a newbie but a long time lurker
So my thought is the People 's Palace Reading Room under the silence sign come rain or shine? Should date and time be pm'd??

That is what they sometimes called what is now The Cultural Center

October 1897: Unveiling the people’s palace
Five years later, after several construction delays, the spectacular, neo-classical granite and limestone “palace” called the Chicago Public Library was finally completed. During the first week of October 1897, the people of Chicago marveled at the sparkling building that housed an inspired, marvelous library and a serenely beautiful Grand Army of the Republic War Memorial.

The Chicago Sunday Tribune said: “While its decorative splendor is surpassed by other notable libraries, particularly the new structures in Washington and Boston, its tastefulness and fitness leave little to be desired.” Ten thousand Chicagoans a day flocked to see the elegant structure with its two dazzling stained-glass domes; white marble stairways and walls decorated with shimmering mother-of-pearl and colored glass mosaics; green marble war memorial rooms containing the names of important battles; a beautiful treasure

This building is as solid as its great mass suggests. It took nearly a year for 70 men to drive 2,357 wooden piles 75 feet to the hardpan clay below Michigan Avenue’s sandy soil. The design, by engineer William Sooy Smith, was so stable that there has been no noticeable settlement of the building in more than 100 years.

Railroad cars supplied the coal that fed the massive boilers in the basement. Today heat and hot water are supplied by the Pittsfield Building across the street !

Newspaper stands on the Randolph Street side of the library allowed Chicagoans to read the latest editions of the daily papers before home services were common

The reading room sign I'm referencing >> anyone know if the sign is still there?

http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g35805-d103785-i35957488-Chicago_Cultural_Center-Chicago_Illinois.html