So when I was talking to Kevin the other week about how bad I am at updating my blog he also told me that I should bring back the fun facts at the end of each post. Now this was easier in Cape Town because I was learning new things about the culture and people every day, here its a little harder but ill do my best to keep it going. This information came from both me and some websites that I researched. So here is a whole post dedicated to them just for you Kevin :)
Fun Facts about Chicago:
1) Chicago’s nicknames include: The Windy City, the City of Big Shoulders, the Second City, and The City That Works.
2) Chicago’s downtown area is known as “The Loop.” The nickname refers to the area encircled by the elevated (‘L’) train tracks.
3)The Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere at 110 stories high.
4)Four states are visible from the Skydeck Chicago (formerly the Sears Tower Skydeck). Indiana, Illinois, Michigan & Wisconsin.
5)The first drive-in bank opened in 1946 in Chicago!
6)The remote control was invented in 1950 in Chicago!
7)The late Mayor Richard J. Daley and current Mayor Richard M. Daley became the first father-son team to head the United States Conference of Mayors in 1996.
8) This one is ridiculous but really funny: Apparently its an actual law in Chicago that you can not eat in a place that is on fire!! well DUH!!
9)The name "Chicago" is a French rendering of the Native American word shikaakwa, meaning "wild onion" or "wild garlic," from the Miami-Illinois Language.
10)In the late 1920s, sociologists at the University of Chicago subdivided the city into 77 distinct community areas, which can further be subdivided into over 200 neighborhoods, one of which is Beverly.
Fun Facts about my neighborhood/our service/our home:
1) Apparently Halloween is a huge deal around here because all of the houses in our neighborhoods are decorated and they have been that way since the beginning of the month. This includes a huge inflatable and moving blow up cat that is in one of our neighbors yard!! According to J-Bird, halloween decorating is bigger than christmas!!
2) Beverly is located on the highest elevation and is among the three safest and wealthiest neighborhoods in the City of Chicago. So yes Mom were safe here!
3) Beverly is the only area in the City of Chicago with a terrain containing hills. Molly and I love the small hills that we have!!
4) Beverly has five Catholic parishes: St. Barnabas, Christ the King, St. Walter, St. Cajetan, and St. John Fisher. We have been to both St. Barnabas and St. John Fisher.
5) For all of you who are coming to visit, you will notice that the ride from Midway Airport to our house is only about 10 minutes but it is very diverse. Driving down Cicero you will see Hispanic, African American, and Caucasian neighborhoods, all on one street.
6) Known for its spacious homes, tree-lined streets, and racially integrated population (I wouldn't say that it was very racially diverse), Beverly has retained its reputation as one of Chicago's most stable middle-class residential districts.
7) Beverly's real name is Beverly Hills. HA!
Thats all I can think of for now but I will post more when I think of them!
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