by
misstracyjo
Categories: Suburbs, WhitingTags: "Calumet Region of Illinois and Indiana", "Forgotten Chicago"
BP Whiting, Whiting, IN
BP Whiting, Whiting IN
BP Whiting, Whiting IN
Author: misstracyjo
Think Hammond!
And yes, I confess that Hammond, IN is arguably not a suburb of Chicago.
Grace Chemical
5215 Kennedy Ave, East Chicago, IN
This will make your eyes burn and water. It will make your head throb. It is a bad scene. And it looks nothing like the sparkling, pristine chemical containers featured on the Grace Chemical website.
Marktown
East Chicago, IN
Marktown East Chicago, IN 
Marktown East Chicago, IN 
Marktown East Chicago, IN 
Marktown East Chicago, IN
East Chicago, IN
Marktown, East Chicago is worth a visit. Only a few blocks remain of this planned community for steel workers, and it is surrounded on every side by steel mill. It could be Pullman-esque if more people actually wanted to live there, but otherwise there’s nothing else quite like it around these parts.
And I will confess that East Chicago is arguably not a suburb of Chicago.
Montrose Harbor
Montrose Harbor
It was a perfect day. A random perfect day, I don’t even remember what year, when I decided to forge ahead and visit the beach in a blizzard. It’s never what you want to do. It’s always worth doing.
Julio’s Auto Parts
3000 W Diversey Ave.
Julio’s Auto Parts. 3000 W Diversey Ave.
Julio’s Auto Parts. 3000 W Diversey Ave.
Julio’s Auto Parts. 3000 W Diversey Ave.
Dairy Bar
Formerly at 5625 W Diversey Ave.
Lord, I love that “Polish, Fried Mushrooms” sign. I’d like to have that sign hanging on my wall.
Unknown Loop Diner
I don’t remember what this was. The building was coming down in 2006. That is a nice, painterly sign, though. And the coffee looks like it’s on fire.
Lou Mitchell’s
565 W Jackson Blvd.
A classic way to launch your walk if you’re leaving from Union Station, or to start your business day if that’s how your coming in. You get an orange slice, a prune, and a halloween-size box of Milk Duds w/your breakfast, and you can’t argue with that.
Party House
6112 W Diversey Ave.
It was there in 2004, but I don’t think it’s there today.
Chicago Rambles 
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