
Truthfully, I don’t know where this was. I’m going to put it in Whiting, IN.

Truthfully, I don’t know where this was. I’m going to put it in Whiting, IN.



And yes, I confess that Hammond, IN is arguably not a suburb of Chicago.

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 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.

If you ever have the chance to attend a service at the Reformation African American Lutheran Mission Church, by all means go. It’s a small congregation, but a rousing sermon. Also, Jazz Vespers. Obama had an office in the basement.

You can see where Obama got his hair cut, see where the Obamas went on their first date, and See Your Food.
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