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The Slip N’ Slide Caper in Apt. 10-A

Posted on January 5, 2011 by jacullman

I grew up in an apartment building – one of many “vertical neighborhoods” on the North Side of Chicago.  My friends lived upstairs or downstairs, or in other buildings around the congested streets of Lakeview.  We played in the maze of alleys and … Continue reading →

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My Mom’s Pet Goat in the City.

Posted on December 30, 2010 by jacullman

In 1933 my mother’s family lived in Hyde Park not too far from where President Obama’s Chicago house is located today. My mother always wanted a dog, but her mother was not remotely interested in caring for or cleaning up … Continue reading →

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Naked Ghosts, Stewardesses & Sandburg Village at Night

Posted on December 30, 2010 by jacullman

In the fall of 1969 my older sister Lorraine moved into her first apartment on the twenty-fifth floor of a brand new, gleaming, glass walled high-rise. It was part of the Sandburg Village housing development named after the writer who … Continue reading →

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