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The Tyranny of the Elevator-Hijacking-Neighbor-Kids

Posted on January 16, 2011 by jacullman

Until I was in second grade, we lived in a 1920’s gothic revival building on Chicago’s north side.  Faux gargoyles and heraldic symbols were molded into the plaster facade where a pair of wrought iron lanterns flanked the heavy carved wood doors, each with a gigantic brass … Continue reading →

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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 Mother’s Strange Rendezvous with Richard Nixon

Posted on December 30, 2010 by jacullman

In November 1968 my parents, sister and I made our annual Thanksgiving trip to Manhattan to visit my senile-but-favorite grandmother, Bobby. She was withering away in a very small-but-immaculate apartment in an elegant building on Park Avenue. It was the … Continue reading →

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