Windy City Trip - July 8-11, 2016
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1fuzzi
We're headed for Chicago in July, to meet our first granddaughter, but as time permits, we'd would love to meetup with LTers from the Windy City. :)
2lilithcat
I'm in Chicago, and I'll be around! I don't suppose you'd be interested in going to any bookstores.
3fuzzi
>2 lilithcat: ::perk::
Aside from seeing my grandbaby and daughter and son-in-law...hmm...bookstore...possibly!
We're planning to stay at a hotel near O'Hare that is on the Blue Line as I do NOT want to drive in Chicago!
I suspect something might be doable. :)
Aside from seeing my grandbaby and daughter and son-in-law...hmm...bookstore...possibly!
We're planning to stay at a hotel near O'Hare that is on the Blue Line as I do NOT want to drive in Chicago!
I suspect something might be doable. :)
4lesmel
>3 fuzzi: There is used to be a great used bookstore on Northwest Hwy. *sighs* Nevermind. Long gone. It was mostly mass market paperbacks. The store was kind of a deathtrap; but the stock was solid.
5fuzzi
>4 lesmel: what about Open Books Warehouse on W 19th Street?
Myopic Books on North Milwaukee Avenue?
Worth a stop?
Myopic Books on North Milwaukee Avenue?
Worth a stop?
6lesmel
>6 lesmel: Never been to either but they look awesome! I can ask a friend that is a native Chicagoan.
7fuzzi
>6 lesmel: thanks! We leave on 7/6, so input before then would be greatly appreciated.
8lesmel
>7 fuzzi: I sent her the link to this thread. She may reply directly here or to me. Either way, I should have an answer for you in a day or so! :) I love Chicago...except in Winter.
9.Monkey.
I love it all year round, but it is a chore dealing with heavy snow/below freezing temps (always with a much lower windchill added!). That said, I'd far rather the freezing than the miserable hot humid summer days, lol. Good luck on your weather, fuzzi! ;)
10fuzzi
>9 .Monkey.: thanks! I've lived in the Carolinas for almost 30 years, and I don't miss the snow and ice, which we rarely see.
11.Monkey.
I don't either, I'm glad to be in a little more moderate zone here, though still with all 4 distinct seasons. But Chicago will always hold a piece of my heart. :)
12lesmel
>7 fuzzi: Ok. My friend responded. Direct quote:
Honestly. It's been so long since I've been in a bookstore. No idea.
I would say my jaw dropped...except, I am the same way. Since I have been "shopping" the discards from the recylce bin at one of my (work) libraries, I don't buy in a store. Plus, I use my library systems pretty heavily.
Honestly. It's been so long since I've been in a bookstore. No idea.
I would say my jaw dropped...except, I am the same way. Since I have been "shopping" the discards from the recylce bin at one of my (work) libraries, I don't buy in a store. Plus, I use my library systems pretty heavily.
13fuzzi
>12 lesmel: thanks anyway. The warehouse one looks really good, and I am going to try to stop on the way to Chicago, as we'll probably be leaving about 6am on Monday (7/11), to avoid the worst of the traffic congestion.