I Hate Clark Street!

2012-01-27T18:27:00.001-06:00

The Vocabulary Vigilante! "Sorry, I don't catch criminals; I only correct spelling!"

"Too Soon? A Special Elective."

De manager is de Latino.

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Snow Business

2012-01-18T17:01:00.001-06:00

"... and if you don't win, how's bout a nice bagga ice?"

I find this threatening.

A lovely Wrigley Field. Note the lack of humans.

Snow Mafia message: "Frosty the Snowman sleeps with the fishes."

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Auld Lang

2012-01-04T15:11:00.001-06:00

Tudor home.

Illegal in most states.

Undignified disposal of Christ's Tree.

So long, Christmas WalGreens. See you in October.

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Joyuex

2011-12-19T23:25:00.001-06:00

Way off Clark, but a memorial to laidoff workers on an abandoned office floor.

Her hand is on his thigh but he won't stop reading his Kindle.

Cuppy Pong! A Beer Pong starter kit for the kiddies.

Found this super-casual engagement to-do list in the supermarket.

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It's Beginning to Look a Lot...

2011-12-02T21:17:00.001-06:00

Clark Street gets a garland makeover.

Building the Wrigley Field ice rink.

Free ladder!

Watertower Place.

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Tis Almost the Season

2011-11-14T17:17:00.001-06:00

Or you could, you know, stroll where you are right now.

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Bloody Oct.

2011-10-23T18:16:00.001-06:00

Clark & School

Remote controlled candles.

Are those the keys to that door?

Clark & Addison, in front of the defunct Bar Louie.

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Irony

2011-09-15T05:54:00.001-06:00

Abandoned pumps.

You're making it too easy, "psychics."

Frightening.

Why would a paint company have a mascot called "Mr. Peel?"

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Sir Paul again

2011-08-24T15:06:00.002-06:00

Someone dropped a Deuce on Clark.

Scaffolding is gone, but the pit remains.

Finale of Paul McCartney concert. Submitted by ABD.

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Ice Ice

2011-08-09T09:45:00.001-06:00

These cryodroids got real lost.

Ironically, "Ronin" means masterless or homeless samurai.

Lots of abandoned bread.

You stay tiny classy, Clark Street.

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Jet!

2011-08-02T11:13:00.001-06:00

Storm clouds as Sir Paul loads in.

No power to the Addison El.

Improvised park next to 7/11 for the concert. Some ladies even had a wee coffee table.

The crowds file down Clark in an orderly fashion.

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Recycled Beer

2011-07-24T09:06:00.001-06:00

This iPhone user plugged into the banks lamppost to recharge and make a call.

Trashcan for street drinkers only.

Cute kitty on pillow greets you at Addison 7/11.

There are no bathrooms in Urinetown, you want to go to Loo-isville.

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Stored Up

2011-07-01T08:49:00.001-06:00

The Great American SnackPack

Up from $10, the Yankees vs. Cubs game parking hits $40.

This Cubs-themed Trolley was blaring the Black Eyed Peas song, "Let's Get It Started." The original version would have more appropriate.

ER, something's missing.

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Ye Olde Dayes

2011-06-17T06:55:00.001-06:00

Have mats, will travel.

Wanted: Dead or Filled With Cake.

Ah, the ole Penny Candy store where everything's a $1.99.

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Knit wit

2011-06-10T14:49:00.001-06:00

Mustard & Cigarettes, breakfast of champions

Time is running out for this lost kitty. Tik Tok.

A crowd watches as an irate cabdriver forces a passenger to withdraw enough cash to pay him.

Osama Bin Knitting?

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Behind Clark

2011-05-23T09:20:00.001-06:00

There's an alley behind the stores and bars of Clark street. Let's see what progress looks like:

What was once a much loved neighborhood sushi restaurant has been "under renovations" for almost 2 years now. 3469 N. Clark is a rickety metal scaffold from the front. That poor shovel has been sitting there doing nothing for ages.

Behind the future "Wrigelyville Arms" is a garbage and debris pile more than 3 feet high. it blocks the rear doors. There is currently NO work being done on the project. It's a home for vermin.

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One Mans Trash

2011-05-11T13:59:00.001-06:00

Bag filled with used kitty litter.

I don't know how ballet dancers wear these things.

In other words, wait until there's someone actually there, numbskulls.

A young man vomited as he walked and just right on walking. Like you or I might sneeze and walk; he was so casual about it. And it was a LOT of vomit.

The Starbucks drink name was redacted on the Caribou "What I love about Spring"wall.

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Recession

2011-05-04T17:26:00.001-06:00

Worst casino ever.

I would buy these but the sales tax would be ruinous.

Actually, $5.99 is pretty good.

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2011-04-13T09:15:00.001-06:00

One person, 4 vomit attempts. It was mostly booze n pizza.

Clark & Belmont. New traffic lights.

I read this as "Baby Feces."

Friendly note from God reminding people to be nice and maybe visit once in awhile.

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Signs n Blood

2011-04-09T13:30:00.001-06:00

Skittlesmobile.

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Before the Storm

2011-03-31T19:54:00.001-06:00

Bam! Take that deposed Gold Crown owners!

Bloody footprints in front of Strange Cargo.

Ladies Night! For a charity! Way to go, Fiesta Cantina! Hm, why so desolate though?

Oh. I see. That's not creepy at all. Somehow "Stop Human Trafficking Night" got translated to "Ladies Night." I guess Yoko was right.

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Signs signs everywhere

2011-03-26T20:14:00.001-06:00

I have no idea and I refuse to look at the website.

I get it.

Asian Mexican? General Tso's Burrito?

I get it.

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Sad evidence.

2011-03-18T12:31:00.001-06:00

So, a few years from now we can expect drink specials on IED?

Loudtalker with Bluetooth and laptop at Taco Bell. Guess he hates coffee. And life.

Clark and School.

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Green Eyed Monster

2011-03-13T11:35:00.001-06:00

The (at least I hope it is) Threadless van. Actually covered in hundreds of individual stickers.

X-ray-through-Feces Vision. Worst. Superpower. Ever.

Saturday at 8:45am. Getting ready for the 9am rush. Seriously.

Transposition wordplay fail.

The least disgusting vomit.

Summed up. See you on Thursday, drunkards.

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Snow Penis

2011-03-08T01:03:00.001-06:00

Blockbuster on Clark and Halsted is closing. Here's the "Complete First Season" but it only includes episodes 9-12.

The Blue Man Group now has iPhone bits. Oh. Good.

40 flavors. The most popular? Poon.

Whatever happened to "Wash Me?"

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It. Begins. Again.

2011-02-28T08:56:00.001-06:00

You stay classy, Clark street.

A colorful schedule. There's new tiered pricing based on perceived popularity of a game. That's like when Coke tried to have machines that raised prices with summer temperatures. You know... Like a-hole companies do.

People lined up at 8am on a snowy, cold Saturday for piping fresh tickets.

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NoSno

2011-02-19T15:03:00.001-06:00

Aw. Lost Dr. Seuss backpack.

Soon-to-be death pit.

Belmont EL station.

So, uh, do I bring my own kids or is it kiss-as-catch-can?

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Post Blizzardy

2011-02-14T23:32:00.001-06:00

Corner of Clark and Newport. Lots of snow.

There were 5 Kindles and 2 iPads on this 22 Bus.

Dropped keys on Clark n Belmont.

The snow moves the curb 6 feet!!

At last! The mystery porno sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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Snow! 2011

2011-02-04T21:01:00.001-06:00

I can't believe I was out of town for the Snowpocalypse!! Bah.

Looks like someone was getting someone else's Amazon stuff.

The snow sucker isn't working.

The cure for snow on Clark & Buckingham.

6000 feet over Clark Street.

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Blood and Guts

2011-01-12T21:10:00.001-06:00

The Ugly, the Bad and the Good.

Psych! You pay full price, juden.

Lots of blood on Clark and Sheffield.

This sign replaces The Tourist. I'm sure this film will do just as well.

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Random References

2011-01-05T13:38:00.001-06:00

She's dead... wrapped in plastic...

And a Happy New Year to you! In jail! At 6:58pm, people wait for 7pm so that the CTA will be free.

How good could that class be? I mean, they couldnt even protect their own "s"es!

Wow, Mary Kay is keeping it real.

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Haters

2010-12-28T19:37:00.001-06:00

Screenz gets derezzed and the furniture goes Perez.

Late night booting. Patrons from a nearby bar gathered and chanted, "Boot! boot! Boot!"

Gold Crown Liquor, sponsored by FourLoko (which is being "reformulated" according to a salesman)

I thought this looked sad.

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Constructive Criticism

2010-12-23T12:02:00.001-06:00

Moe's Cantina closed for renovations. There go my Christmas Eve plans.

I'm just glad it's not another bank.

Mount Carmel endorses Rahm.

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Christmas works

2010-12-19T19:09:00.001-06:00

Yes, finally! Coffee AND Red Bull. No one needs to be THAT awake.

So much for Christmas cheer.

I have no idea what's going on in this Japanese poster, but I want to go to there.

10degrees doesn't stop the wall painters. Note the high-tech overhead projector.

1:40am, Sunday, December 19th. Hurry Christmas!

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Christmas on Clark!

2010-12-13T14:55:00.001-06:00

If there are multiple children in the house this ornament is just wrong and if it's an only child it implies that there are others lurking about.

A lost hat on the filthy cold sidewalk.

Spit with a glob of blood on a urinal.

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Grande Crappachino

2010-12-06T22:35:00.001-06:00

... and that's about everything that cums out of a penis. Right there on Clark Street.

Wi-Pie.. Haha I get it. Your pizza still sucks.

OMG! the Starbucks on CLARK and Belmont is closed! It's full of poo water!

Finally. The Spidey-snuggie. Now I can fight Doc Ock and avoid that chilly draft.

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Who's Harry?

2010-12-03T16:23:00.001-06:00

Ah, the scent that says, "Use Me."

The exciting new name for the Harry Careys on Addison and Sheffield.

Milk is Grate!

2010-11-21T17:09:00.003-06:00

I really wanted to enter theyre store and tell them, "Your Wrong!"

See the trick here is that your name has to be Brian AND Ashley.

and enough said.

3 Shot On Addison

2010-11-10T10:13:00.004-06:00

Why would I want to see a band that affiliates with George?

The building between Irish Oak and Tryst is being built by non-union labor. That's why it's almost done and that hotel 5 yards away will NEVER be done.

That seems like a rather dim view of marriage. And politics.

This ATM is for when you're a little short. Bwah-ahahahah!

This photo was taken on Halloween.

and last but certainly not least:

3 people were shot in front of the Taco Bell on Addison and Clark this morning (11/10/10) at 4am. All survived. The shooting is believed to be connected to a fight that occurred at the Wild Hare.

This Is (almost) Halloween

2010-10-25T15:57:00.004-06:00

Ah, street vomit. Delicious vomit.

Clark Street on a Sunday morning.

Wiseass stop sign sneaking off the corner into traffic.

How does this happen? I mean, who does this for fun? and why do I think that it was probably a CHUD?

This is a switch on the back of my building. What the hell does it do? I'm scared it try it. It's like a giant shut-off for the entire building.

You Keep that "R".. for Righting!

2010-10-10T09:58:00.003-06:00

It's kind of cute and naive how the Lakeview Community Association has all these rats in the window.

To Serve & Protect. To the Apple Store on my Seqway!

Otherwise their fur gets all sticky and matted down.

Genteel Graffiti.

The End is Right Round the Corner

2010-09-30T09:45:00.002-06:00

The parking lot between Irish Oak and Tryst is becoming a building. Thank G, we desperately need more sportsbars.

And the Clark n Addison Bar Louie is fini.

The photobooth in the Risque Cafe. Yay for the ole Chinky-Eyes!

The classic two-tiered vomit.

None of that identity theft or credit card fraud for these criminals... "Keepin' It Real!" All you need is a black n white striped shirt, a domino mask and a canvas sack.

Crash into Clark

2010-09-20T14:42:00.002-06:00

The Chicago-branch of the Dave Matthews Band Revenge Squad makes it way to Wrigley.

If they like the light, saccharine tunes of Dave Matthews this is the perfect street food.

Joey's Brickhouse on Belmont is gone. They left some signs. "Mostly, we'd like to thank our landlord, Matt Wilbur. Even though it didn't work out we hope he gets what he DESERVES." Gulp. GL, Matt.

Last line: "It's scary not knowing what's next. It's even scarier staying when you're not wanted."

And "Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah" means "I Love You."

And in extremely scary news:

A 22-year-old Chicago man was arrested over the weekend for plotting to carry out a bombing outside a strip of crowded Wrigleyville night spots, according to the FBI.

They also alleged that Sami Samir Hassoun, of the 4700 block of North Kedzie Avenue, had previously discussed a number of violent plots in Chicago, including a biological attack on the city, poisoning Lake Michigan, attacking police officers, bombing the Willis Tower and assassinating Mayor Richard Daley.

More information here.

Ahhh, Fall.

2010-09-12T15:05:00.003-06:00

Feathers fill the autumn air.

A restful slumber in the crisp evening does wonders for the soul.

Laura will not be attending, but Ron WILL be there.

That mint you like (Creme de Menthe?) is going out of style.

Junk food for thought.

False Advertising

2010-08-24T12:30:00.003-06:00

Yet another bong shop. The IL Governor has banned "K2" (a marijuana substitute) and then an ABC news crew came by to ask the store about it. The store owners yelled at them and ripped down their signs. 30 minutes later, the same signs went back up.

Boy, these Jamba Juice sandwich wraps look great and big! What a bargain! Wait... under neath the sticker is a tub of sauce... the sandwich isn't' that big... what a rip-off!

Classy.

I'm to buy these and put them up in the "I Hate Clark Street" offices.

I was racked with indecision... the Redoubtable Zeppelin or the Dreaded Zeppelin?

the Irish Sell Out

2010-08-16T09:21:00.003-06:00

If that was true you would have been arrested for defacing a streetlamp.

"Extreme Groping Grapping at Spring Break" Finally, truth in advertising.

Sadly, the Irish Oak has given in and lost the "pub feel." Giant TVs festoon the walls and now there are the Clark Street requisite servers with too much makeup and too little clothing.

If you look closely this trash (dumped out of a car apparently) is a masterpiece of racial stereotyping.

Beer Salad and Truth in Sigs.

2010-08-08T09:16:00.003-06:00

If you open the e-mail program on the iPad at the Clark & Diversery Best Buy,

this is the signature.

Using the giant "I" on his varsity sweater, Letterman changes the "flatbread" to a "flatbird."

A local delicacy, the delicious beer salad. To go.

You probably can't see because of the godawful neon, but that's a newly renovated "tobacco and smoking accessories" store and directly across the street in the public trash is a empty case of Parliament cigarettes and the requisite Ed Hardy incense holder.

Signs of the Times part X

2010-07-28T06:32:00.002-06:00

This is in a boutique window. This is sexist, right? I think it is.

The type of people who dress their kids like gangsters do seem like they would take advice from the top of a Reader box.

"Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died."

Frankly, I don't find either of these butts attractive.

Tiny Leg and Signs of the Times (no commentary needed)

2010-07-13T09:46:00.001-06:00

Street Eats

2010-07-03T11:19:00.002-06:00

Around 10pm on Saturday, this SUV pulled up to the locked bathroom at the Turnaround (where CTA Buses, uh, turn-around and drivers take a little break. It's at Halsted and Belmont.) It was blaring Mexican music. A man and woman got out of the car and he unlocked the bathroom for her. For a minute they kissed in the doorway and my friend and I whispered, "Please both go in. Please both go in." They didn't. The driver went behind the little building and peed against the wall.

"I'm not even supposed to be here at the Irish Oak today!"

I love this sign. The photo is just the cut-out top of the box containing the frozen pot pie. Which, of course, anyone could buy in any store.

Random bag of popcorn.

God Loves, Man Hates, Aliens Probe Yer Butt

2010-06-27T16:26:00.002-06:00

It's Gay Pride Parade!

Free Ass Smacks! But he regretted it as people kept sneaking up on him and smacking his arse.

The View down Belmont from Clark.

I, for one, welcome our insect overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted blogger, I would be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

Of course, with so much love and pride (Free Hugs, Free Kisses, $1 Ice Cold Water) there must the ubiquitous religious right platform telling everyone in hearing range that they're going to Hell. On the other hand...

This young lady was so infuriated by the above people that she walked from Clark and Belmont to the Belmont and Sheffield Walgreens where she bought some posterboard and markers. She plopped down on the store floor and made this sign. She is awesome.

Storms...within and without.

2010-06-24T16:43:00.002-06:00

Next... on Hoarders...

Rotten, littering, senior punks...

Shelter from the storm...

Lightning Strike!

And, as with all things, it passes.

The Cubs Fall Flat

2010-06-16T15:44:00.002-06:00

This used to be a statue. But someone kept rocking it and the metal braces broke.

This is a weekly delivery for one bar.

Don't know if you can tell, but that's an ambulance in front of Sluggers and then another one just 100 yards away for a separate incident at McDonalds. Crosstown Classic!

Cubs Fandom on the rocks.

Blackhawks Win! (part 2)

2010-06-10T01:29:00.005-06:00

The Chicago Police Department begins to clear the streets with a line of mounted officers. Other officers command other people to move to the sidewalk. Around 1am, all the bars are told to close their windows and begin Last Call. The crowd is now being funneled toward Addison.

The first couple of passes didn't do much. The crowd simply retook the streets after the horses passed.

Around 2am, the crowds are pretty much dispersed or on Addison. Now the dirty work begins. Bouncers and store owners sweep garbage into the street for the street cleaners to pick up.

The bicycle officer who ignored me before doing a bang-up job of standing there.

Some random snippets of conversation:

"Dude, I wanna bail you out but I'm fucking poor right now. I know, I know you dinnit do nothing, bro..." - Guy on cellphone.

"I love you. I gave up my family for you, but we CANNOT go back to Sluggers!" - girl to tearful other girl.

It's Clark Street in Chicago. Every single weekend we get ...

The Thrill of Victory

and

the Agony of (personal) Defeat

Blackhawks Win! (part 1)

2010-06-10T00:59:00.005-06:00

After the Blackhawks victory, all the sports bars in Wrigleyville emptied out onto Clark St. Because, in a strange twist of geography, Clark borders the United Center and Philadelphia.

With all the helicopters this must be what LA feels like...

A crowd gathers to watch (and cellphone record) a shirtless girl make-out with some guy. That bra was barely on, by the way.

The couple finally starts to leave, but the crowd boos. So, naturally, the girl (by herself) returns and...

... begins an impromptu lap-dance. The crowd cheers and begins to not only grow in number, but to get even closer to her. Random guys begin to dance with her.

Now, call me paranoid, but I head over to tell a police officer about it. With dozens and dozens of drunk people surrounding a half-naked dancing girl I had a bad feeling that it would not end well. This bicycle officer didn't even look me in the eye and just grunted at me. "Yeah."

The crowd grows in number and rowdiness. I head back over to the the police cordon and tell another officer. He says, "Thank you, sir," and tells a female officer who loudly says, "HA!" No one moves.

Two minutes later, ranking officers (just two awesome guys) plunge into the crowd, grab the girl and bring her over to the Police Carrier. The crowd boos, curses them and eventually goes back to general insanity.

Sidewalks and Stickers

2010-06-02T10:06:00.002-06:00

"Hm. This doesn't look like you. Can you be frightened?"

Man, that Threadless is topical.

This was the greatest; a Greenpeace sidewalk hawker was explaining the BP oil spill to a Clear Cellphone sidewalk rep.

#failedAdCampaigns

Building Resentment

2010-05-18T15:32:00.003-06:00

Inside Matsuya.

So long "Purple Haze" and welcome the right-to-the-point "Beer."

This 80 room hotel on Clark has taken almost two years to get this far. It probably won't be done this year. How long would that giant megaplex (proposed for Clark n Addison) take?! That has condos and 200 hotel rooms... proportionally it should only take 15 years.

This license plate makes me MADD.

Whither Wrigleyville?

2010-05-13T20:37:00.007-06:00

The long anticipated "big-boxing" of the east side of Clark and Addison took a leap forward this week as alderman Tom Tunney joined the fray on the side of the owner of the property (it currently contains Bar Louie,iO Theater, Salt & Pepper, Goose Island and more.)

Graphic artists begin the Publicity War.

The iO theater begins to recruit from the hordes of improvisers they work with.

This was part of an impromptu photo shoot for the Sun-Times.

The reporter and photographer do some MOS stuff. (That's Man on the Street for you non-journalist types.)

But what are we really trying to save?

Vomit, after a day game. Lots of vomit.

Cops, causing a ten-car line. Why? They were flirting with two girls.

I agree with what Roadhouse 88 said!

Posted

2010-05-02T03:56:00.004-06:00

You've always got to lock up your ride, yo.

This was taken around 2am. This poor guy is delivering crappy pizza till 5am.

<<-- Wow! Meet the stars of a reality show you've never heard of!! "Money Hungry" on VH1! Sounds like a hit!

<<--- Wow. These fliers are plastered all over Clark Street. They allegedly expose an employee of a Clark St. store as a ultra-right-wing activist and encourages people to complain to the store about her. I don't know if that's good or bad.

I pray this isn't yet another bar and is instead a nice combination mustache and pet store.

Racist, homophobic and Jagoffs

2010-04-13T09:52:00.000-06:00

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Opening Day- part 1

2010-04-12T19:05:00.000-06:00

Post-game crowd floods Clark.

As long as you're willing to walk around dressed as a hotdog there is no such thing as unemployment.

Clear.com sets up under a Verizon billboard.

Horsepoop.

Actual transcript: Tim! Tim. Tim. Tim. I'm at McDonalds. McDonalds, Tim. McDonalds. McDonalds. Where's my food!!? Tim. Tim. Tim. Tim. McDonalds.

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2010

2010-04-08T18:32:00.000-06:00

Getting ready for Opening Day!

Bars beer up for the weekend and Monday.

New owners redecorate.

It's is 50 degrees On Thursday.

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Back that thang up

2010-04-04T10:42:00.000-06:00

I watched him do it, but I still have no idea how the driver did this.

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Forget seeing a robin...

2010-03-13T04:41:00.000-06:00

Spring comes to Clark Street:

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New and Old

2010-03-11T18:33:00.000-06:00

Veteran sushi joint Matsuya gets a giant makeover.

The new Houndstooth takes over Clark & Roscoe. And they got rid of that motorcycle-garden eyesore.

The seasons collide. Leaves, dirt, snow and other mess.

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Food

2010-02-28T22:45:00.001-06:00

Always a rockin' time at Mullens.

Pigeon egg at the Belmont El stop.

This is what I'm calling my junk from now on.

Whipped cream al fresco on Clark n School.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Sunday Sleety Sunday

2010-02-21T19:14:00.001-06:00

Nothing stops people from enjoying the wrigley parking lot ice skating rink:

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

2010-02-17T22:44:00.000-06:00

"I want to be your milkman." - cut line from There Will Be Blood

Lots of Jacket-wearers at Redmonds.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Apt shots on Metaphor Street

2010-02-05T09:28:00.000-06:00

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Street Finds

2010-02-02T17:58:00.000-06:00

I don't know what was in this bag and I don't wanna know.

"In Love Wit Yo Booty"

Wrigley Field gets new siding.

I wish to be neither, actually.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Store Frontin'

2010-01-23T20:45:00.001-06:00

Someone busted all the windows on the ole Twisted Spoke place on Clark and Roscoe. Curious that it happened AFTER the fixtures and TVs were removed.

Uh... Okay.

Finally. Truth in advertising.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Street highlights

2010-01-20T22:58:00.001-06:00

Valentines Day, already!? It was JUST MLK day!

Robot impressed into the asphalt.

This is still going on? Who delivers these? The Wells Fargo Wagon?

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Future shocks

2010-01-17T20:28:00.001-06:00

When this fancy Wrigleyville Arms eventually opens how long do you think Exedus will last?

Gross name.

A line of Amish romance novels at WalMart.

Kids shirts. No "I Love Reading" shirts though.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Broke-ass

2010-01-13T19:43:00.000-06:00

This is really a job for duct tape.

Old timey miser drops off some money at the bank.

"Remove bell from holder. Stand back on sidewalk, then ring bell. Otherwise, bell will not sound because of interference. "

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Snow sick

2010-01-10T12:18:00.000-06:00

Cops watching the goth/cos-play girls dance in Fiesta Cantina. To Sit and Ogle

Cold n wet.

Closed on a Friday afternoon. It's 26 degrees!

Bus drops off 25 drinkers for Roadhouse 66.

The sick eating the sick.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

A&E

2010-01-05T18:15:00.000-06:00

Sweet note.

It's done! Wow.

"Hey, Wrigley Field? Yeah you left your TV on. I turned mine all the way up so that people would that maybe there was something wrong with the tvs on this floor..."

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-02T20:30:00.001-06:00

Based on what's in this storefront, I don't want "it" to happen.

It looks like a pine tree was vaporized.

Chunky.

Sad.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Where the Unemployed Go

2009-12-29T22:23:00.001-06:00

The former becomes the latter and the latter frequently becomes the former.

Goto Shiroi Hana. Bring your laptop and order the All-You-Can-Eat. Assplode your mind and tumach.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Cold Comforts

2009-12-27T12:04:00.000-06:00

Take the DVDS, leave the cases.

Outside, visibility low due to snow. Inside, visibility nil. Someone lit a fire to be warm and it smoked them out!

New rules for Bar Louie: after 8pm, no baggy pants.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

O, Spirit!

2009-12-24T04:54:00.000-06:00

Clark Street throws caution tape to the wind.

worst. Christmas lights display. Ever.

It rang as I reached for it. Though it was cold n rainy I agreed to meet at Dunkin Donuts instead of just leaving it on the Fusion salon ledge. My Christmas Eve good deed!

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Emptiness, inside and out.

2009-12-18T20:38:00.001-06:00

The cavernous area that was once Linens & Things celebrates it's one year anniversary.

Modern Italian restaurant Socca heats the corner of Clark and School.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

Back

2009-12-17T14:17:00.001-06:00

Sorry for the delay. Here we go!

I took this pic at an arcade in Australia. You couldn't say those things here.

This box is so you can pop out of it for a surprise for your lover. It's $18. As opposed to the $5 version at Mailbox ETC.

Tech support your local authorities.

-- Posted from Clark St., Chicago, IL.

On Hiatus

2009-08-19T15:34:00.001-06:00

Going away from Chicago for a little bit. Will return with lots more Clark Street crap in amonth. Please, stay safe, cool and dry.

Thanks!

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Trashy Reading

2009-08-18T08:18:00.001-06:00

How Salt & Pepper runs all those TVs.

Nothing like overflowing, wet, stinky garbage in the sun. Wait, what's on top there...?

Some kid from 1977 lost his schoolbook.

Packing up The Zoo. The space under the tracks on Roscoe was in Public Enemies, but no one stays there very long.

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Worstest

2009-08-16T10:59:00.001-06:00

Bad: Scrawled on an abandoned store window.

Badder: the new 2009 stripper names.

Worst: sad reminder that there is no such thing as a safe neighborhood. This is Clark & Belmont, just steps from Orange.

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Wrigley written

2009-08-10T12:57:00.001-06:00

Item #30 from "Things White People Like."

Visit their other site, BUM (Buildings Under Managed)

I, too, hate the movie American Beauty.

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2009-08-06T19:21:00.001-06:00

Agreed.

Okay.

Oh, no.
(on the left, a wacky collection of true one night stand stories. On the right, one womans struggle with promiscuity and the battle to reclaim her own life and body. )

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More signs

2009-08-02T15:51:00.001-06:00

(the Zoo is offically closed)

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Scene!

2009-07-31T05:30:00.001-06:00

Me: did someone call you guys or are you just waiting?
Paramedics: this is where the hot chicks are!!

Meanwhile, 15 feet away, a downed bridesmaid.

This ATM works fine. The store puts up these notes to drive business to their in-store ATM.

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Street sightings

2009-07-25T19:13:00.000-06:00

The Prez has a side bidness.

Put a little birdhouse in your soul.

Apparently Dan is a centaur.

Comedy.

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Rascaly Flatts

2009-07-18T21:55:00.001-06:00

Wrigley goes Country!!

Lots of lame cowboy hats. Hot pink with sparkles? Really?

As UNdiverse as a Cubs games is, this made it look likethe Wite-Out Factory in a blizzard.

The Hershey S'Mores Kareoke Tent. WTF?

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The dreaded Device

2009-07-17T17:22:00.001-06:00

Even the motherF'ing parking lot is sponsored by MotherF'ing Budweiser.

Hey, what's going on in this doorway?

Oh Great God. What the Living Fuck goes on on Clark Street?!?!?!

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McPeddlers

2009-07-14T17:59:00.004-06:00

That's a screenshot of the Chicago Chinatown website... This coming Sunday is the "Chinatown Festival" (basically a "Taste of Chinatown") and what better way to celebrate than by printing out a coupon from McDonalds for a Free Happy Meal!! Move over, General Tso!!

and

from the Tribune:

Peddlers balk at move

Expanding Wrigley no-sell zone would kill business, vendors say

By Lisa Black | Tribune reporter

July 4, 2009

Sidewalk peddlers who hawk peanuts, T-shirts and novelty items outside Wrigley Fieldreacted angrily Friday to an alderman's proposal to move them two blocks from the ballpark, saying that they not only add to game-day excitement but also need to earn a living. "We all went out there, got our permits and spent thousands of dollars on inventory, and now they are going to change the rules in the middle of the summer," said John Bakerbefore the 1:20 p.m. game. Several vendors said they will be unable to sell merchandise outside the immediate vicinity of the park. "If they do this, we will all be out of work," said Joe Sienkiewicz, 46, a self-describedWhite Sox fan and T-shirt purveyor. "We have families. We have children."

Cardinal Sins

2009-07-12T15:50:00.001-06:00

Pride.

Greed.

Gluttony.

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Pollutions

2009-07-10T19:45:00.001-06:00

Light from the horrid video signs on buses.

Available to a nice burrowing mammal.

Smarter than the average realtor.
(I've always been afraid of that restaurant for some reason)

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This update better work.

2009-07-01T21:44:00.001-06:00

Sidewalk chalk sale.

Many Clark Strret revelers do indeed arrive via the short bus.

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Hot, Wet Summer

2009-06-27T22:54:00.000-06:00

Hopscotch your way to Savings!!

Many Clark Street revellers arrive via the short bus.

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Signs, signs, everywhere

2009-06-25T17:30:00.001-06:00

Gross.

Change.

Daily.

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Space in between

2009-06-21T19:11:00.001-06:00

Official John Deere bicycle!!

I love this photo. The gal in the middle is taking advantage of our wifi-world.

Ads for stores in a parking lot that spefically warn to not park there. Psyche. -- Post From My iPhone

2am-ish

2009-06-17T16:24:00.001-06:00

Pizza-ria gets a facelift. Food still crappy.

Strange Cargo sets new Game Day rules. No open cups!

Ah yes, the Annual Running of the Jews.

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