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Swimpy
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 09:31 am
Joe, any suggestions on where I can dump my car?
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 09:32 am
Chicago river? :wink:
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Swimpy
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 09:34 am
Well I would like to get it back Wink
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 09:36 am
In that case, you have to wait for Joe's competent answer. :wink:



Or look before that already HERE
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 10:27 am
Swimpy wrote:
Joe, any suggestions on where I can dump my car?

Parking in the Lakeview neighborhood (which is where Wrigley Field is located) is practically impossible. Street parking is restricted to residents, and pay lots are pretty expensive (the closer to the park, the more expensive they are). You can park at one of the downtown municipal parking garages (entrances off of Michigan Ave. and Columbus Dr.) and then take the train to the north side. That's probably your best bet. There are also municipal lots at various "L" stops in the city. One suggestion, if you come in on I-80 to I-55, is to park at Midway Airport and take the Orange Line into the city, and then transfer at 12th St./Roosevelt Rd. to the Red Line.
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OCCOM BILL
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 10:58 am
Eh,.. why not just choose your brunch location; and park near there instead?
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:07 am
OCCOM BILL wrote:
Eh,.. why not just choose your brunch location; and park near there instead?


joefromchicago wrote:
Parking in the Lakeview neighborhood (which is where Wrigley Field is located) is practically impossible. Street parking is restricted to residents, and pay lots are pretty expensive (the closer to the park, the more expensive they are).
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wandeljw
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:39 am
bill and joe worked together on the "fish fry" get-together a year ago

(i would like to see the 2 of you work together on a solution to swimpy's problem)

i am no good at this sort of thing and shouldn't complain....
but the midway airport solution would result in an extremely long public transportation trip for swimpy
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OCCOM BILL
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:41 am
Not true. Joe deserves full credit for the Duke... a place I had never heard of.

Joe, my point is eat Brunch in another neighborhood. Idea
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:51 am
OCCOM BILL wrote:
Joe, my point is eat Brunch in another neighborhood. Idea


Orange in 3231 N. Clark St got good reviews - but that's too close (for parking) to Wrigley Field, I suppose. (Though both is -more or less- in walking distance from my b&b)
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Swimpy
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:52 am
I could do the Park n Ride thing. I'll be coming in to town past O'Hare and could park at Rosemont and ride the train in. I would need a little help with the stops and transfering to get to Wrigleyville.
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 11:59 am
OCCOM BILL wrote:
Joe, my point is eat Brunch in another neighborhood. Idea

Parking is pretty bad all over the north side. Plus, the Wrigleyville neighborhood is centrally located for all of us except Swimpy, for whom nothing is centrally located (except maybe Rockford). Furthermore, I think it's a good idea to find a place that's within walking distance of the park, just to cut down on the amount of time spent on public transportation. But if everyone wants to eat somewhere in Hyde Park or Sauganash or Oak Park, I'm fine with that.

wandeljw wrote:
i am no good at this sort of thing and shouldn't complain....
but the midway airport solution would result in an extremely long public transportation trip for swimpy

That's a disadvantage. But the advantages are that the "L" station is connected to the parking structure (no chance of getting lost) and she'd avoid all of the downtown traffic congestion (and all of the opportunities to get lost there as well). These are all considerations that should be weighed. That's why I suggested two options.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:02 pm
I agree with joe; the L from Midway is easy access from the airport. That's what I did last year.
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:05 pm
Swimpy wrote:
I could do the Park n Ride thing. I'll be coming in to town past O'Hare and could park at Rosemont and ride the train in. I would need a little help with the stops and transfering to get to Wrigleyville.

Are you coming in from northeastern Iowa? OK, if you come in on the Blue Line from O'Hare then you'll need to take the train all the way downtown and then switch to either a Red or Brown line train, or else transfer to the eastbound Addison or Belmont bus. What would you feel more comfortable doing?
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Swimpy
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:07 pm
Is the transfer to the other at Union Station?
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:18 pm
Swimpy wrote:
Is the transfer to the other at Union Station?

No. You'd change for the Brown Line at the Clark/Lake station, or you'd change for the Red Line at the Jackson St. station.

Public transit map of downtown Chicago
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Swimpy
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:30 pm
Which one would you recommend?
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Swimpy
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 12:32 pm
It looks like the red line gets me closer to the ball park. Is that the one you will be taking, C.I.?North side transit map
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 01:24 pm
Swimpy wrote:
Which one would you recommend?

If it were me, I'd transfer to the bus. That is the faster alternative. But not everyone is comfortable taking buses, especially if they are not familiar with the city.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Mon 7 May, 2007 01:40 pm
Does the bus going north on Clark go past Wrigley Field?
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