Walter Hinteler wrote:But surely this must have been a famous player once
That's the grave of
William Hulbert, a founder and the second president of the National League.
Walter Hinteler wrote:Two totally (I think) different ways of statues to remember the beloved deaths ...
That is a memorial entitled "Eternal Silence" by midwestern sculptor
Lorado Taft.
There seems to be an interesting story behind this memorial:
A friendlier phantom is Inez Clarke. Inez died in 1880 at age six. Her parents commemorated her death with a life-size statue. The statue was encased in glass to protect it from the elements and is still in perfect condition today. This statue is said to disappear from its case during violent thunderstorms. A guard patrolling the cemetery during one such storm reported the statue missing one night and then never returned to work. Subsequent guards have also reported the disappearance, only to find it back the following morning. A young girl in period clothing has also been seen walking in the cemetery at night. Well, that's what they say anyway. Inez's grave is still popular; toys and flowers adorn the foot of the statue even today. The cemetery is open everyday from 8:30AM to 4:30PM, making it tough to investigate the Inez claims.
Spooky!
Thanks for those infos, joe!
I wasn't aware joe was a fan of cemetaries. GULP!
c.i.-how was the Belden-Stratford?
eoe, Pretty close to "excellent." It's an older place, on the National Registry, but the staff are friendly and rooms are extra large, and at "reasonable" prices. The location is also excellent; easy access to busses going south or north, and a two block walk to North Clark Street where there are many bars and restaurants. I love walking, so I averaged about 7.5 miles per day. That means I walked from the hotel to Miracle Mile and the LOOP. Not every day, but when my energy level felt on the high side. The hotel provides a newspaper every morning, and continental breakfast in the Atrium. The key system is quite nice, but with three manual keys and a remote to enter from the front lobby and Atrium, it's quite bulky to carry in one's pocket. Otherwise, I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Chicago. It's also across the street from Lincoln Park with the zoo and conservatory, and not far from the lake.
Miracle Mile, c.i.? :wink:
Ooops, that's in Miami. I should have said "Magnificent Mile." This age thing is not helping one bit!
There's a Miracle Mile in LA too (less of a miracle now than it was fifty years ago).
I said "Miami" because I was there recently (past year). Haven't been to LA in many decades, and for some stange reason, don't miss it.
The hotel.
The hotel lobby:
The stairs going downstairs is the Atrium with a few shops and where the continental breakfast is served. The entry for guests is the door on the right side next to reception. That door can be opened with the remote or the "brown" key. Or you can ask the person at reception to "buzz."
cicerone imposter wrote:I wasn't aware joe was a fan of cemetaries. GULP!
Everybody who was anybody in
Graceland Cemetery.
Note that Graceland is a Protestant cemetery. Most of the major Catholic cemeteries are outside the city limits, which is why
Mayor Richard J. Daley is buried in Alsip and
Al Capone is buried in Hillside.
Returning a bit to life again ... they've stopped this service by now, did they?
Thanks to you wonderful people, I've learnt a bit about baseball.
And thanks to swimpy a lot of what is reported
here in today's Chcago Tribune isn't new to me anymore. (Section 2, page 1 of today's prnt version)
The Sun-Times asks today (
<click> for online report
[URL=http://www.chicagotribune.com/]Chicago Tribune[/URL] wrote:
Stalled storms behind Tuesday deluge; steamy air could reignite downpours
Published June 27, 2007
The year's steamiest combination of heat and humidity set the stage for Tuesday's thunderstorms. O'Hare's 92(degrees) high--the year's second hottest--and a Gulf Coast-level 68(degrees) dew point produced a heat index of 96(degrees). Less than a third of the metro area actually received rain. With the jet stream hundreds of miles to the north, steering winds above Chicago were less than 10 m.p.h.--hardly enough to keep Tuesday's 50,000 ft. tall t-storms moving. The storms stalled. The localized nature of Tuesday's rainfall was evident from tallies at the city's official rain gauges. While 3"+ doused the North Side, O'Hare received only 0.19" and Midway Airport only received "six drops" according to long time observer Frank Wachoswki.
We have a number of north-siders here. Did everyone stay high and dry?
I r'cd about 2" of rain in under an hour. With all the cicada holes in the ground it soaked right in.
I'd asked but since I' thaugt that no-one lived in one of the 700 flooded basements on the North Side or in streets or under viaducts ...
Did the rain do any harm to birthday cakes, JPB?
oh shoot, the image link seems to be changing.... It was a picture of the flood when I posted it.
We were on the road picking up the cake when it hit. K was driving and it was her first experience driving in heavy rain. I'm glad I was with her. It was over as quickly as it started and was down to a light rain by the time we left with the cake.
