What places, historic sites, colleges, etc, do you live near?

**animal_rescue** · 04-17-2007, 06:18 PM

Ehh I think I should get the award for this place. I live right next to the Indiana State Prison, woo hoo.

But other than that I'm near Lake Michigan, The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Mt. Baldy, The Lighthouse Mall, and I'm about 45 min from Chicago.

**cassiesmom** · 04-17-2007, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by animal_rescue

Ehh I think I should get the award for this place. I live right next to the Indiana State Prison, woo hoo.

But other than that I'm near Lake Michigan, The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Mt. Baldy, The Lighthouse Mall, and I'm about 45 min from Chicago.

Hey, animal_rescue! I graduated from Valparaiso ... I have many happy memories of the Dunes and Mount Baldy.

Well... 3 towns away from mine (Downers Grove, IL) is a town with a bunch of Sears Modern Homes, which were built from kits in the 1920s and 30s. I have a friend who lives in one - it's tiny, but it has heaps of character and people coming by to see it / take pictures of it.

3 towns away from mine in the opposite direction (Berwyn) is the world's largest laundromat (honest!), which has solar panels on the roof to heat the water, and a rather odd-looking sculpture that was featured in the original "Wayne's World"...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...x-100_3945.jpg
(Oh, yeah, that thing!)

Let's see...
Chicago's wonderful architecture - Adler and Sullivan, Burnham and Root, Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago pizza
The Cubs and the White Sox
Da Bears
The Sears Tower - is it still the tallest building in the world?
Air Jordan

**cyber-sibes** · 04-17-2007, 10:28 PM

Boston & East Providence, here I come! (Literally)
We'll be residents of RI about 6 weeks from now, and I am a carousel enthusiast! Fall River MA houses the carousel from my youth - I think it's mostly Philidelphia Toboggan Co. figures, if I recall, but I could be wrong. Those pics you posted are gorgeous, Sandra! I will definitely have to come up & see you! Karen, I'd love to go to "all of the above." My childhood memories are all of the famous historical places we visited on vacations (Plymouth, Salem, New Bedford, etc.), but I'd sure like to see more.
As for now, University of Findlay is down the road. But in RI we'll be part of the community at the Naval Base, which includes NAPS and the War College.

**Suki Wingy** · 04-18-2007, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by cassiesmom

The Sears Tower - is it still the tallest building in the world?

Not really. There are 4 categories for tallest building and it holds one. I think it's tallest floor or something. The other categories are tallest overall, tallest outdoor roof, and tallest indoor celing, I believe.

Bri-
um, when I was in 7th grade some senior girls really attacked some juniors at a powderpuff footbal game. There were serious injuries and unpleasant substances including dog poop thrown.

**Roxyluvsme13** · 04-18-2007, 03:40 PM

**animal_rescue** · 04-18-2007, 06:07 PM

OOO was that the one where the girls got the crap beat out of them and I think a bunch of girls' legs were broken and stuff? I remember that I think mostly because that's all my mom talked about, how not to fall into peer pressure and whatnot.