In the same way that the number 13 is considered unlucky in the west, the number 4 is considered unlucky for the Chinese. The pronunciation of the word four (sei in Cantonese), sounds phonetically very similar to the word death.
I’ve walked along this stretch a few times, many years ago. But this was back when there weren’t any steps up to the trail… and you had to find a low spot (like the one near Paulina and Bloomingdale Ave) and bring your own steps.
The apartment is located right on Milwaukee, right near where Myopic is located. I remember saying that this apartment is the kind of place I would have loved to have had, when I first moved here 16 years ago… if I had only gotten my shit together.
On talking to the servers at City Winery, the guy seating people gave me a weird look. A kind of “Didn’t I just seat you 15 minutes ago” look. After I explained what happened, and asked to be seated again (and swore that this time my friends were really coming, for reals).
Xoco, which I didn’t realize was situated at the old location for holiday (where I once got to use a breathalyzer). It was a tequila bar after that, and maybe a few other things in the following years. It’s been a long time since I’ve been back to the neighborhood.
Entrance, Wicker Park. Near the front of the fair, there were a lot more booths offering up veggies and fresh fruit. The Bird Machine. The entire area was pretty darn muddy. This, actually, is a fairly nice patch of walkway. An hour after this photo was taken, we were hit with a few strong showers, and walking from booth to…