I was born in Chicago in the old - Cook County Hospital. Chicago, on Lake Michigan in Illinois, is among the largest
cities in the U.S. The City of Chicago
is located on land that is and has long been a center for Native
peoples. The area is the traditional homelands of the Anishinaabe, or
the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi
Nations.
I
don't remember much about Chicago; just going to my Grand Parents
apartment, my Uncle Bob's house and my Uncle Charles's house. Uncle Bob
had a ton of kids, I remember my Mom telling me he worked on the docs
unloading ships from the lakes and that he worked on merchant ships
during WWII. Uncle Bob was Mom's brother. Uncle Charles was Dad's brother, he and Dad both worked at Fisher Body Division of General Motors. Dad and Uncle Charles were mechanics working on the big machines that stamped out parts for General Motors cars.
I'm not sure of where we lived when I was born, whether it was somewhere in Chicago or Oaklawn. I have a birth certificate somewhere around here, it might have where we lived on it. As soon as I find it again I'll check.
Famed for its bold architecture, Chicago has a skyline
punctuated by skyscrapers such as the iconic John Hancock Center,
1,451-ft. Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the Neo-Gothic
Tribune Tower. The city is also renowned for its museums, including the
Art Institute of Chicago with its noted Impressionist and
Post-Impressionist works.
Chicago
is also an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry,
education, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It has
the largest and most diverse finance derivatives market in the world,
generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone.
Chicago Walking Tour
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