Showing posts with label Six Corners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Six Corners. Show all posts

Monday, March 29, 2010

If it's not Six Corners, What Is it?

Reader Tom B. wrote in after last week's issue where we mentioned the TV pilot filming at "Six Corners," which is how I've informally referred to the intersection of Milwaukee, Damen and North avenues. (Update: Using Lauren's suggestion I referred to it as 'The Intersection' in this week's issue.)

Any ideas of what to call it? M/D/N? MilDamNo?

Alisa,
Sure, you can use my words & even the following sentence. "Don't take this the wrong way, but it is obvious that these people were not raised in Chicago."


Here is the Wikipedia article (which I didn't write) to add some credibility to what I've stated:

Six Corners is a shopping district in the Portage Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side. The area's name is from the intersection of three streets -- Irving Park Road, Cicero Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue [1]. Its history as an urban center began in the 1840s, eventually becoming the largest commercial center in Chicago outside of the Loop [2]. ... Although the shopping district had fallen on hard times in recent years...

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Tom.

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On Mar 29, 2010 9:36 AM, Alisa Hauser wrote:

Tom,
Thanks for letting me know. It seems like a lot of locals just call it six corners. I am not sure what else to call it? Can I include your comment in Reader mailbag?
Call me if you have a minute.

Alisa


Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:19:36 -0500
From: tom@12ga.com
To: streetsofwicker@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Pipeline: 50 Aldermen, TV Pilot at Six Corners, Bed & Breakfast, Fashion, Flowers, News, Links and More

Alisa,

FYI: 6 Corners is a specific Chicago neighborhood at Irving, Milwaukee & Cicero.

Tom.



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On Mar 23, 2010 7:41 PM, Alisa wrote: