Around the South Loop: 2011 Volume 4: Snowcopalypse the Day After

It's Thursday and many businesses and shops are still closed. Now that the primary roads are plowed and clear, the sides streets are getting some attention. Maybe by tomorrow things will be back to "normal." Walking to the Jewel on Roosevelt Rd. is kind of an adventure. It's tough walking around town if you don't have a good pair of boots; the streets and many of the sidewalks are sloppy messes. And there are plenty of reminders that we endured a pretty powerful blizzard, as the photos below can attest.

Is the gate locked? The gate is still standing, but what happened to the fence?

The entrance to 1600 S. Indiana was broken during the blizzard.

You can actually get to the bus stop at 16th and S. Michigan today and the Dunkin' Donuts is open!

This looks broken, but I have no idea what it is. Any ideas?

This is how we clean sidewalks after the Snowcopalypse.

This old house: The Glessner House Museum was open today.

Around the South Loop

Pimp my bus stop
Perhaps you've noticed the souped up bus stops by Van Buren and Harrison? Absolut Vodka has gone to the extreme to promote their brand around Chicagoland. I wouldn't mind if they kept them up permanently, but that's probably not going to happen.

Absolut Bloody by Van Buren

Absolut Lemmon by Harrison

Pick-up game of bags in Grant Park

Winter is coming: The Trevi Square fountain is now a Christmas tree.

Still a few more days to go before the road work is completed on S. Indiana

Second Ward Community Meeting Tonight at 6:30

Calumet sidewalk entrance to Soldier Field blocked off with yellow tape by police

The next South Loop Community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday September 22, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the 1st District Police station Community Room, 1718 S. State St.

There are three main items on the agenda.

• Park Plaza at 16th and S. Indiana Ave. 
• Naming of the South Loop Field House (Park 550) at 18th St. and S. Indiana Ave.
• Speed bumps and traffic control at 18th St. and Calumet Ave.

Please encourage your friends and neighbors to attend.