Storytelling comes in many forms, and food is one of my favorites. This one is full of vibrant flavors, reclaiming space and changing the future of Latino businesses in West Town. My latest for @BlockClubCHI.
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This Afternoon, Chicago lost a real hometown legend.
Pete Kastanes of #VanishedChicagoland sadly passed away.
Pete was the essence of Chicago. His ultimate goal was to share Chicago History with our City & Chicagoans around the World.
Pete's Vanished Chicagoland Group on Facebook and across social media was definitely a huge influence for us, in doing what we do daily.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Pete's Family and Friends.
We hope to do our best to keep Pete's legacy remembered for lifetimes.
Pete Kastanes was, is, and will forever be #ChicagoHistory.
MYSTERY SOLVED!
The back story on how the 30-year old art mystery has finally been solved regarding the magnificent 180-foot-long Art Deco John Warner Norton mural.
Tune in at to "In the Loop" with Sasha-Ann Simons on WBEZ Chicago 9.15.
She's be interviewing Ward Miller regarding his efforts to find and return the mural to the Chicago Daily News Building.
Chicago Daily News Building, 1929, Holabird & Root, 2 North Riverside Plaza, a 2008 Chicago 7 Most Endangered. Photo credit: Preservation Chicago
“Gathering the News,” “Printing the News,” and “Transporting the News”, Murals by John Warner Norton, at the Chicago Daily News Building / Riverside Plaza from 1928. Photo credit: Ryerson and Burnham Archive