Simone, tourist

Thanks @mckiesdjlounge for the tour of historically significant #woodlawn. Home of Emmett Till, whose murder and funeral galvanized the Civil Rights Movement for justice. House lacks historic designation and preservation. Currently used as rental property. 6427 S St Lawrence

Old building, Old Town.

This is bungalow country.

@mckiesdjlounge @CalumetFish 😢

The new Simplified, Citywide Mellow Chicago Bike Map includes visual shout-outs to public art and our city's diverse neighborhoods, drawn by @joemills2, including the Chinatown Gateway. Paper copies are in the current Reader, on the street until Thursday. chicagoreader.com/chicago/citywi…

One of the more obscure stories of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair was US having a currency shortage in spring and summer. Chicago was impacted until a local tycoon came up with a solution of getting coins from Europe. (WF didn’t single-handed save economy.) amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/07/19…

The fun side of opium.

Chrysler Village. chryslervillageproject.wordpress.com

The name Chrysler may be leaving us, but Chicago will always have the neighborhood of Chrysler Village. autoblog.com/2020/07/15/ste…

New piece! An illustrated guide to a selection of Chicago surface transit over the years.

The faux vaguely European part-timber part-castle look.

Rookery, 1891.

One year ago this week, a wayward alligator was spotted by a @blockclubchi reader in Chicago's Humboldt Park lagoon — & the rest is history! Happy Chance The Snapper Day! H/T to @mina_bloom_ for the scoop of a lifetime 🐊 blockclubchicago.org/2020/07/08/cha…

French pandemic style for the summer 2020 season. On the left is a full suit and face mask if you still go to the office. On the right is the telecommuting headphones, birkenstock (German house shoes), and boxer shorts look. What an odd year.

Strasbourg cousins for #TurretTuesday.

You should take our self-guided bike tour of the 1919 Chicago race riots. 🚴‍♂️ You should also support Black-owned businesses along the route. Learn more: bit.ly/2YD2AAt

Imperial architecture of Strasbourg. The pretzels at the bottom of the carving are a nice touch.

I'm not sure we should idolize French healthcare just yet. The writer of the article mentioned he's left Paris for the safety of the countryside again. Let's see what happens with the next virus wave. Macron is talking about "decentralization" of government decisions.