In the winter of 2007, John Maloof, a 26-year-old realtor who was co-writing a book on his Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, stumbled upon a box of negatives at an auction house. He paid $400, hoping it might hold some vintage photos of his neighborhood. He stuffed the box in a closet. There the images sat for a couple of …
The holiday season has arrived in Glenbrook Valley. Neighbors scurry about, hanging lights from the eaves and trees and anything else they can find. In the Northeast quadrant, there’s a singing Santa on Santa Elena across from a sago palm turned Christmas tree decked with with glossy metallic balls. Further down the street are a Blow Mold …
Stranded at the drive-in. Branded a fool. What will they say Monday at school? Ahh, the days of youth and cooler climates. As a kid growing up in Wisconsin, after milking cows and making cheese, our parents would occasionally treat us to a movie at the drive-in. It was fun to load up the car …