When I had that two year job assignment in Chicago, my parents came to visit me one weekend. They enjoyed getting a taste of life in a high-rise building with views over the city and Lake Michigan.
When my mother was a young girl, she spent some time visiting family living in Chicago and later, she and my dad got married at a church in Chicago. Mom wanted to see if some of the places she remembered were still around.
The first place we found was the church where they were married. Sadly, it was boarded up and looking pretty bad. However, they still recognized it and they posed for this photo in front of the church just like they had posed on their wedding day.
The other place my mother wanted to see was Maxwell Street. When she was a kid and stayed with her aunt and uncle, her uncle would take her with him to shop on Maxwell Street. She described it as crazy busy with every merchant along the street selling things in front of their stores. I found these images by searching Google. However, when we visited Maxwell Street it was looking very shabby. In fact, it was a pretty rough neighborhood. I understand that is has been greatly improved since we were there in 1999.
This last photo is of my mom enjoying the view from the top of the Hancock Building. The view was of a much bigger and much more modern city than she remembered as a child.
I really enjoyed showing my mom and dad around the city I had grown to love while I was there. I also enjoyed looking at these old photos and remembering the occasion.
4 comments:
Nothing like memories with Family.
Great memories.
I had a number of visits from my parents before my mother passed on.
Good memories.
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