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New Story: The Cosmic Church of Truth

Posted on September 21, 2018 | Leave a comment

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In that little blue house in North Riverside, the spirits spoke through Ethel Tunks and told her she and Harold should found The Cosmic Church of Truth. A headline told readers, “Take a tour of the city’s nether world from séances to a visit to a haunted house.” Half a century later, though the Tunkses are gone, The Cosmic Church of Truth continues in its fourth location.

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Fire Department Drill Tower

Posted on January 6, 2018 | Leave a comment

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The fire maze. Rappelling from the fifth floor. Scaling the 70 foot tall building with a hook ladder. The mysterious stranger drivers see standing atop the tower late at night.

Randy speaks of the fire department with love and pride. His eyes beam. When he shakes my hand, he calls me “Brother.” He can name each fire station by number and location. He has stories about Major, the Dalmatian who once lived at station no. 9, at West 24^th and Perry Streets.

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Two New Stories: Eco Relics and Honeymoon

Posted on May 15, 2016 | Leave a comment

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Eco Relics is an architectural salvage wonderland housed in the 1927 Baker and Holmes Building. It’s the perfect shrine to the strange compost of history in the streets that surround it.

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