Month: December 2010
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More on Linked Data
There are some exceptions, especially within specific areas of business. Yelp utterly *owns* restaurant name SEO, in part because restaurant Web sites are awful and in part because Yelp usually delivers quality information about a place (hours, address, cuisine, etc.) right up front. Depsite some issues (squatters, domainers, black hat SEO phreaks), URLs are a…
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4545 W. Cermak Ave.
This building now houses storage company. Looks like this is more of a salvage than a demolition. * * * #100364869 Date received: 12/15/10 Address: 4545 W. Cermak Ave. Ward: 22 Applicant: Teng & Associates Owner: Cook County Permit Description: Rehabilitation of exterior masonry facade and replacement of windows for office and warehouse. Salvage terra…
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5727 S. University Ave.
This is the Statistics and Mathematics Building at the University of Chicago. It suffered a fire in October 2010. * * * #100376318 Date received: 12/15/10 Address: 5727 S. University Ave. Ward: 5 Applicant: Michael B. Rosen Owner: The University of Chicago Permit Description: Roof re-design after fire [reconstruction of roof with slight modification to…
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4307 N. Hermitage Ave.
Remodel of private residence (not a building demolition). Fun fact: this is a half-block away from the future Mayor’s house. * * * #100368715 Date received: 12/13/10 Address: 4307 N. Hermitage Ave. Ward: 47 Applicant: Peter Madimenos Owner: Demetrios Markopoulos Permit Description: 2-story addition to existing 2-story frame residence [demolish rear portion of building to…
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Holiday Train 2010!
Holiday Train Detail: Santa Seats, originally uploaded by juggernautco. We took the CTA Holiday Train northbound from Belmont to Kimball and back. A wonder of the city. Here’s the whole set, and here’s a video of the train pulling in: Holiday Train 2010! from Daniel X. O’Neil on Vimeo.