Research Is Fun! Honest! by buzzylittleb
Today, I've been writting my Big Fannish Project of the moment, so I thought I'd give you some research links to help you out. Because I've spent way too long looking for stuff lately.
*digs through bookmarks*
Chicago
Fraser likes the great outdoors, so Chicago Park District might help you find him somewhere new to walk Dief, and maybe even one ( Read more... )
*digs through bookmarks*
Chicago
Fraser likes the great outdoors, so Chicago Park District might help you find him somewhere new to walk Dief, and maybe even one ( Read more... )
District 27
1219 W. Maxwell Ave
Chicago, IL 60607
I've looked at this remotely--satellite pix--not in person, but here's what I conclude from what I've seen: If you follow Maxwell Ave. all the way west to where it ends at S. Blue Island Ave, the numbers run out at 1199. But postulate 20 imaginary doors west, 10 on each side of the street, and there's the 2-7. The entire length of W. Maxwell, in any case, is in the 12th district, beat 1932 (see my comments above where I gave the websites showing the locations of the districts).
Also see this comment.
One more thing? The correct zip code would be 60608. I assume Vecchio wouldn't get the zip code wrong, unless he did it on purpose for some unfathomable reason.
Where do you think the Consulate is? Welsh says it's about 25 blocks from the 2-7; he's referring to the newer Consulate, because he says it in a season 3 or 4 episode. Is your location 25 blocks from where 1219 W. Maxwell would be (if it existed)?
Why, yes, I am aware I may have a screw loose.
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I think when I go back to school in September, I'm going to have to take a digital camera and go traipsing around Chicago looking for due South related locals. My theory, is that they didn't want to offend people that lived on the 200 block of North or South Racine, and since the 27 doesn't actually exist it can't be given a proper address. Which can make things a bit screwy, but if the show's creators can take a bit of artistic liscense why can't the fans?
(And I've totally looked at the district thing before, and figured out what beat I lived on. I know I'm a dork but...)
The only sense of where the consulate is I have is from I believe it's in BDtH, when they get on I-290 after leaving the consulate, they're going North and they've got the Sears Tower in the background. It's definitely a southern view of the tower, (I spent nine months looking at it from the north).
...Seriously, come the fall, I'll take a poll about people's ideas and I'm going to hunt these suckers down.
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And that was probably the last damn thing they ever filmed in actual Chicago. Besides which, they probably just sent a very small second unit down there to film somebody driving a green Riv onto that on-ramp, and that was that. *sniffles*
...Seriously, come the fall, I'll take a poll about people's ideas and I'm going to hunt these suckers down.
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Seriously, I will fall at your feet and kowtow if you do that. You rock big time!
Yay, fandom!!
Yours in dorkdom (I'm not telling how many hours I spent on various CPD websites last night, because it's too embarrassing),
J S
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