Research Is Fun! Honest! by buzzylittleb

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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

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[buzzylittleb]

Oh god, that rocks my little socks. *tries to find dirt on the 16th*

[j_s_cavalcante]

Also I have located the 2-7. Actually, there is no 2-7 anymore in real life, nor was there in 1997-98, but there is an address given for the 2-7 in BDtH, and I found where it would be on the map if it existed. It's in the heart of downtown Chicago--no surprise, right? (The zip code shown is slightly off, though--and Vecchio wouldn't have got that wrong.)

The numbers on that street end about 20 nonexistent doors from where the mythical 2-7 is, but if we put it right there at the end of the block (or really anywhere on the same street), the 2-7 is actually in the 12th district, in beat 1932. So I'm postulating a mythical 2-7 that uses some of the 12th's territory and some of the adjoining 9th's as well.

I am probably nuts.

Just saying. :)

Oh, oh, and I love this tidbit: Boys Town, the gay district of Chicago, is in the CPD's 1-9 district, where Dewey once worked.. I am so going to exploit that. Some writers have it that Ray K. worked there, but I find that a stretch, since he and Dewey didn't recognize each other on meeting in

[buzzylittleb]

I'm going to keep it in the loop for my current fic, just because I don't particularly want to unpick my entire driving scene. *is shallow and work shy* I could go for a loop location, geography and streetnames not permitting, just because it would have to be close enough to the old consulate... maybe.

Mythical street numbers are probably related to 555 phone numbers.

I'd probably be a bit more interested minus migraine, so now I'm just going to hum along until I know the words and leave the intellectual stuff to you and shoemaster.

[j_s_cavalcante]

It's so close to the Loop that it doesn't matter. Your story will have the authentic feel anyway, which is the important thing.

I hope your migraine is already gone!! UGH...those things are monsters. I've only had one once--it felt like I'd been axed on one side of my skull--and it's an experience I hope never, ever to have again.

*hugs you*

[j_s_cavalcante]

Oops! I meant the 2-7's located in beat 1232, 12th district.

It's actually the intersection of N. Broadway and N. Clark, in the 1-9, that's in beat 1932. Sorry.