Neon No More: Lincoln Avenue's Motel Row
Curious City
WBEZ Chicago
4.8 • 642 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2013
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Here’s the evolution of the Lincoln Avenue motels, from sensible to seedy to retro spectacle.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Rich Lowers from Uptown, and this WBEZ podcast has made possible with the support of listeners like me. |
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| 0:10.0 | When were the... |
| 0:11.0 | Why is it called me? |
| 0:12.0 | How many people... |
| 0:13.0 | I was wondering... |
| 0:14.0 | What is the... |
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| 0:17.0 | What? |
| 0:18.0 | You're listening to the Curious City podcast from WB.E.Z. Chicago. |
| 0:24.9 | You asked the questions. We answer them together. |
| 0:34.0 | If you listen to the first season of The Curious City Podcast, well, here's a voice you'll remember. |
| 0:39.5 | It's that of Logan Jaffe. |
| 0:41.6 | Would you rather lick the bean in Millennium Park or lick the bottom of your shoe? |
| 0:47.6 | Logan was formerly the Curiosity intern, and I'm here to tell you that dreams do come true. |
| 0:53.3 | Logan is now our multimedia producer, |
| 0:55.8 | and here she is with a story well worth parking for. |
| 0:59.9 | Every neighborhood or town has its spectacle. It could be that weird purple storefront, |
| 1:06.1 | or that apartment inspired by Star Trek. In Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, it's a bunch of old |
| 1:12.2 | seedy-looking motels, all on the same street and a totally normal residential neighborhood |
| 1:17.5 | far from the city's touristy hotspots. Nicole Kirkwood lives in Lincoln Square and drives by |
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