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The Atlas Obscura Podcast

Riding with Dilla

The Atlas Obscura Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Producer Gabby Gladney sees her South Side Chicago neighborhood in a new light thanks to Mahogany Bus Tours, a local company sharing hidden histories around the city.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's a beautiful 70-degree day on the south side of Chicago, but I've chosen to spend it inside a bus.

0:11.2

Hi.

0:13.5

For the Bromsville tour?

0:16.0

No, not one of the CTA buses, but rather the most popular new bus tour in the city.

0:22.3

Chicago Mahogany Tours doesn't hit the regular tourist spots the city's known for,

0:27.0

like the Bean or the Lakefront.

0:29.1

It takes sightseers to the neighborhoods that are often hidden from view.

0:33.8

Thank you.

0:36.2

I recently moved to Bronsville, a south side neighborhood with decades of fascinating history.

0:42.0

My uncle was adamant I take this tour to get to know the area, and he wasn't the only one spreading the word.

0:48.7

The tour was sold out, and I had to search to find an empty seat.

0:52.5

Excuse me?

0:56.2

Sorry, sorry. Excuse me?

0:57.2

This is your first time meeting me or hearing about me?

1:04.2

My name is Dilla.

1:05.2

I'm a Chicago historian, born and raised in this amazing city.

1:09.2

It wasn't my first time hearing about him.

1:12.2

And I doubt it was anyone else on the buses either,

1:14.8

but not because of their uncles leaving voicemails,

1:17.8

but because Sherman Thomas, also known as Dilla,

1:21.1

has become something of a local celebrity.

1:23.9

He's picked up quite a following from TikTok,

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