Neighborhoods

Who is Lawrence Avenue named after?

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Who was Rogers Park named after?

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Name the movie that included scenes filmed at a live Cubs game in 2006?

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When did The Riviera Theater in Uptown open?

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Who is Augusta Boulevard named after?

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What was the original South Side Irish Parade route?

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What was Wrigley Field's original name?

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Who was the Austin Neighborhood named after?

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What neighborhood does U.S. Sen. Barack Obama call home?

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Last week I stumped you. No one knew Abbott Avenue is named for Robert Sengstacke Abbott, founder of the Chicago Defender.

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Who is May Street named after?

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Arlene Sisoa won the last Hoods Quiz. She knew Lincoln Avenue was rerouted between Lawrence and Leland in 1978.

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What year was the direction of traffic on Lincoln Avenue rerouted between Lawrence and Leland?

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Who was the Irving Park neighborhood named after?

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What year did the YMCA open its first dormitory building in Chicago?

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Last week, I stumped you. No one named the correct neighborhood you would be in while on a stroll down Memory Lane in Chicago.

The answer was O'Hare.

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If you took a stroll down Memory Lane in CHicago, which neighborhood would you be in

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Name the neighborhood where you can find the "Irish Castle" pictured in Today's Sun-Times.

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What is the name of the monument at Dexter Graves' tomb in Graceland Cemetery?

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Who was the first Greek woman to arrive in Chicago?

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What year did the Pullman Car Works make its last railroad car?

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Name the first high-rise built in the New East Side.

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Who is Grace Street named after?

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Name the neighborhood where Al Capone's family home was located.

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Shields Avenue is named after General James Shields, a real estate speculator and U. S. senator. Who did Shields once challenge to a duel?

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