"The coolest thing I've ever made"
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 15:04 last edited by George K 12 Mar 2020, 15:08
@kluurs said in "The coolest thing I've ever made":
the house in River Forest with a working train like that.
I had no idea.
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 15:39 last edited by
Fantastic
inspirational even.
I've been thinking of getting some Hornby stuff to go with childhood Triang trains.
I wonder who he refers to when he says 'we'; wife or friends -
wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 15:42 last edited by
The house with the train was (is?) for sale. They had a spur so that they could load groceries from the garage and take them by train to the house.
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 15:48 last edited by
@George-K said in "The coolest thing I've ever made":
https://patch.com/illinois/oakpark/terrifying-taxidermy-house-river-forest-gets-makeover
It sold in 2016.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/846-Ashland-Ave-River-Forest-IL-60305/3744972_zpid/
Real estate taxes, about $48K.
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 16:01 last edited by
It's about 4 blocks south of the "modest" ranch home that Tony ("Joe Batters") Accardo lived in. I know the guy who bought it from Accardo.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1173875#p1173875
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 16:46 last edited by
GIven the towns we live in, we would appear to love real estate taxes.
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It's about 4 blocks south of the "modest" ranch home that Tony ("Joe Batters") Accardo lived in. I know the guy who bought it from Accardo.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1173875#p1173875
wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 16:47 last edited by kluurs 12 Mar 2020, 16:48@George-K BTW, you used to live pretty close to a local member of the "family" - did you know Burt? I became friends with Burt. It was fun to go to a restaurant with him and his mistress. We'd be seated immediately - food came immediately - and never a bill.
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@George-K BTW, you used to live pretty close to a local member of the "family" - did you know Burt? I became friends with Burt. It was fun to go to a restaurant with him and his mistress. We'd be seated immediately - food came immediately - and never a bill.
wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 19:10 last edited by@kluurs said in "The coolest thing I've ever made":
Burt?
Nope, Burt who?
But I walk past Frank Nitti's home frequently.
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 19:21 last edited by
@George-K said in "The coolest thing I've ever made":
Frank Nitti
It's funny how unassuming the house is. Not very Don Corleone at all.
I occasionally cycle past the house of Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme, who lived in the next town over, and it's even less prepossessing.
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@George-K said in "The coolest thing I've ever made":
Frank Nitti
It's funny how unassuming the house is. Not very Don Corleone at all.
I occasionally cycle past the house of Francis "Cadillac Frank" Salemme, who lived in the next town over, and it's even less prepossessing.
wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 20:33 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in "The coolest thing I've ever made":
Not very Don Corleone at all.
Nitti was middle-management. He was muscle for Capone.
When you get into the upper echelons, like Tony ("Joe Batters") Accardo, you lived in something like this:
For some fun reading, look up what happened to the asshats that decided to break in and burgle the place.
https://themobmuseum.org/blog/boosting-the-boss-tony-accardo-robbed/
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 20:48 last edited by
Love this!
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Love this!
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wrote on 3 Dec 2020, 21:48 last edited by
My neighbor in Riverside broke the Sam Giancana story for the Tribune. He was friends with the police chief who gave him the whole story - and didn't share with anyone else. Weldon and his wife Bobbie were great neighbors. In her mid 90s, she could recite poetry and had the spirit of a teenager.
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wrote on 4 Dec 2020, 02:18 last edited by
Interesting history stories!!!!
Fun reading!!!
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Interesting history stories!!!!
Fun reading!!!
wrote on 4 Dec 2020, 02:22 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in "The coolest thing I've ever made":
Fun reading!!!
Check out my linked comments at the old "New" Coffee Room.
Just amazing stuff. Like from the movies.
