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posted by [identity profile] herrgooch.livejournal.com at 03:18pm on 07/09/2005
ain't nobody in chicago drives on numbered highways

Except for 88, which isn't really in Chicago. I'll help with the names, if anyone needs it.
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posted by [identity profile] minervacat.livejournal.com at 04:37pm on 07/09/2005
wait. i thought 88 had a name? 88 doesn't have a name? I AM SO CONFUSED.

this is why i didn't drive in chicago, yo.
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posted by [identity profile] herrgooch.livejournal.com at 05:02pm on 07/09/2005
88 is the Illinois Research Corridor, or something like that. It's also now named the Ronald Reagan, but I think most people will keep calling it 88 for a while.

Now that I think about it, 57 doesn't have a name either.

If I had the knowledge, I'd color code a map. Writing it out is confusing. Besides, the smart natives have a surface route that keeps them off the expressways.

As an aside, I love the elitist icon. I've wanted to steal it for months, but I don't think I could carry it as well. :-)
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posted by [identity profile] insidian.livejournal.com at 05:31pm on 07/09/2005
NPR's traffic reports have started calling 88 "The Reagan" so its years as a number are probably, er, numbered.

And once, ONLY ONCE, I heard this:

Guy #1: So you take the Heinz about 30 miles 'til you hit-
Guy #2: The Heinz? What the fuck?
Guy #1: You know. The Heinz. Highway 57. Like Heinz 57 sauce.
Guy #2: Oh. Yeahokay. So I take the Heinz out?

Personal lingo? Probably. But I liked it. :)
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posted by [identity profile] herrgooch.livejournal.com at 05:41pm on 07/09/2005
Thanks, I didn't realize that. I figured the days were numbered since they're posted signs calling it the Reagan. When I lived in Naperville, I couldn't find a station that would mention it in the traffic report, unless there was a major disturbance (the daily accidents at Naperville Rd didn't count).

I like the Heinz. If that petition circulates, I'll sign it. :-)
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posted by [identity profile] minervacat.livejournal.com at 07:08pm on 07/09/2005
i think that calling 57 the Heinz is the best idea ever. people who are still in chicago should start that. it would rock.

thank you for the map! it's perfect. i've been thinking about starting a "chicago resources for due south writers" site, and if i do, i will totally use that (with, of course, appropriate credit).

I've wanted to steal it for months, but I don't think I could carry it as well.
plus, if you'd stolen it, i'd have had to smack you down. i don't share well. :) (but thank you! it is one of my very favorite icons, and so appropriate sometimes. *grin*)
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posted by [identity profile] herrgooch.livejournal.com at 06:32pm on 07/09/2005
Since writing it out is confusing, I wrote it out and put it on a map. Is this helpful (http://s36.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25YA606N1MD4S1VTBPKAT3J113)? (YSI link. I need to investigate my image hosting options.)
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posted by [identity profile] insidian.livejournal.com at 07:13pm on 07/09/2005
Also, Google Maps have shown their primacy once again by including the names of the 'ways in addition to their numbers:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=Chicago,+IL
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