#skokie

[copperbadge]

[ID: Several images; top two are public art from around Skokie, IL. On the left are statues of what appear to be two penguins striking dramatic poses outside of an otherwise very ordinary apartment building; on the right is part of a mural on the side of Sketchbook Brewery, featuring a cat riding a delivery bike. Bottom image is a bakery case showing a wide variety of small cakes and cookies.]

I took a field trip to Skokie yesterday to check out Kaufman's, a Jewish deli and bakery which I was told had great bagels. I got bagels, cookies (chocolate rugelach and caramel thumbprint) and some fancy mustard, then took a stroll around town. There's a cool brewery nearby, Sketchbook, which had a neat mural on the side facing the train tracks, but it wasn't open yet so I headed home to sample all my goodies.

[ID: An onion bagel with a smear of cream cheese, two chocolate rugelach cookies with a bite taken from one of them, and two shortbread cookies with caramel in the middle.]

Extremely delicious! The bagel was just the right level of chewy, and the cookies were super fresh so they were soft instead of crispy, which I prefer. Can recommend Kaufman's, and they're also very nice people. Next time I'm going to do more recon and get some stuff from the deli, too.

[kodachrome-net]

Lobby, Village Crossing 18, Skokie, Illinois, October 2009

[johndunwin]

The image captures the storefront of Nordstrom Rack at Old Orchard in Skokie. Three people evoke the biblical Magi with their presence, symbolizing a journey or pilgrimage. The scene blends themes of modern consumption with historical ideas.

[the-cta-official]

Welcome to the yellow line, aka the Skokie Swift. It has exactly 3 stops spread across only 5 miles and yet still has the title of shortest CTA line robbed from here by the purple line during non-express hours. It is the least used line in the system, and while it’s suited for for cars, it typically only runs two per train.

It is without a doubt my favorite line for those reasons—it’s just my pathetic fucked up little guy, y’know—as well as its view, which the shitty timelapse below does not do justice, and the fact that it got me away from a guy who is following me once.

I’ve thought about actually making a skokie-swift-official, in part because it’d be funny and in part out of genuine love and appreciation for this creature

[bruce-morrow]

Ragdale Run, 2024

GIF: Bruce Morrow

[kwebtv]

Skokie - CBS - November 17, 1981

Drama (based on fact)

Running Time: 125 minutes

Stars:

Danny Kaye as Max Feldman

John Rubinstein as Herb Lewisohn

Carl Reiner as Abbot Rosen

Kim Hunter as Bertha Feldman

Eli Wallach as Bert Silverman

Brian Dennehy as Chief Arthur Buchanan

George Dzundza as Frank Collin

Ed Flanders as Mayor Albert J. Smith

Charles Levin as Rabbi Steinberg

Stephen D. Newman as Aryeh Neier

James Sutorius as David Hamlin

Lee Strasberg as Morton Wiesman

Marin Kanter as Janet Feldman

David Hurst as Sol Goldstein

One of Danny Kaye's last performances. His dramatic portrayal of a Holocaust survivor received much acclaim.

[skokie-swift-official]

Better timelapse again bc tumblr ate it up to never be seen again the first time

I’ll get some shots out the side window the next time i have a chance to ride it (which is luckily fairly regularly bc it’s convenient for my commute)

[nicknumber]

An impossible intersection of a man

[urbs-in-horto]

Grand Opening of Service to Dempster Station from Howard Street in Chicago March 28th, 1925

Did you know they discontinued service in 1948 and the stations stood abandoned until the CTA resumed service in January 1963?

Wiki

[the-hometown-aesthetic]

Skokie, Illinois

Hometown of my favorite comedian, Esther Povitsky

All photos found in Flickr Skokie group

[kodachrome-net]

Firefighters at work, Skokie, Illinois, June 2017

[johndunwin]

Main street Skokie - waiting for redevelopment

[dustinrogerspark]

[ha-bakbuk]

[chimneymonkey]

Ensure regular chimney inspections to sidestep pricey repair costs from leaks. Routine care is essential! 🏠🔍 #ChimneyInspection #LeakPrevention #ChimneyMonkey #Skokie

https://www.chimneymonkey.com/skokie/