Hi Ted: I posted this email some time back. It provides links about the
city and places to stay. Cheers, Christine
***A FEW MAP LINKS***
*An ok map of DOWNTOWN Chicago, in caps because there's much to the north &
south of downtown (& I'm not talking about the suburbs; I'm talking Chicago
Proper) Dank Haus is on the North side of the city. Pretty good listing of
sites to see, though Millennium Park isn't listed; but it's still valuable
to give you an overview of the area--for orientation purposes if you need
that kind of thing :-).
http://www.planetware.com/map/chicago-downtown-map-us-ilchgo_n.htm
http://tinyurl.com/ybjaa6p
A More Comprehensive site for Maps. Scroll down to the "Zoom Chicago
Downtown/Loop Map." Click the link, then zoom in on the PDF file; Wow!
Really good map.
http://www.chicagotraveler.com/maps.htm
*Map of Lincoln Square neighborhood, Chicago
http://tiny.cc/TWlZR
*Chicago Transportation
http://www.transitchicago.com/
http://www.transitchicago.com/travel_information/maps/htsystemmap.aspx
**Please note: The Dank Haus is located off of the Brown Line, and you
would get off at Western Ave, and it's about a 2 minute walk to the Dank
Haus from the Western EL stop. Very Convenient!!! The street intersection
is Lawrence Ave & Western Ave on the north side of the city.
*Dank Haus German Cultural Center
http://www.dankhaus.com/
***A FEW HOTEL & B & B LINKS*** SEE WAY BELOW THE MOTELS I DON'T
RECOMMEND*****
*Hotel Guide: Hotels in the Downtown Area
http://chicago.hotelguide.net/hl1dt.htm
*Best Western in Wrigleyville--by Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs
http://www.hawthorneterrace.com/
*Hampton Inn--Downtown on Illinois Street, Fun area
http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=CHIHSHX
*Ramada Inn--South Lakeshore near McCormick Place
http://www.ramada-chicago.com/homepage/
Funny thing about this Inn. I didn't know much about it until a few months
ago. For their 50th wedding anniversary, I offered to give my parents a
room downtown for the weekend, but they wanted to stay here! I kept saying,
"are you sure," and they always said, "yes." My parents met while my dad
was at the U of C. My folks still meet old Fraternity friends and frequent
their old stomping grounds. They are always happiest when heading to Hyde
Park, and I think over the years this Ramada Inn has come to have
sentimental value for my parents. Some of the rooms have a lake view. Given
much of the PDML Exhibit Festivities will be on the northside of the city,
this isn't a top recommendation WRT location convenience, but I thought I'd
put it out there anyway.
*Holiday Inn Express
640 N. Wabash, Chicago
http://tinyurl.com/ye5mc7l
**B & Bs Listed on the Chicago Bed & Breakfast Association Web Site**
http://www.chicago-bed-breakfast.com/bednbreakfasts.htm
***ALONG LINCOLN AVE YOU WILL SEE THE FOLLOWING MOTELS:***
Diplomat
River Park
Lincoln Inn
Patio
Apache
O'MI
Summit
***I DON'T RECOMMEND ANY OF THESE MOTELS. I'm sure they are affordable,
and, to be sure, they are very convenient to the Dank & transportation to
downtown, but YOU STAY AT YOUR OWN RISK!!***
----- Original Message -----
From: <tbei...@sbcglobal.net>
To: "pentax Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:40 AM
Subject: Chicago PDML Show and photowalk
Christine, after sharing an email I got from Mark yesterday with my wife,
we would very much like to attend but don't know right now if we will be
able to. ($) Put us on the list of "maybe attending" at this point. Sure
would like to be there. Would need info on places to stay, etc.
Ted
"The eye of the viewer becomes the eye of the Photographer." Albert
Maysles
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