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Do any of you remember the airport at the corner of Roosevelt and Finley?


Last year I was golfing with a guy, and it turned out his family owned/ran that airport.
An interesting conversation.

How about - what used to be on the site where the office building now stands just south of the Shell on Park, S of Roosevelt?
 
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Yes, that Will Major.
My 1st date with my bride-to-be: After convincing my racing buddy Jim Free (remember him?) to bow out & not ask her out, dinner at Hamburger Heaven, then out to Dupage theater for a movie. Her dad saw me get a speeding ticket at Main St & Poss on the way home.
 
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Do any of you remember the airport at the corner of Roosevelt and Finley?


Last year I was golfing with a guy, and it turned out his family owned/ran that airport.
An interesting conversation.

How about - what used to be on the site where the office building now stands just south of the Shell on Park, S of Roosevelt?


Adventureland!! It was awesome!! I loved the giant Paul Bunyan.
 
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How about - what used to be on the site where the office building now stands just south of the Shell on Park, S of Roosevelt?


Wasn't that the old Wagner School?


“In a letter to "Dear Abby" a reader complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.

Her suggestion - 'You could move.'”
 
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Yes, that Will Major.


Amazing...I've purchased 6-homes from the man and his wife Julie and I've never heard about his gas station days. This will make for some great conversation the next time we're at a closing together.


“In a letter to "Dear Abby" a reader complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.

Her suggestion - 'You could move.'”
 
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SIX HOMES!!!?????????
 
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SIX HOMES!!!?????????


I'm a 'flipper.' I've flipped six homes in Glen Ellyn from the time I was 25 until last year...I choose to flip rather than tear down. I DO NOT want to end up like Hinsdale, a town that I do not recognize anymore when I drive through it.


“In a letter to "Dear Abby" a reader complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.

Her suggestion - 'You could move.'”
 
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I thought Adventure Land was on Lake St. and Medinah (?)
 
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SIX HOMES!!!?????????


I'm a 'flipper.' I've flipped six homes in Glen Ellyn from the time I was 25 until last year...I choose to flip rather than tear down. I DO NOT want to end up like Hinsdale, a town that I do not recognize anymore when I drive through it.


Hinsdale people, with the exception of my friend who live there, are awful people. But they appear to have a school board with a good moral compass.

I live in an old house that we renovated. Bought it 11 1/2 years ago. Couldn't afford to buy it at today's price if I had to. Flipping is not in my future.
 
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I live in an old house that we renovated. Bought it 11 1/2 years ago. Couldn't afford to buy it at today's price if I had to. Flipping is not in my future.


Refurbishing an old home gives a person a lot of satisfaction, doesn't it? My best 'flip' I didn't flip at all...I ended up keeping it and renting it out. Too emotional about letting it go I guess.

I was in debt up to my eyeballs with the first one, but once I sold that one, I just rolled those profits into the next one and so on.

I've made some great friends in the neighborhoods I've done this in...they just love that I'm not tearing down a piece of Glen Ellyn's past.


“In a letter to "Dear Abby" a reader complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.

Her suggestion - 'You could move.'”
 
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I worked at Adventureland as a ride operator. Santa's Village and Dispensa's castle of toys, too. When they found out I had all my teeth and no tattoos, I was out.
 
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We have a carny on the message board - Cool!
 
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Yes, GE ring, Will Major the realtor.
 
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I live in an old house that we renovated. Bought it 11 1/2 years ago. Couldn't afford to buy it at today's price if I had to. Flipping is not in my future.


Refurbishing an old home gives a person a lot of satisfaction, doesn't it? My best 'flip' I didn't flip at all...I ended up keeping it and renting it out. Too emotional about letting it go I guess.

I was in debt up to my eyeballs with the first one, but once I sold that one, I just rolled those profits into the next one and so on.

I've made some great friends in the neighborhoods I've done this in...they just love that I'm not tearing down a piece of Glen Ellyn's past.


Obviously w/o being specific as to the address...what neighborhood(s) did you rehab in?
 
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I worked at Adventureland as a ride operator. Santa's Village and Dispensa's castle of toys, too. When they found out I had all my teeth and no tattoos, I was out.


These don't count.



I am a dyslexic agnostic insomniac.
I lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog.
 
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I'd better clarify this.When I turned 16, I was a ride operator. By the time I was 18, I had a nice,respectable position at M.C.Stephens/Gee/Sawhorse.
 
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Does anyone remember the kick *** 6 lane slot car track in downtown GE? Where was it located and when?
 
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Obviously w/o being specific as to the address...what neighborhood(s) did you rehab in?

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Obviously w/o being specific as to the address...what neighborhood(s) did you rehab in?


(4) of my rehabs were in the area roughly west of Main, east of Western and north of Hawthorne. (2) were in south Glen Ellyn, not too far from Glencrest JH.


“In a letter to "Dear Abby" a reader complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.

Her suggestion - 'You could move.'”
 
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Here's one that Clam should know. Peabody's Tomb.
 
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Here's one that Clam should know. Peabody's Tomb.


Mayslake, 83 and 31st.


I am a dyslexic agnostic insomniac.
I lay awake at night wondering if there is a dog.
 
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