Monday, May 30, 2011

Clarke House & Glessner Museum

There's actually a lot going on in this obscure little neighborhood, so I'm going to break it down into a few parts.

Glessner Museum
It's $10 to get in and I really didn't feel like paying $10 to see a bunch of old stuff; particularly after having just been to the Chicago History Museum.  Maybe it's interesting, but I'll never know unless I get really bored and go back on a free day.

Clarke House
Again, it was $10 to get in so I just toured around the outside, but that was enough for me.  It's the oldest residence in Chicago, which is pretty cool, and they've done a really nice job with the landscaping.  I also really like that fountain.  If I ever own a house that won't look ridiculous having a fountain, I definitely want a fountain.

The neighborhood itself
I really liked this neighborhood.  I would have never suspected that such a nice little area was located that close to McCormick Place and Chinatown.  I definitely thought I was going to walk into some sort of hellhole.  Also, there are a lot of signs talking about the history of the neighborhood, so I honestly didn't feel like I was missing out on much by not paying to get into the actual museums.

2 comments:

  1. How is the job search going, I've been following ur blog for awhile and it seems now that u r unemployed, you aren't as piissed off as before.

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  2. Hey, people still follow my blog! I've had a pretty significant drop off since I stopped blogging about my jobs.

    1) The job search is ok. Probably the most significant development is that my dad has a friend in medical device sales who is going to get me an interview with his company. It sounds like a fairly entry level job, but he says it has potential to turn into an actual sales rep position w/in 12-18 months.

    2) I'm nowhere near as pissed off as I was before. Not working has made me realize just how much I dreaded even waking up in the morning while at my previous jobs. I could not be more convinced that this is a good time for me to make the switch to a non-legal career.

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