tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post2353461407259876687..comments2023-12-28T11:27:12.248-06:00Comments on The Art of Being Conflicted: Older Can Be NiceCperzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-19906889190872515182012-08-10T10:26:31.792-05:002012-08-10T10:26:31.792-05:00Ohhhh, MOV, I am so happy that you survived 1999! ...Ohhhh, MOV, I am so happy that you survived 1999! I was in your beautiful city not so long ago. Gosh, if I had known you were close at hand, I could of stalked you. I guess it is fair to concede that perhaps DC fairs better on things like education although there is something to be said for being "street smart". And there are all those beautiful landmarks in your city that Kankakee wouldn't have. Time prevents me from telling you about the TWO historical markers that I am aware of. You have more politicians by count but Illinois gives you some of the most interesting ***translation...corupt*** ...oh wait...that probably didn't work in our favor. What the hell...I live in Kansas City now and I have no idea how that scored anyway. As far as Oakland, I am nearly tempted to buy the book to see how they scored. Mind you the book only came out in 1999 and wasn't repeated so it must of been a huge sucess.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-15471575889592907802012-08-09T17:46:56.465-05:002012-08-09T17:46:56.465-05:00Great post! Loved this part:
"That year D...Great post! Loved this part: <br />"That year DC had 241 murders per 100,000. I guess it was a better place to live if you weren't murdered." <br />(uhhhhh, Cheryl, I live in DC.)<br />My sister lives in Oakland, CA and is always bragging about how great it is. I think next to NY, it is the murder capital of the world. I always want to ask her what part of Oakland is so great, the part where you lock your 3 deadbolts across your door each night? <br />best,<br />MOVMOVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-34373864135761278612012-08-09T11:10:37.780-05:002012-08-09T11:10:37.780-05:00You're lucky to have such cool things nearby. ...You're lucky to have such cool things nearby. Houston is soooo boring. Usually as soon as something starts to show it's age here, it's torn down.Bodaciousboomernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-59233750503671508462012-08-09T04:47:47.165-05:002012-08-09T04:47:47.165-05:00Unfortunately, you would have to do what every one...Unfortunately, you would have to do what every one else does that visits Kankakee...drive 35 minutes north on the highway and visit all the better things in Chicago like the museums, the Gold Coast and the Loop. Unless you have local family members there or have a fascination with watching corn grow (I kind of do) you might get bored.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-43908527949370981792012-08-09T04:41:53.791-05:002012-08-09T04:41:53.791-05:00Where ever your hometown is, I would bet there are...Where ever your hometown is, I would bet there are some fascinating things that happened there. You are so right about that song. I guess you should thank me though, because the other song that talks about Kankakee is Groucho Marx's song Lydia the Tattooed Lady and I would have put the You Tube video with that one. You'd be having visions of Groucho going through your head all night.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-70590174462964611162012-08-09T00:56:36.549-05:002012-08-09T00:56:36.549-05:00Now I want to visit Kankakee. What a beautiful tow...Now I want to visit Kankakee. What a beautiful town. I don't know where I'd start, the firehouse or Bradley House.GenePoolDivanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-57205646455424598562012-08-08T23:50:00.106-05:002012-08-08T23:50:00.106-05:00how interesting!! so much history...makes me wond...how interesting!! so much history...makes me wonder about my home town..except I will be singing that song in my head all night...momto8blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-35027497553672038942012-08-08T09:56:02.836-05:002012-08-08T09:56:02.836-05:00I was going to post a video of that song that cont...I was going to post a video of that song that contained the train leaving Kankakee going south through the little towns (most of which I have lived in at one time or another) but it made me so sad, I had to quit watching. Crazy that after 41 years away that I still get terribly homesick. <br />Trina was just talking about the Green and Green homes with the most famous being the Gamble house in Pasadena. I hadn't ever heard of Green and Green but I had heard of the house. I love the arts and craft architecture. Didn't you do a post about a Wright house at one time? <br />Kansas City has beatiful older neighborhoods with glorious old estate homes. You could drive around town for days and never get tired of looking. Of course, I live out here in Johnson County the epitome of urban sprawl. Lots of beautiful homes but each one looks like the one 3 doors down. <br />I could tell you a whole bunch of stories with my dealings with the Dutch. While I love my husband's family beyond reason, some of them didn't make it easy for a little 18 year old Irish girl to marry into their clan. They said I could walk into the Dutch Reformed Church but I couldn't hold my children in the sanctuary. Wayne had to.<br />They have progressed. Now I even have a plot waiting in their cemetary. Talk about inclusion.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-34554754839466590692012-08-08T09:40:22.281-05:002012-08-08T09:40:22.281-05:00Are you finding that the older you get the more no...Are you finding that the older you get the more nostolgic you get? I hadn't thought too much about those Sunday afternoons until I took a couple of pictures of the river for the post. I hope my grandkids grow up to have sweet memories of me. The son that moved to TN, is he the one that has your little grandson?Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-19425289995974627862012-08-08T09:37:03.320-05:002012-08-08T09:37:03.320-05:00You, my friend are a wealth of information. I had...You, my friend are a wealth of information. I hadn't heard of Green and Green so of course...GOOGLE. I can't believe that I hadn't heard of them as they grew up in St. Louis and went to Wash U. (I called St. Louis home for 13 years and was a Realtor there) You would think that somewhere in all the talk about archictectural styles that would of popped up. <br />Are there Green and Green homes anywhere other than Pasadena? <br />The next time I visit Kankakee I will go over to the Bradley House and take some interior pics for you. I suspect I won't go back until around the holidays. <br />I will be watching the updates for the pumpkins on Facebook.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-70976728305694703272012-08-08T09:20:42.854-05:002012-08-08T09:20:42.854-05:00Hi, Cheryl - I love this post ... the family hist...Hi, Cheryl - I love this post ... the family history and the spirit of the place. I thought I had never heard of Kanakee until you mentioned Arlo Guthrie, at which point, the tune and lyrics began playing in my head. One thing I miss in most of the LA Basin is the availability of buildings with unique architecture. We're mostly frame and stucco, although a few of the older suburbs like Pasadena have interesting homes. My family was Pennsylvania Dutch on my maternal grandfather's side.<br /><br />Budoldereyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-10776724544851839582012-08-07T21:28:35.255-05:002012-08-07T21:28:35.255-05:00Hi Cheryl
Love the photos, Trina and I really lik...Hi Cheryl<br /><br />Love the photos, Trina and I really like to go to towns that have great architecture and history.<br />I could just picture all of the family along the river having some food and a few cool ones each Sunday, What a good memory.<br /><br />Have a great week, Clicks <br />WolfWolfbernznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-89888465492525035712012-08-07T21:15:23.677-05:002012-08-07T21:15:23.677-05:00I LOVE older architecture! The Frank Lloyd Wright...I LOVE older architecture! The Frank Lloyd Wright home and the Green and Green homes are so very intriguing to me. Everything is so thought out and not all slammed together like today's houses. You never see a row of Green and Green homes that look all the same but are different colors. Back then they thought out every detail and made it to last. They cared and wanted their work to house people for generations, that was the way of the time... unlike now where everything is disposable.<br /><br />Thank you for the picture and the history of these home, one day I've got to come out and see them.<br /><br />Clicks!<br />--Trina<br /><br />PS: I fixed my captcha issue, sorry :)Katrina Grothehttp://www.facebook.com/katrina.grothenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-71003341251574875112012-08-07T20:29:01.252-05:002012-08-07T20:29:01.252-05:00Me too. I usually live in newer construction becau...Me too. I usually live in newer construction because of the big closets, and lot's of bathrooms but the charm and character of the older buildings is much nicer. Hard to replicate.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-83496648120266660522012-08-07T20:27:24.270-05:002012-08-07T20:27:24.270-05:00Thank you, Nicky! I think Letterman was having a ...Thank you, Nicky! I think Letterman was having a lot of fun making jokes about Kankakee but the the people that lived there were good sports. Like all towns they have had their problems.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-80382834463985140412012-08-07T20:25:01.237-05:002012-08-07T20:25:01.237-05:00Thank you, Liggy!Thank you, Liggy!Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-73656589182544784882012-08-07T18:13:47.592-05:002012-08-07T18:13:47.592-05:00Loved reading about both the memories and the hist...Loved reading about both the memories and the history here. I prefer the older architecture.Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-40162849170069473032012-08-07T17:01:11.366-05:002012-08-07T17:01:11.366-05:00What an interesting history, from architecture to ...What an interesting history, from architecture to kidnapping and murder! I love that they kept the gazebos Letterman sent them. Nice post, Cheryl. I always enjoy your little travelogs.Nickyhttp://www.weworkforcheese.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-58373769553602656752012-08-07T14:52:13.713-05:002012-08-07T14:52:13.713-05:00You are so right..every place has some interesting...You are so right..every place has some interesting history attached to it but to seek out the details sometimes just doesn't happened. When I was looking around for information about the 2 Wright houses, I found out a few things I didn't know. I, also found a couple of blogs written by people in the Kankakee area.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-8134443330442435602012-08-07T12:56:41.494-05:002012-08-07T12:56:41.494-05:00By the way, excellent post!!! Clicks!!! :)By the way, excellent post!!! Clicks!!! :)Liggybeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-11744755395546053922012-08-07T12:55:34.446-05:002012-08-07T12:55:34.446-05:00Isn't it so cool to have personal experiences ...Isn't it so cool to have personal experiences or have lived in areas so rich in history? Actually, on second thought, every place is rich in history but it is really up to us to learn more about it...and when we do, it's just so interesting!!!Liggybeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-61431493774089979632012-08-07T10:59:40.753-05:002012-08-07T10:59:40.753-05:00My husband and I were trying to remember if we eve...My husband and I were trying to remember if we ever paid any attention to these houses when we were teenagers. My father-in-law lived on River St. just a couple of blocks away but I don't remember noticing those houses. As an adult I think they are wonderful and there are several more homes in that area that are now on the National Register of Historic Places.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-48858791397110029992012-08-07T10:56:51.232-05:002012-08-07T10:56:51.232-05:00I loved the fact the the Praire style name came fr...I loved the fact the the Praire style name came from Kankakee grass. A lot of nice things originated around that part of Illinois but that might be among the nicest.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-88061143238141016962012-08-07T10:07:35.075-05:002012-08-07T10:07:35.075-05:00Your photos show a charming place, and I'd vis...Your photos show a charming place, and I'd visit if only to see those tqwo Frank Lloyd houses. Can't get enough of those.Chubby Chatterboxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-9523759013742594472012-08-07T09:48:59.401-05:002012-08-07T09:48:59.401-05:00Love the Frank Lloyd Wright houses! From where we ...Love the Frank Lloyd Wright houses! From where we live in KY, we can easily drive to several in our tri-state area. Actually, my advisor just moved into a house on the same street as one of them! Such amazing architecture.Kimberly Wyattnoreply@blogger.com