tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post167818308468927730..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Ravenswood Notes: OromoNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9834850303072729602021-11-28T01:42:01.101-06:002021-11-28T01:42:01.101-06:00Yeah, probably just ageist kids, smirking at yet a...Yeah, probably just ageist kids, smirking at yet another old geezer. <br />I like my coffee black, with sugar. No milk. And hold the snark.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-30034221121610415882021-11-27T18:06:37.319-06:002021-11-27T18:06:37.319-06:00We are a bit coffee crazed aren't we? Some sp...We are a bit coffee crazed aren't we? Some special drinks are worth it, like a good cortado (just espresso with equal parts steamed milk) when the espresso is good. For me, good is medium bodied, nutty, not pungent and acrid. However, I am happy with the coffee out of a pot just about anywhere, and black is fine with me. By the way, they were probably not laughing at you but perhaps disaffected and aloof in the was bored baristas can be. If they were laughing at you, they just suck. :) Wishing you many more cups of ordinary Joe, as well as good cups of tea.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26875811346135720122021-11-27T17:20:16.404-06:002021-11-27T17:20:16.404-06:00I have been inside a Starbucks maybe two or three ...I have been inside a Starbucks maybe two or three times in my entire life, and once was merely to use the ATM machine and to kill some time before a Cleveland Orchestra performance. I am not into places where the coffee has long or complicated names. <br /><br />Hell, I don't even drink the stuff at home, since I've been a tea drinker for most of my adult life, and so has my wife. We don't even make coffee.. But when I do indulge, away from home, "ordinary coffee" works just fine for me---black with sugar, please. Coffeemaker, vending machine, whatever...the origin matters not.<br /><br />Starbucks made me feel stupid when trying to order there, and now if they laughed at me when I hesitated or became confused, or just asked for "coffee", I would probably get pissed, and there would be trouble. <br /><br />I'm well past the age where I willingly go into places where I feel uncomfortable. And Starbucks does that. All I want is a lousy cup of Ordinary Joe, not a cup of Chatsworth Osborn Junior with a half-whatever and a twist. Forget that noise.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-32590941053266358272021-11-27T09:36:17.586-06:002021-11-27T09:36:17.586-06:00That was for Clark St. :)That was for Clark St. :)Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13477503772815843262021-11-27T09:12:31.082-06:002021-11-27T09:12:31.082-06:00I see you're one of us. :) Don't worry- I ...I see you're one of us. :) Don't worry- I drink it black quite often. Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-71505428902285364612021-11-27T09:07:38.112-06:002021-11-27T09:07:38.112-06:00Good morning. Thanks for reading, and for pointing...Good morning. Thanks for reading, and for pointing that out! You prompted me to look at the map. I incorrectly had it in my head that Western is 2500 West rather than 2400. The factory was at 2550 or 2600 West (depending on the source, and I’m sure it spanned several blocks).<br /><br />And you’re right- Campbell street is located at 2500 West. Funny thing? There was an alderman named James Campbell who the street is said to have been named after:<br /><br />https://abc7chicago.com/7-on-the-streets-how-did-chicagos-get-their-names-chicago-street-logan-boulevard/713861/<br /><br />He was also a big real estate investor after the fire in 1871. I wonder if he and Joseph Campbell of the soup company were related?Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78407552225497058602021-11-27T08:26:31.613-06:002021-11-27T08:26:31.613-06:00Personally, I shy away from disturbing the purity ...Personally, I shy away from disturbing the purity of hot black coffee (iced is out too), but I like the looks of your pistachio and rose combination and have long felt the temptation of trying the awesome sounding "macchiato." Maybe one of these days, I'll yield to the attraction of an exotic coffee, but until then, it's pure black coffee from any coffee shop not named Starbucks (way too strong and bitter for me) that I'll continue to gulp down when needing a bit of a kickstart in the morning.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52212956076265866882021-11-27T08:07:47.600-06:002021-11-27T08:07:47.600-06:00Minor quibble. The Campbell plant was at 35th &...Minor quibble. The Campbell plant was at 35th & Rockwell. Now it's called the Chicago Business Center & has mostly Mexican/American companies in there.<br />But the eastern lot boundary would've been Campbell Ave., if that wasn't a rail line there.<br />I remember that Jack Dorrance the head of Campbell's & grandson of the founder, kept it open, saying he loved the place, but after he died, the company sold it off. Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.com