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Chapter 2 (The Owner Strikes Back): What Chicago residents do with empty lots

Monster attacks Mineral Mart! 2206 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago
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Recap from Chapter 1: Happy laundromat torn down results in sad empty lot. Neighbors use left-behind rocks to build delightful towers to create happy lot.
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Chapter 2: The Owner Strikes Back

These towers entertain people walking by. Curiosity abounds. What is the meaning behind these towers? Is there is a microcosm community of little rock people that live in this lot? Do these towers have religious significance? What we do know is the residents of Chicago took control of an icky situation (sad empty lot) and created something wonderful (happy lot).

But the neglectful owners of the lot didn't see it that way. These owners can't even build a decent fence that can stand for more than one day. The villains come to their lot and can't stand to see all the happiness that is created. Turning into a monster much like the Incredible Hulk, the owners shout, "We no have this! What is this happiness!? WE DESTROY HAPPINESS! RAWR!!!" Stomping their mean feet through the lot, they kick over the statues of joy. They stomp on the buildings of delight. The town is annihilated.

No building is left standing.

Just as the happy laundromat was once destroyed, the towers of delight are now kicked over. The stones sit scattered and the lot becomes sad again.

What joy ever return to the lot in Chicago known as 2206 West Lawrence? Stay tuned for Chapter 3 (The Return of Fun).

Chapter 1: Buildings of Hope
Chapter 2: The Owner Strikes Back
Chapter 3: The Return of Fun


Posted by: spudart on Nov 26, 08 | 8:55 am  |   [2233] Hits  |   permalink

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oh, that's so sad and mean! why knock them down, if they weren't going to do something else with the lot immediately?

Posted by: Sarah on Nov 26, 08 | 11:03 am


are you certain that the owner knocked them down or was it just some houligan from the neighborhood?

You seriously need to get your hands on some concrete mix and make these towers permanent.

Posted by: unlikelymoose on Nov 26, 08 | 12:01 pm


RAWR!

Posted by: Tom on Nov 26, 08 | 12:33 pm


@moose: I have my eyewitness reports that the people who knocked the buildings down were either the owner, or the owner's cronies.

@sarah: this owner is insane. There's a whole fiasco with the fence around this property that I didn't even get into with these blog posts. But it basically ends up being that she didn't build a fence. Gets a fine from the city every day there is not a fence. Builds a fence. Fence is weak and torn down by Chicago weather. Doesn't build fence. Collects fines to this day. Owner changes last name to avoid neighbors and alderman giving her upset phone calls. Quite the drama in Rocktown!

Tom: LOL I totally included a word bubble with "Rawr" in it, but when i photoshopped in the drawing, I found it more funny to have the monster get cropped out along with the word bubble!

Oh back to Sarah: Does that monster look familiar to you? hehe. It should!

Posted by: spudart on Nov 27, 08 | 11:13 pm


Posted by: sarah studnicki dukes on Dec 02, 08 | 12:24 pm


@Sarah Studnicki: Wow, you are the second sarah to comment on this post! I welcome all the sarahs of the world to comment! That 30-mile debris pile in Tex-as is just calling out for one HUGE major art project. (fyi Tex-as is a banned word on my blog, because there are comment spammers that love to spam with the words Tex-as No-hold-em Pok-er.)

Posted by: spudart on Dec 03, 08 | 6:04 pm


hang ON, is that reptar?!!

Posted by: Sarah on Dec 05, 08 | 7:41 am


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