Chicago's Chinatown

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Leslie

tells the story far better than I can.

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The tilework on a lot of the buildings is amazing.




It was so garish and tacky...I just had to have one!


A Chinese butcher store...complete with smoked chicken, duck...and squid...hanging in the window.


The Chinese grocery store offers sights...and scents...to behold.




We all stopped to rest a bit and have a little nosh at a Chinese bakery.


A tribute to diversity...a Chinese pagoda-type roof, against the backdrop of the Sears Tower.