Originally Posted by
BobbyG
In high school I used to go to The Varsity Theater in Evanston,l it was a Revival house showing older films.
the varsity theater building still exists, but the theater itself closed decades ago.
the first floor was converted to retail, now housing a gap and a mattress firm.
quite a downgrade from its heyday as one of the fanciest movie palaces in the burbs during the golden age of film.
the varsity theater these days:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0489...7i13312!8i6656
Originally Posted by
BobbyG
I bet the trail is a godsend with all the traffic.
yeah, i've really come to enjoy it. it's super low stress because it's so lightly used.
the only annoying thing about it is catching a yellow at cross streets like touhy or oakton, those light cycles are agonizingly long.
down in the city, from lawrence up to devon, the cross streets all have MUP underpasses at the bridges, so no lights at all for 2 miles.
i'll be interested to see how well maintained it is during the winter months.