Monday, November 03, 2008

My Tour of Barack Obama's Chicago Neighborhood

Just came back from Chicago, where I learned that Obama lives in an old Jewish neighborhood named "Kenwood." Here are some photos from the walking tour we got from our friends Bob and Mary...

In front of Barack Obama's house, with someone I know:
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The shul across the street from Obama's house, the KAM Isaiah Israel Temple :
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Our tour guides in front of Obama's house:
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Yours truly in front of the home of William Ayers, Jr. and Bernadine Dohrn:
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Coffee and grits at Valois Cafeteria, where Barack Obama has eaten many meals:
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Yours truly in front of the Valois Cafeteria (a Radio France International reporter was doing interviews inside):
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Yours truly in front of the Hyde Park Hair Salon, where Obama gets his haircuts:
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Inside the Hyde Park Hair Salon, with European TV crews:
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The HQ of Jesse Jackson's "Operation PUSH" (in a former synagogue):
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For more background on Obama's neighborhood, someone I know who took the tour with me sent links to these articles from The Chicago Tribune and The Star.