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