Photojournalist Jon Randolph travels to the Wicker Park/Bucktown area for this week's installment of Randolph Street. Nelson Algren, the author of "The Man with the Golden Arm," prowled these streets and carried on his torrid affair with Simone de Beauvoir here.
For much of the 2oth Century, Wicker Park/Bucktown was home to newly-arrived Polish immigrants. Puerto Ricans settled here in the 60s and 70s. The artists and hangers-on took over in the 80s and 90s. Now, people who drive Toyota SUVs while sipping five-dollar Starbucks drinks hold sway.
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The Flatiron Building
at the intersection of North,
Milwaukee and Damen avenues.
A woman crosses the street at
North, Milwaukee and Damen avenues.
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We'll see Randolph Street here next Friday. Look for a Letter From Milo tomorrow and more from Benny Jay and Big Mike Glab everyday.
