A series of murals along 14th Street on a concrete railroad retaining wall showcases local Chicago icons. There are some that are famous and infamous in the Chicago region, and a few notable but lesser-known locals featured.
Al Capone
was one of the most famous American gangsters and leader of the Chicago Outfit. He was imprisoned in Alcatraz for evading taxes on his 100 million dollar fortune and died in 1947 of complications from syphilis.
Richard M Daley,
elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times. The mural features the former mayor's face and the image of a city worker spraying over the mayor with brown paint.
Daley made clearing away graffiti a priority and would have city crews “blast” away tagging, graffiti and street art with high-pressure hoses or paint them over in brown. While Daley was mayor the City Council banned the retail sale of spray paint in Chicago in 1992 to deprive graffiti vandals of their weapons! People must drive to the suburbs to buy a can of spray paint.
MrT
is shown holding a Chicago hot dog.
"steamed poppy seed bun and an all-beef frankfurter. Then it's topped with yellow mustard, bright green relish, fresh chopped onions, juicy red tomato wedges, a kosher-style pickle spear, a couple of spicy sport peppers and finally, a dash of celery salt." *wikipedia
The only way to eat a hot dog! 😉
I didn't count how many there were, but I have more to show in a later post, including jazz musicians, rappers, sports figures and a serial killer!
There is more information about this muralin this article from the Chicago Sun-Times.
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