Post on 21-Jan-2017
About Me and My CityDaniel “Dank” Korenevsky
Where I’m From
Grew Up: Chicago, Illinois, USABorn: Kharkov, Ukraine
About MeMarch 25thPaul
Some of my hobbies...
Playing Tennis Photography
Going to Concerts Reading
Chicago, IllinoisIllinois•21st State•5th Most Populous•25th Largest in land area•12.88 Million People
Chicago•2.7 Million People (9.5million Metro)•Incorporated in 1837•3rd Largest City•234 sq miles (606 sq km)
Chicago
Cityplan
Public Transportation
Sports
FoodFamous Chicagoans
Beaches
The River
Diversity
Skyscrapers
The Grid
Traffic
Public TransportationGround level
Underground
Elevated
The “L” /// The Subway
The Skyline
Famous Skyscrapers
Willis Tower (AKA Sears Tower)
John Hancock Center Marina Towers Trump Tower
New Skyscrapers Everyday
More Than Just Buildings...
Beaches
Sunrise
Beach Volleyball League
Crowded Beach
Lakefront Trail (18miles)
Sunset
My Favorite Beach
ParksMillennium Park
The Cloud Gate (AKA “The Bean”) The Pritzker Pavilion The Crown Fountain
The BP Bridge The Lurie Garden
The River
The “606” / Bloomingdale Trail
City of Many Neighborhoods
as many as40...77...200...
City of Many Neighborhoods
Lived with family in:West Rogers ParkNiles (Suburbs)
Grandma lives in:Rogers Park
Previously:River North
Grandpa Lives in:Lincoln Park
Brother Lives in:West Loop
I lived in:Lincoln ParkWicker Park
I worked in:The LoopWest LoopLogan SquarePilsenUkranian Village
#1 Segregated in USA :(
DiversityChicago
Census Block Data
#7 Diverse in USA :)
Diversity
•60% speak another language
•90 different languages •Most common: Urdu, Spanish, Assyrian
My High School
Some of my close friends: Serge (Armenian), Art (Russian), Lily (Chinese), John (African American), Shai
(Israeli), Chuka (Nigerian), Sam (Filipino), Dennis (Cambodian), Israel (Mexican), Lazar (Serbian) + more
Food
According to the City of Chicago there are more than 7,300 restaurants in Chicago
Festivals“More than 400 neighborhood festivals take place in Chicago each
year, showcasing the city's ethnic customs, music and food”
Bulls - BasketballBears - Football
White Sox - Baseball (south side)Cubs - Baseball (north side)
Wolves - HockeyBlackhawks - Hockey
Fire - Soccer
Sports Teams
Estimated TWO MILLION people
Blackhawks Parade 2015
The Stanley Cup“The Stanley Cup championship team is allotted 100 days during off-season to pass around the Cup including the team's parade”
Stanley Cup Tracker
“Bandwagon Fan”
Anyone who claims they are a "fan" of a particular sports team, even though they
had no prior support for/interest in the team until that team started winning.
Famous Chicagoans
Barack Obama(President)
Michael Jordan(Athlete)
Frank Llyod Wright(Architect)
Kanye West(Musician)
Walt Disney(Film Producer)
David Schwimmer(Actor)
Oprah Winfrey(Talk Show Host)
Roger Ebert(Film Critic)
Hugh Hefner(Magazine Publisher)
Al Capone(Gangster)
The End :)
Music
Crafts
Music