Back Alleys in Chicago

Little did I realize that Chicago has back alleys all over the place. Iwanski brought this to my attention. As a matter of fact, many of the elevated trains run along back alleys so as not to impede street traffic.


It turns out that I can slink along a couple of back alleys along my five-block walk to work. It's pretty nice -- no nasty sunshine or nasty pedestrians to deal with.

Rats don't bother me.