Yesterday, Liz and I drove to Dekalb, Illinois, to view the Huskies on Parade dogs scattered in and about the area.
We met some interesting people on the trip.
We met one man at STEVE AND BARRY'S who was stocking up on Northern Illinois University jackets and tee-shirts. He must have had eight of each.
Asked him if he was stocking up for Christmas. All items were $6 apiece. He said it was for his football party tailgating at Huskie Stadium this Saturday (which is NIU's Homecoming against arch rival Toledo). He says he gets things for his group every year. Poor Steve and Barry's Dekalb is one of the stores the company is closing. Get 'em while you can.
DEKALB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-- Went in here to see if they had a map to the pooches, but they didn't, just a list of the Huskies and their sites and sponsors. We were having problems finding some of them. The lady went on the computer and gave us a map that helped a lot.
As we were about to leave, Chuck came in. He might be in charge of the place and we had a nice talk with him. Turns out he is a long-time Dekalbite and was in on the construction of a lot of the university buildings and other places around Dekalb. He had just come from the Hillside Restaurant which was having their annual Octoberfest celebration and he raved about their food, especially the sauerkraut.
We told him we were alumni and would have been more than happy to have stayed in Dekalb had we been able to find teaching jobs when we graduated in 1973. We like Dekalb that much. We were married on campus at the Newman Center and had the reception at the Holiday Inn (now Best Western)on Lincoln Highway.
The Chamber is located in the old First National Bank building on Lincoln Highway which was given by the former owners with the stipulation that it continue looking like a bank. The west part of it still has the teller spots and takes you back to the 30-40s in regards to design and architecture if the interior.
Both these people couldn't have been more friendly or helpful.
More Folks Coming. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
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2 comments:
Greetings from Dekalb! We're still "Huskie hunting" at our house. Glad you visited.
Enjoyed It Ourselves.
We're coming back to Dekalb this weekend for the game, "Huskie Hunting," partying, perhaps a scholarship program, and the Pumpkin Festival.
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