Sep 10 2003
Declan’s Champaign and Bloomington Trip
After the Notarus wedding, Declan drove down to Champaign for a couple of days to see old friends.
Declan played tourist on the Univeristy of Illinois Campus – here’s the Alma Matter:
And the Union, which is also a decent hotel:
Declan was told to find out what was now in the space that used to be a (crappy) bar called O’Malley’s. Looks like a soon-to-be coffee bar. Wonder if they will serve American Pie:
Some old friends – Penny Wolf:
Hector Mandel:
Tim Flynn and Bart Lytel (they are at ISU in Bloomington now):
Here’s our old house in Savoy, scene of some fun Halloween parties:
While in Bloomington, Declan had dinner with the Cornwells:
Kochs:
and Hardys:
I also stopped by the old family homestead:
Our old public housing unit is now a processing office for homeless people. I was able to walk around insides and see all the old rooms. VERY creepy.
Dear Declan,
How come you did not take pictures inside the house?
I bet it was weird going back inside after all these years. When I was little I used to think our house was huge and it is funny to go back and I feel just as tall as the house.
I had lots of funny playing in the neighborhood.
Thank you for sharing these memories.
Good Read