{"id":645,"date":"2008-11-11T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-11T21:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/?p=645"},"modified":"2013-05-04T01:38:44","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T01:38:44","slug":"the-shiny-red-bricks-of-the-chicago-fire-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/the-shiny-red-bricks-of-the-chicago-fire-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shiny Red Bricks Of The Chicago Fire Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here! A post to celebrate a building near where I work. It has shiny red bricks.<\/p>\n

It’s the Chicago Fire Academy!<\/p>\n

Chicago Fire Academy\u200e
558 W De Koven St
Chicago, IL\u200e<\/p>\n

I like shiny things.<\/p>\n

I was just going to post some pictures, but felt like I should at least lazily look up one or two facts.<\/p>\n

It turns out that the Chicago Fire Academy is built on the site of Catherine O’Leary’s barn, the alleged source of the Great Chicago Fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Whooaaaaa! That’s a pretty cool fact. The Chicago Fire Academy is where new recruits learn their trade (what part of Chicago Fire Academy do you not understand?).<\/p>\n

Wow, I hit a homerun with that O’Leary fact. I don’t need to give you folks any more.<\/p>\n

Here’s some pictures of shiny bricks!<\/p>\n

Look at this beautiful building! Picture taken at the intersection of Jefferson and Taylor
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This was taken from further south on Jefferson (near De Koven), looking north. I love the statue of flames. I can’t think of any other profession where a statue like this would make sense (a reverence for something you are dedicated to control or eradicate). Thankfully, I have yet to see a huge tumor statue outside a hospital.
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Delicious, delicious, shiny red bricks!
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You don’t believe that they’re shiny? Take a closer look!
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The fire department uses this part of the building for exercises. I often witness recruits running up and down the stairs. Occasionally, I see portions of the building set on fire. They recently added a series of stackable shipping containers in back of the building, which are probably being used as additional training grounds.
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Look forward to a future shiny post, dedicated to the delicious, shiny white bricks of the west side bar, the Skylark Lounge!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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