Frank L. Baum, who wrote The Wizard of Oz, lived near Humboldt Park. The building where he resided, in typical Chicago fashion has been torn down. A small plaque sits outside the scattered site public housing there today.
I've often thought of Chicago as the real life Emerald City. I like to walk around Humboldt Park and wonder if Frank L. Baum Standing on the same sledding hill and looking at the Chicago skyline thought the same thing.
Ok, the sledding hill probably wasn't there and the skyline barely visible, if at all. If nothing else, I have my own Emerald City to inspire me.
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