If you have always wanted to go to Maxwell Street Market but didn’t have someone to partner up with, then this is your opportunity.  This will not be a history tour rather it will be a here-and-now walking tour through this dynamic market.  Rather than charge a fee for tasting, at your option, we will take turns buying and tasting foods as we walk along.  To prepare for this tour, you will want to consult David Hammond’s “Maxwell Street Market Guide” available to read on-line or download at http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1394

If you want a sense of Maxwell St. past, then through the Chicago Historical Society gift shop you may obtain Shuli Eshel’s video documentary entitled “Maxwell Street: A Living Memory, The Jewish Experience in Chicago.”  For a contemporary experience, you may want in “Maxwell Street Mexican” at http://michaelgebert.com/gorilla/  as well as efforts to preserve the Maxwell Street Experience at

http://cowdery.home.netcom.com/page24.html

We will be walking with few places to sit.  Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes.  This event will be conducted rain or shine.  If you are heat adverse, then please stay home and keep cool.

We congregated at 8:00 am in front of White Palace Diner

(Why so early?  Heat, crowds and parking are easier earlier!)