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.
To see all of the pictures from this trip, click here.
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