“I visited both of those buildings on Field Trips from Grade school.”
Living in Glenview, we made the same trips, plus, a trip to MARS CANDY!!! And to maintain that sugar buzz, everyone gets a box of the crap!!!HO,ho,ho!!!
And the way overrated eighth-grade train trip to SPRINGFIELD.
“Do you remember White Fence Farms restaurant I recall was on Rt 66? My family never stopped to eat even tho all the kids wanted to”
We never stopped either. The Oldman would always say something like, we’ll be home shortly and have a nice meal.
Still there, and they have the same adverts with the voice of Wally Phillips?
If you happen to stop at White Fence Farm, you might enjoy a visit to the nearby, Site A/Plot M Disposal Site.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_A/Plot_M_Disposal_Site
While I was working at Argonne (ANL), they were still ‘exploring’ the nearby Forest Preserves.
Nice pictures here: http://fpdcc.com/site-a/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempest_(codename)
“The tempest! Prospero in a cave in an island using magic to call together the spirits of the air...”
I don’t recall any Prospero on the project I visited?
but I can guarantee some top of the line magicians on that project. And they knew most of everything there was to know about extracting spirits from the air.
“Where was I? This was a thread on giant Bees which slide to Hollywood bees, hollywood women, etc....”
How did you get here?
The truth be told, I had forgotten most of the fun events from my work life? And I had many. I enjoyed my work, no not dealing with the safety committee, and NOT ONE SECOND with the safety director bitch.
The 0bama years drained much of the funding.
My son in law worked for me, but there were always questions about how to pay him. After the Deepwater Horizon accident, they were closing entire buildings, in the middle of projects.
My retirement made a position for the son in law.
He is still there and doing well.
I miss work!
“(CP-1) reactor could not continue operating on the University of Chicago campus located in the middle of the bustling Southside neighborhood of Hyde Park.” 1942.
My Wife’s mother and aunt Went to Hyde Park HS. I think they graduated in 1940 though.
NAS Glenview. I Went to Church located on the flight path!
YOu could always count on the P-3s (I think) to fly over during the service.
Never went to Mars! Did not go to Springfield. Went to the School district the other side of Lk-Cook Rd. I grew up surrounded by Farms and tree nurseries. I played in places that now contain corporate Offices like Baxter labs and Walgreens. (My mother picked wild asparagus along the fences on Lake Cook Rd.) Once I could drive did the S curves on Sheridan Rd! Different standard for entertainment at the time for teenagers. (Yah, I know you did this too>)
OK A-M-P-S. U-Chic “A” pile “Metallurgical Lab”. not sure of the rest.(personal Safty?) (I would think that most of the Pile was removed. Some residual fissionable material remained?) under the cafeteria. Maybe this is wrong...
Time in the service involved Avionics. First courses taught Vacuum Tube theory. Came in when VN was almost over.
Science: think of me as a Liberal Arts student who hangs out the Science lab with his Physics major buddies. Exposed to a lot of interesting things he would rather be doing and of which he has some grasp, but its too late to change majors!
Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” Prospero is the magician and main character (Probably the designation for the Project lead!) He is stranded on a Desert Island with his daughter. whose character is the source of quote “Oh Brave new world!
I will read about the “Tempest Project” Sometime. (A lot of copper!)So..If I read about the “Tempest Project” Sometime. is the NSA going to start monitoring me, I mean, more than they monitor any of us here?
Hope it brings back memories!