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Dancing Hamburgers

Photography Urban/Cityscape posted on Jan 20, 2010
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Jake's is a groovy little greasy spoon that has been on the corner of Montrose Avenue and Sheridan Road since 1959. It's one of those comfortable, unpretentious neighborhood spots with a long history and giddy sense of fun. To step inside is to recapture a bit of Old Chicago--before chain restaurants took over with their sterile conformity. There's an independent spirit to the place. Real people work behind the counter, and real characters hang out there. I also love the hand-painted illustrations of food items dancing happily along the windows and above the counter. C'mon, how can you not like tap-dancing hamburgers and eggs with giant googly eyes? Photographed in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago in May of 2009.

Comments (10)


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Osper

10:19PM | Wed, 20 January 2010

No mustard please. ;) Nice touch showing some of the interior. (and it's "world famous" too)

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beachzz

10:47PM | Wed, 20 January 2010

Anything that tap dances is good in my book---I'd love to check this place out next time I'm in town!!

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Sea_Dog

10:51PM | Wed, 20 January 2010

This is great. What wonderful atmosphere this place has and how well you've captured it.

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blinkings

1:06AM | Thu, 21 January 2010

Oh I love shots like this. So much to see.

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Chipka

2:20AM | Thu, 21 January 2010

Hey, lets go eat at Jake's. I can't resist a place with Roger Rabbit declaring how long the place has been in business...and hey, it's got a dinosaur on the window! You do these delirious urban captures so well. I've eaten there and I've passed it numerous times, but it never occurred to me to photograph it. The food's good too, which makes me think that we really should go there. I love the colors in this. It's evidently a cloudy day, but the colors are so nicely saturated. Wonderful work!

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MrsRatbag

9:08AM | Thu, 21 January 2010

Looks like a great spot, and you're right, you don't see these too much anymore! I miss these places. Wonderful shot!

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auntietk

9:11AM | Thu, 21 January 2010

Something for everybody, apparently! Okay, I'm there. You always make me feel like I'm standing right there. This has such an immediacy to it ... such presence! I'm just about to walk through the door now ...

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elfin14doaks

9:37AM | Thu, 21 January 2010

Kenosha had one similar. I haven't been down that way in almost ten years. I don't know if it still exists. It was Frank's Dinner and was made out of an old caboose. My grandmother used to take me there while I was younger. This is a great shot and took me way back.

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durleybeachbum

2:57PM | Fri, 22 January 2010

Fascinating!! something for everyone here!

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helanker

3:37AM | Wed, 03 February 2010

HA, you make me wish to visit the little place. It also looks rather cosy.


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