3/28/2024 0 Comments Destiny ghost patrick swayzeIt's hard to believe that the same actor who plays to perfection this tight lipped, lean and mean mountain man, will later be nominated for an Oscar for his heart-rending portrayal of a sophisticated German industrialist. That wonderful scene of the pickup truck on its northbound trek up Lake Shore Drive has its counterpart in everyday life, so I've been told. But the readiness of the Kentucky family to jump into the fray was very real. It was an agony to watch these historic monuments being blown to bits - I had to keep chanting "it's only a movie, it's only a movie". ![]() The cemetery where the final showdown occurred is Graceland on Clark Street, as everyone who has toured or visited this landmark would know. The "project" was recognizably Cabrini-Green, and Truman and Jesse's restored three-story house could almost be pinpointed to Lincoln Park (except that the "bad guys", and Truman, would never have found such open parking - they'd still be circling the block). ![]() The characters in the flophouse and bars must have been taken right from the street. The area around Wilson and Broadway is exactly where the "hillbillies" (forgive the term), especially the single men, generally migrate. ![]() I have lived in Chicago all my long life, and I really appreciated the authenticity of the location scenes.
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