When boom goes bust ; FOR MANY, GRANT PARK'S FIREWORKS AREN'T WORTH THE HASSLE OF DEALING WITH A MILLION PEOPLE. BUT WHERE ELSE TO GO? Chicagoland Final Edition

THERE'S ONLY ONE TIME EACH YEAR that I consider myself one of the masses, and that's on the 3rd of July. That's the day when the majority of Chicagoans avoid the city's annual Independence Day fireworks display. When the Chicago Park District releases their attendance figure of 1...

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Published inChicago tribune (1963)
Main Author Soss, John
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, Ill Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 01.07.2007
Subjects
Fireworks
Social life & customs
Chicago Illinois
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Summary:THERE'S ONLY ONE TIME EACH YEAR that I consider myself one of the masses, and that's on the 3rd of July. That's the day when the majority of Chicagoans avoid the city's annual Independence Day fireworks display. When the Chicago Park District releases their attendance figure of 1.1 million, we're among the ones who stayed home. A sort of silent majority, there are millions of us who would no sooner go to Grant Park that night than go to Costco on Christmas Eve.
ISSN:1085-6706