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Old 12-03-2012, 10:52 AM
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Chicago used to be the largest Polish city outside of Poland (maybe it still is?).

When I was going to Univ of Ill at Chicago, we lived in Logan Square which was the center of the Polish neighborhoods. The City of Chicago was extending the "L" (elevated electric trains) from the then end of the line in Logan Square to run to O'Hara airport. When they were testing the new train line there were a few accidents and the papers started calling that line the Polish Cannonball.

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