Where do you scrap

**greytruck** · 07-08-2020, 11:13 AM

Im in Thornton Illinois, about 5 miles south from Chicago. On a clear day you can see the sears tower from the school / ball fields. I lived in this town my whole life, Alot of the residents have. Guess thats how everyone knows each other. We have a 7-11, a gas station, Boz's Hotdog stand, the lime stone quarry, Wampum lake, and a small strip mall with a liquor store, laundry mat, and a lounge bar. We have the "Brewery" that was used by Al Capone back in the 1920s or 30s to make their bootleg liqour. He had tunnels going out from the basement to different houses in the area. It was bought back by one of the original bootlegers grandson and turned into Soltis brewery. But then he sold it and now its still a brewery but also a restaurant. Its now called the Well cause people use to go in the huge wooden water barrel that was on the roof on the hot summer days way back when.

Heres a video someone made of my towns past and some present.

**Patriot76** · 07-09-2020, 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by greytruck

Im in Thornton Illinois, about 5 miles south from Chicago. On a clear day you can see the sears tower from the school / ball fields. I lived in this town my whole life, Alot of the residents have. Guess thats how everyone knows each other. We have a 7-11, a gas station, Boz's Hotdog stand, the lime stone quarry, Wampum lake, and a small strip mall with a liquor store, laundry mat, and a lounge bar. We have the "Brewery" that was used by Al Capone back in the 1920s or 30s to make their bootleg liqour. He had tunnels going out from the basement to different houses in the area. It was bought back by one of the original bootlegers grandson and turned into Soltis brewery. But then he sold it and now its still a brewery but also a restaurant. Its now called the Well cause people use to go in the huge wooden water barrel that was on the roof on the hot summer days way back when.

Heres a video someone made of my towns past and some present.

Loved the video from a historical perspective and always liked John Melloncamp.