Labor Day Block Party, 2005
While yesterday was another productive one (we've got a ceiling fan in the master bedroom now), the most important thing we did was relax at the neighborhood's annual block party. The first families were out as early as 7:30am to fire up their smoker grill, but with our long to-do list we didn't pull our grill around front until after sundown.
There's a great Chicago tradition around block parties, with the city allowing streets to be closed down and offering a variety of free resources upon request. They brought in an inflatable 'moon room' for the kids to play on in the afternoon.
By evening everyone is out, with buffet tables set up in the middle of the block.
We have lots of musicians who live on our street, so someone always pulls out an amp and some mikes for an informal concert as the evening goes on.
We didn't even know about the tradition when we first bought, but in the two years we've been here it's probably one of the things that's made us most satisified about our choice of neighborhoods.
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Comments
Yeah, Chicago block parties. Always fun. I've been to many of them. Most of them, I didn't even live on that block...POPS -30-
Posted by: POPS | September 5, 2005 2:44 PM
Nice and such perfect weather for an evening outside. Maybe someday we'll have one over on our block.
Posted by: Jocelyn | September 5, 2005 3:46 PM
What a nice tradition! Makes me want to do something like that on our block. I love the night photos of your house and the neighborhood.
Posted by: elise | September 5, 2005 8:15 PM
Our neighborhood in Nashville does a block party every Memorial Day. I love it.
Posted by: Jordana | September 6, 2005 10:36 AM
We had a block party on Canada Day (well a block away from our block actually). The weather wasn't the greatest, it was lots of fun though. The people that organized it actually got some money from the government for the party. There are a couple community barbeques in the park behind our house as well, some of the local business' donate food.
Posted by: Derek | September 6, 2005 12:47 PM
All your houses look so Halloweeny in the pics. It makes me want to trick-or-treat your street... for sausages and beer!
Posted by: Nathan | September 7, 2005 3:14 PM
Chicago block parties are the best. Great way to get to know your neighbors as well.
Posted by: ThatDonGuy | September 19, 2005 3:35 PM