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About Me and My City Daniel “Dank” Korenevsky

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About Me and My CityDaniel “Dank” Korenevsky

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Where I’m From

Grew Up: Chicago, Illinois, USABorn: Kharkov, Ukraine

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About MeMarch 25thPaul

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Some of my hobbies...

Playing Tennis Photography

Going to Concerts Reading

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Chicago, Illinois

Drone Video

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Chicago, IllinoisIllinois•21st State•5th Most Populous•25th Largest in land area•12.88 Million People

Chicago•2.7 Million People (9.5million Metro)•Incorporated in 1837•3rd Largest City•234 sq miles (606 sq km)

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Chicago

Cityplan

Public Transportation

Sports

FoodFamous Chicagoans

Beaches

The River

Diversity

Skyscrapers

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The Grid

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Traffic

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Public TransportationGround level

Underground

Elevated

The “L” /// The Subway

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The Skyline

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Famous Skyscrapers

Willis Tower (AKA Sears Tower)

John Hancock Center Marina Towers Trump Tower

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New Skyscrapers Everyday

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More Than Just Buildings...

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Beaches

Sunrise

Beach Volleyball League

Crowded Beach

Lakefront Trail (18miles)

Sunset

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My Favorite Beach

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ParksMillennium Park

The Cloud Gate (AKA “The Bean”) The Pritzker Pavilion The Crown Fountain

The BP Bridge The Lurie Garden

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The River

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The “606” / Bloomingdale Trail

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City of Many Neighborhoods

as many as40...77...200...

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City of Many Neighborhoods

Lived with family in:West Rogers ParkNiles (Suburbs)

Grandma lives in:Rogers Park

Previously:River North

Grandpa Lives in:Lincoln Park

Brother Lives in:West Loop

I lived in:Lincoln ParkWicker Park

I worked in:The LoopWest LoopLogan SquarePilsenUkranian Village

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#1 Segregated in USA :(

DiversityChicago

Census Block Data

#7 Diverse in USA :)

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Diversity

•60% speak another language

•90 different languages •Most common: Urdu, Spanish, Assyrian

My High School

Some of my close friends: Serge (Armenian), Art (Russian), Lily (Chinese), John (African American), Shai

(Israeli), Chuka (Nigerian), Sam (Filipino), Dennis (Cambodian), Israel (Mexican), Lazar (Serbian) + more

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Food

According to the City of Chicago there are more than 7,300 restaurants in Chicago

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Festivals“More than 400 neighborhood festivals take place in Chicago each

year, showcasing the city's ethnic customs, music and food”

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Bulls - BasketballBears - Football

White Sox - Baseball (south side)Cubs - Baseball (north side)

Wolves - HockeyBlackhawks - Hockey

Fire - Soccer

Sports Teams

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Estimated TWO MILLION people

Blackhawks Parade 2015

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The Stanley Cup“The Stanley Cup championship team is allotted 100 days during off-season to pass around the Cup including the team's parade”

Stanley Cup Tracker

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“Bandwagon Fan”

Anyone who claims they are a "fan" of a particular sports team, even though they

had no prior support for/interest in the team until that team started winning.

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Famous Chicagoans

Barack Obama(President)

Michael Jordan(Athlete)

Frank Llyod Wright(Architect)

Kanye West(Musician)

Walt Disney(Film Producer)

David Schwimmer(Actor)

Oprah Winfrey(Talk Show Host)

Roger Ebert(Film Critic)

Hugh Hefner(Magazine Publisher)

Al Capone(Gangster)

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The End :)

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Music

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Crafts

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Music