45th Place - The Phantom Street
45th Place between Wentworth and Princeton.
This is the stretch of street that a 911 calltaker swore to me DID NOT EXIST on her multi-million dollar digital map display. (I found it in 30 seconds with Google Maps and a $600, 5-year old Dell laptop computer)
While I was arguing with her about the existence of this street, which has been around since before the turn of the LAST century and which I have lived a block away from for the 56 years of my life, the young punks I was calling about cut a Denver Boot off their car, and drove away.
I brought the matter up with our 9th District Police Commander, David Jarmusz, at the next CAPS meeting. His sheepish response, "The 911 call center hires from the human race." I guess that answers THAT question.
A warning to tourists: if you're going to get robbed, shot or beaten, make damn sure it happens on a street that's on 911's fancy computer screen on West Monroe. Maybe you should call 911 first before you venture out of your hotel.
45th Place - The Phantom Street
45th Place between Wentworth and Princeton.
This is the stretch of street that a 911 calltaker swore to me DID NOT EXIST on her multi-million dollar digital map display. (I found it in 30 seconds with Google Maps and a $600, 5-year old Dell laptop computer)
While I was arguing with her about the existence of this street, which has been around since before the turn of the LAST century and which I have lived a block away from for the 56 years of my life, the young punks I was calling about cut a Denver Boot off their car, and drove away.
I brought the matter up with our 9th District Police Commander, David Jarmusz, at the next CAPS meeting. His sheepish response, "The 911 call center hires from the human race." I guess that answers THAT question.
A warning to tourists: if you're going to get robbed, shot or beaten, make damn sure it happens on a street that's on 911's fancy computer screen on West Monroe. Maybe you should call 911 first before you venture out of your hotel.