Aaah, Checkers.
When I was in NC, I had two checkerburgers. I haven't been to Checkers since college. Ah, college, what fond memories of the south side of Chicago. Of frat parties that went really late, and getting really drunk and finding anyone with a car to drive you to the absolute worst neighborhood because Checkers was open all night. The Checkers we used to frequent in Chicago is located on the map below:
For those of you unfamiliar with Chicago, this is in one of, if not THE worst neighborhoods in Chicago. (at least it was from '91 to '95 when I was in college) The number 1 on the map is the Checkers. It literally abutted the Robert Taylor Homes, which ran along W. Garfield Boulevard. They've since closed down, as the Chicago Housing Authority realized that cramming poor people into a two mile stretch of high rises had terrible consequences, socially, morally, and economically.
Despite the fact that the Taylor homes have come down, the Checkers website confirms that the ol' Checkers still stands. Back in the day, we could always find someone dumb enough to drive us there. And, drunk and naive, we'd pile in the cars and head to Checkers once the booze ran out, and load up on checkerburgers and tasty fries. Yum!
When I was in NC, I had two checkerburgers. I haven't been to Checkers since college. Ah, college, what fond memories of the south side of Chicago. Of frat parties that went really late, and getting really drunk and finding anyone with a car to drive you to the absolute worst neighborhood because Checkers was open all night. The Checkers we used to frequent in Chicago is located on the map below:
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