Illinois and Wisconsin イリノイ と ウィスコンシン

カブスの108年ぶりの優勝に沸くシカゴ

Cubs won the world series for the first time in 108 years.

スーパームーンをウィルスタワーの１０３階から見る。

Super moon night view from 103rd. floor in the Wills Tower.

横に張り出したガラス張りに立ち眺める。下は見れない。

We stand on "the Ledge" of the skydeck. I cannot stand on it during daytime.

シカゴ名物　分厚いピザ。美味しいけど食べきれない。

Chocago' signature " deep dish pizza" by Giordano's.

名物ピザ屋の壁に飾ったアンティークポスターはなかなかいいモノ！

Antique posters on the wall of Giordano's. Highly collectable each one is.

シカゴ郊外でのコインを入れるゲームやジュークボックスなどのアンティークショー。

Visited Chicago Coin Op. Show in St.Charles,IL.

旧式な回転オルガン　

Old carousel organ, probably 1920 or 1930's.

ニッパー君

Can you hear "His Master Voice" ?

これは最古のコインで稼働する完全機械式ジュークボックス。

1907 Multiphone - The first selectable coin operated mechanical jukebox

お馴染みのピンボールなど

Old pinball games and other unique coin op. games

1962年のAMIのジュークボックス。コレ欲しかったのですが日本に持って帰ってドアが小さくて室内に置けず車庫に置きっぱなしになりそうなので断念。

Beautifully restored AMI's duke box from early 1960's was the most desirable stuff in the show. But I gave it up 'cause there's no door enough wide to get it inside room in my house.

コカコーラは定番だが人気も高いので古いモノは価格も強気。

Vintage Coke stuff is always popular in any shows. I love the coin changer.

珍しい未使用の小型ボートエンジンとジャンセンの水着の見本　

Rare old unused engines for small boats and samples of Jantzen's bathing costumes

お友達再会

Seeing old friends at the show. Sorry but I've lost the shot with Rob.

↓このディーラーもこのおばさんがお嫌いなようで・・・それにしてもこのショーでこんなモンだれが買うの？

↓Seems this dealer hates "the lady" cordially. Who's gonna buy such a stuff at those antique show ???

売店のパイは美味しそうなんだけどホールでしか買えないので断念。

Local homemade pies look yummy ! All are available as a whole. It looks there're many things I have to give up due to it's "size" in the States.

 

翌週は　ウィスコンシン州のミルウォ−キーにあるハーレーダビッドソン発祥の地、同社本社内の博物館に行く。ミルウォ−キーはそう、あのビールの名所です。ミラービールはここです。大昔サッポロビールがＣＭでビール造りの盛んな北緯43度線付近の都市として「ミュンヘン・札幌・ミルウォーキー」と言っていたの知ってる人はもう少ない？

After the show in weekend, Mike took us Harley Davidson Museum in Milwakee Wisconsin.

WIlliam Harley and his childhood friend Arther Davidson worked on their motor-bicycle with the help of Henry Melk, who owned a machine shop in northside Milwaukee. They later received help from Ole Evinrude who was then building gas engines of his own design for automotive use on Milwaukee's Lake Street.

this wooden shack is reproduction of their first workplace.

初期の増資時の株券

A stock certificate issued in 1907

Harley Davidson's long history can be traced through the various versions of bikes and other referred stuff.

帰路、アンティーク屋に立ち寄る。

On the way back to Illinois we stopped by some antique malls.

これら古い見世物小屋の垂れ幕。チョット怖いね！

those are old banners for sideshows in carnival. Somehow scared.

old vinyls 

街はすっかりクリスマス模様。

Shop windows or any place already have become devoted completely to Christmas.

いつもより今年は暖かいのでクリスマス気分が出ないという地元民。

 This year it's still warm outside, Usually it's much colder and it sometimes snow in this period. And it spoils Christmas spirit.

Thanks Mike ! we like the short trips everytime you planned for us.