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Permalink Reply by Fred Noinaj on September 30, 2009 at 3:03am

Just rode by there yesterday, i didn't really notice, but it was kinda cold and i was in a hurry.

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Permalink Reply by cutifly on September 30, 2009 at 4:04am

You may want to call the city (311) , I found a dead girl about 20 years ago and you need to follow up on it. Don't let them push you around either if the person does not seem interested. Really what else do you have to do ? most people will just ignore it cause they just don't care.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 4, 2009 at 6:14am

Was there on Friday and didn't smell anything. Perhaps the foul smelling thing had been recovered?

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Permalink Reply by Morgan on October 4, 2009 at 6:56am

is there a sewer in that intersection? there are some that i ride through almost every day (intersections, not sewers) and they always give off a rotting-type smell, especially when it's warmer out. although, with all the rain we've had, and all the episodes of Bones i've watched...i, too, shudder to think what might be floating around down there.

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on October 4, 2009 at 8:02am

Hahaha, gotta love BONES.

Morgan said:

although, with all the rain we've had, and all the episodes of Bones i've watched...i, too, shudder to think what might be floating around down there.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan on October 4, 2009 at 8:33am

Thursday and Friday's rainfall made it difficult to get over there (Read: I crapped out and took the train home.) When I was there on Wednesday the smell was definitely around, but the wind kept wafting it away from my face so I couldn't determine the source. It's nice out right now and hopefully the wind isn't too bad, so I'm going to go investigate again. It's probably just sewer smell, but I don't think there are any drains right there. Not even a manhole. I did check out all of the dumpsters behind the family dollar and that is NOT the source.

Another possible culprit is the cricket store across the street. Don't ask me how.... but I just don't trust that place.

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Permalink Reply by alvin mitchell on October 4, 2009 at 3:21pm

Call The Police 311

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Permalink Reply by chixieonfixie on November 23, 2009 at 2:51pm

ok, so did you ever get to the bottom of this? Just curious as I was rolling down Elston by Kohls (~2100ish) and it smelled hella funk. Not exactly where you mentioned but just curious. I know they just pulled a dead body out of Monroe Harbor this morning so....you never know.

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on November 23, 2009 at 4:25pm

Chixie,

Maybe you smelled the sequel: The Return Of The Smell

chixieonfixie said:

ok, so did you ever get to the bottom of this? Just curious as I was rolling down Elston by Kohls (~2100ish) and it smelled hella funk. Not exactly where you mentioned but just curious. I know they just pulled a dead body out of Monroe Harbor this morning so....you never know.

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Permalink Reply by T.C. O'Rourke on November 23, 2009 at 4:37pm

Yours is a different location. I think it is a tannery. It smelled worst 15 years ago.

chixieonfixie said:

ok, so did you ever get to the bottom of this? Just curious as I was rolling down Elston by Kohls (~2100ish) and it smelled hella funk. Not exactly where you mentioned but just curious. I know they just pulled a dead body out of Monroe Harbor this morning so....you never know.

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Permalink Reply by Eric R on November 23, 2009 at 5:27pm

On Nov 5 around 7:30 pm (I was heading to the Chicago History Museum for an event) I rode by the river on Division and came across a HORRIBLE smell that lasted for blocks. It smelled similar to this "stink bait" stuff we would use when I went fishing as a kid, except multiplied by a million. Maybe it was the tannery that was mentioned, but this area is further south.

T.C. O'Rourke said:

Yours is a different location. I think it is a tannery. It smelled worst 15 years ago.
chixieonfixie said:

ok, so did you ever get to the bottom of this? Just curious as I was rolling down Elston by Kohls (~2100ish) and it smelled hella funk. Not exactly where you mentioned but just curious. I know they just pulled a dead body out of Monroe Harbor this morning so....you never know.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on November 24, 2009 at 5:04am

eww. clark, you are grotesquely efficient. that's a good thing. thank you for this. but i'm gonna be afraid to check under the rug for any wood floor stains. eww.



Clark said:

That tannery on Webster was torn down last year...nothing but a brick-strewn vacant lot along the river now.

This thread bookends nicely with the thread with pictures of bike injuries. People die alone and unmissed in this city every day. And the corpse remains until someone investigates...weeks sometimes. Look around your apartment...if you see a large dark stain on your hardwood floor, chances are it was caused by a rotting corpse sometime in the past.

Here's the Stages of Deterioration after 24 hours and onward:

After one day:
19. There is a pervasive smell of rotting meat.
20. The face of the person is essentially no longer recognizable.

After 3 days:
21. The gas in the body tissues forms large blisters on the skin.
22. The whole body begins to bloat and swell grotesquely.
23. Fluids leak from the mouth, nose, vagina, and rectum.

After 3 weeks:
24. The skin, hair, and nails are so loose they can easily be pulled off the corpse.
25. The skin bursts open on many places on the body.
26. Decomposition will continue until the body is nothing but skeletal remains, a process that can take a month or so in hot climates, and two months or more in cold climates.

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