Midway (Chicago, IL)
By Carol Spengel, Wheaton IL
(Prudential Rubloff )
As a real estate professional I hear a lot about what people need.  I need a 4 bedroom home, I need an acre of property, I need a first floor den, I need a three car garage, I need a media room, I need a large master suite.  The list of needs goes on and on.  Yet, none of those needs makes a house a home.  There is nothing wrong with wanting all those things.  In fact, it might make life a little easier.However, a house, no matter what the size, becomes a home when the people inside feel loved and safe.  I have wonderful memories of my Grandmother's Chicago Bungalow, 5442 S. Newcastle.  It is about two miles from Midway Airport.  Grandpa was an airplane mechanic, so the location was perfect.  They purchased the home in 1939 for $6,000.  It is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 744 square foot brick b...
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