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Find the Main Spectator Gate

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Chicago's Abandoned Racetrack Nobody Knows About - Inside Forgotten Meadowdale Raceway

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Finally, locate the former main spectator gate of Meadowdale Raceway, which consists of a brick pillar and a metal gate. Observe the gate's condition, noting how trees have grown around and through the structure. Historical photos can help confirm its original appearance and function as the main entrance for spectators. Document any other original structures that might still be standing.

Goal: Locate and document the original main spectator gate.

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  • Historical Photos of Spectator Gate — Confirming location and visualizing appearance

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yeah yeah yeah so that straightaway shows it it's completely straight but the cart walking path we on is curved so that was bone straight there I I don't some of the pictures I've I've seen there there's there's a little bit of curve there and and some of the maps are a little just a little bit different like some of it will show a little bit of windy through that area where the the bridge is about how many years ago you figured did they did they uh redo this but about 10 10 years ago uh 2008 was the Save The Silo thing um so they they wanted to tear it down and some of them got together and painted it and you know kept it your dad's on this donor's list on the back yeah I think so yeah he's he's right there there you go yep very very cool Arie Junior so are you Arnie the third yes oh wow yeah those are pretty cool pictures there yeah I remember seeing it like that for many many years driving by wow very cool I did that so The Silo was part of a farm that was on this land before the racetrack happened right interesting I was like looking at the back and I'm like your dad is on here cool I I mean I knew it was there I honestly I forgot I haven't been out here in a while like I actually haven't went around this part of the track since well probably since I drove back here in '96 with my bird so this is the direction I I went I went in that Silo entrance and just came up here and went a half mile or so and got scared and laugh was the surface on this grade or was a little bit lower actually right here it was all busted up Asphalt it was like just main basically like compact together gravel you know like stuff like just gravel and that with a little bit of asphalt busted apart in it and stuff there we go so his face are Mak it look at up back and forth while I'm steering yeah so we were on the back side of monzo wall right there really yep where are we now like right here did we go through the lens hair pin I don't think so I think we're I think we're about to be in the lens hair pin that's possible cuz the The Silo was down there where it says underpass I think oh yeah okay Greg's cork screw or

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