![]() "Tanya Saracho catching the wheel: a Mexico-born play wright steps boldly from Teatro Luna into Chicago's larger scene". ^ Molzahn, Laura Williams, Albert (5 March 2009)."Play Recalls Story Of Our Lady Of The Underpass". ^ " 'Virgin Mary' Underpass Stain Defaced with Devil Graffiti".^ " 'Virgin Mary' Underpass Stain Defaced With Devil Graffiti".^ "Car wash employees restore Virgin Mary image on Chicago underpass".^ "Salt runoff or the face of the Virgin Mary?".^ " 'Virgin Mary' on US motorway wall".^ "Faithful See Image Of Virgin Mary".^ "Virgin Mary on a Chicago underpass - Photos - Religious sightings".^ "Voice of Reason: The Viaduct Virgin".Pepper cans – perhaps a reference to the scriptural “Thou art the pepper of the earth*…would not thou like to be a pepper, too?” I believe it’s in Paul’s Letter to Mr. ![]() One time we went out there and found a pyramid of Dr. – The “shrine” around it changed all the time. I know you’re already appearing on a sandwhich in Dubuque, but hey, I’m EVERYWHERE. – I’d like to be a fly on the wall at Mary’s meeting in which God says “Mary, I need you to go be a salt stain in Chicago. A Canadian woman also said she saw the Blessed Mother and baby Jesus on. – I was never sure what people were seeing in the stain, exactly. In November 2004, a piece of popcorn shaped like the Virgin Mary was auctioned on eBay. As a paid, professional smart aleck (see my upcoming “Smart Aleck’s Guide to American History,” due early next year), there were some jokes I just couldn’t leave out… It was a tricky stop for me, since I always felt that I OUGHT to be fairly respectful of it. It was only a matter of time until it joined the House of Crosses in the ranks of “Great Tour Stops Gone By.” an error occurred while processing this directive Our bureau in Chicago is working on a review for. VIRGIN MARY UNDERPASS - RTR8H69 Woman and son look at what some believe is an image of the Virgin Mary under a freeway underpass in Chicago. The stain has fallen on hard times lately – some months back it was covered by a spray-painted devil face, and has since been covered with a portrait of Mary. Detail for Fullerton Underpass Virgin Mary : Icon Mary. There are a LOt of candles set up most of the time – candles plus plants are probably an accident like this waiting to happen. The fire could also have been started by one of the candles, I suppose. Basic detective work leads us to believe that it was set fire to by some weirdo, and the rubble was hauled away by the city. There’s nothing left, from what he’s told me, except for some burn marks. Ken just called from the tour and told me that it’s gone. (update: I’m no longer with the company I worked for when this post went up in 2009, but as of 2012, I still pass by it occasionally on certain routes for Chicago Hauntings, my current company, and even if the stain is gone, the shrine remains – it was rebuilt shortly after this post went up). The traffic jams to see it died down a few weeks after it’s “discovery” in April 2005, but the shrine around it – featuring candles, wreathes, and (I’m not making this up) a headless Jesus statue remained. A staple of our tours from Day 1 has been the infamous Virgin Mary Salt Stain – the salt stain on the underpass near Fullerton and Damen that some claimed was a visitation of the Virgin Mary, which they claimed it resembled.
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