Hey, welcome into the House of L podcast.

I'm Lawrence Holmes.

That's Jeffrey Baer.

He is one of my favorite people in Chicago media.

Is it fair to say Chicago historian?

Is that fair, Jeffrey?

Because that's how I view you.

You know, I've always said that I'm not a credentialed historian.

I've been TV host, but I've been doing it for 30 years.

And I had an intern once who was a history major at Loyola,

which has a great history program.

And she said, I am a public historian.

So I thought, wow, okay.

Yeah, I think that the 30 years of you educating people about this city, the area, the history of it,

I think it qualifies.

The latest adventure that you're on is touring Chicago Lands Lakefront with Jeffrey

Bear.

It's going to be on WTTW starting today, April 14th.

You can check it out.

What made you say, and I was thinking when I saw the preview, I said, you know, I've had

that same thought inside of an airplane of how recognizable Chicago is just from the lakefront.

And I usually fly midway, and they always go out on the lakefront. And I usually fly midway and they always go out on the lake, turn around, and then land

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