Category: Legends

  • The Legend of Tonka

    The Legend of Tonka

    Tonka didn’t try to be ignored. It just sort of happened. In the early-’90s, in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, the streets smelled of damp concrete, unbridled ambition. and a hint of urine. North Avenue was a border, Ashland Avenue was the challenge and the neighborhood signage warned “No Prostitution”. Tonka rehearsed in a low-ceilinged,…

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