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WAX TRAX! - 2449 Lincoln Ave. Landmark Status

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ernesto porras
4 years ago

American musical history

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Michael Mitchell
4 years ago

I was a huge Wax Trax records fan when I moved here from Philly in 1990. Wax Trax records was the first place I wanted to go and went many times thereafter! Classic Chicago!

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Deb Ursin
4 years ago

This place is a cultural icon for those of us who were cast out and disenfranchised. It simply must stay.

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Greg Linares
4 years ago

I am a musician that was very much influenced by Wax Trax! recordings, please make this a historical landmark.

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Tim Hinkes
4 years ago

From almost the time it first opened, I would drive from the western suburbs to get my new music fix. Thanks for all the musical memories

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Matthew latourette
4 years ago

Landmark store that needs to be preserved as landmark status

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Ivan A Rivera
4 years ago

My favorite record store for all those years.

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Patrick A
4 years ago

Save WAX TRAX!

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Gary London
4 years ago

Truly historical indeed!

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Ken Johnson
4 years ago

Wax Trax is forever my favorite label

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Marlene Krygowski
4 years ago

Danny & Jim provide me a profound vehicle of freedom through Wax Trax. Truly life altering.

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Anonymous
4 years ago

A cultural institution worthy of Landmark Status. *fingers crossed!

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Anonymous
4 years ago

History. Awesomeness. Amazing music. Chicago Trax and WaxTrax forever and always!

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John
4 years ago

Yes! Wax Trax turned me on to a world of German music that I never knew existed.

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Ursula Smedly
4 years ago

Love this place….

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Shelly Huff
4 years ago

Wax Trax played a huge part in soundtrack of my youth

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Mike Spiff
4 years ago

During the height of urban decay, we were so fortunate to grow up with Wax Trax in the 1980s—the most magical time in Chicago in the past 60 years. The bands, records, shows, Medussa's, Metro, Neo, Lounge Ax...the center of the universe's 1980s music scene. Lincoln/Clark streets were Chicago’s gritty answer to 1970s Bowery in NYC. For the city, please do the right thing and preserve this truly unique part of Chicago history that inspired 1990s rock music and importantly, many of your current taxpayers to re-populate large parts of city after college…from the west loop post-industrial decay warehouse clubs that are now luxury condos and all the neighborhoods along and west of Damen Ave where cabs wouldn’t even venture before 1990. Thanks Julia. PS don't forget WaxTrax industrial party favorite Pailhead in your history book--loved their EPs.

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Anonymous
4 years ago

Wax Trax!

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Cynthia Cervini
4 years ago

Wax Trax!!!!

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Marty Lennartz
4 years ago

I would be nothing if not for Wax Trax.