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WAX TRAX! - 2449 Lincoln Ave. Landmark Status

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Janet Paine
1 year ago

So many memories

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Jan Starzec
1 year ago

Wax Trax was an important part of the lives of people like me who were starting their adult lives in Chicago by living in Lincoln Park as a recent college graduate in the 1980’s. We listened and learned there, and developed our love of Chicago because of places like this.

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Patrick Rose
1 year ago

Waxtrax was such a huge influence on me as a teenage music obsessive in the early 80s. The influence of that record store is immeasureable.

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RACHAEL MACKO
1 year ago

Absolutely a landmark of the soul of Chicago. I used that address for at least 30 years as a compass !

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Lisa Broderick
1 year ago

I grew up at Wax Trax! I met my first boyfriend there and learned so much about music and fashion. It influenced so many kids and was an iconic place for a generation of creative people. Save this building and give it historical protection!

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Colleen Blackburn
1 year ago

Love this place! It was iconic!

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Susan Bilinski
1 year ago

Spent lots of time and money here.

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Danny Garcia
1 year ago

I also had the pleasure of meeting Julia, through another friend and can only remember how awesome they were! Good job in keeping it going!!!

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Patti Raiman
1 year ago

I miss wax tracks. I use to shop there in my early 20’s back in the 1980’s ❤️

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Danny Garcia
1 year ago

I used to go there during my high school days with a few friends of mine. Eventually, we made acquaintances with some of the employees there and talked a lot about music. Great bunch of people and memories!

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Calvin Woods
1 year ago

I spent a little time there…

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Heather Peterson
1 year ago

It would be ashamed if anything happened to this epic Chicago staple..

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Anonymous
1 year ago

Wax Trax was a right of passage in the 80s. Felt like I grew up there.

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Caroline Wilson
1 year ago

Keep this Chicago gem open and protected!!

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Rich Cole
1 year ago

Wax Trax deserves to be recognized.

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Mary Friedlieb
1 year ago

Absolutely deserves landmark status!

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John Mosher
1 year ago

Definitely should be saved!

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Annie Cherry
1 year ago

Wax Trax is an iconic Chicago business & building

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Andrew Matsui
1 year ago

Historic Landmark always!

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Suzie Richardson
1 year ago

Please please save this piece of history. My Punk years were spent here.