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AVAILABLE
JUNE 2005
5406 S. Woodlawn Ave., in Chicago's Hyde Park.
- four blocks from campus;
- one block from the 55/X55 bus line;
- one-half block from the 172 bus line;
- passed by numerous University of Chicago shuttle lines;
- one block from grocery shopping, restaurants, and Jimmy’s / Starbucks.
THE PEOPLE
- Will Slocombe is a third-year undergraduate filmmaker, double-majoring in political science and cinema studies, whose films have appeared at festivals nationwide and is currently directing Crime Fiction, a feature film being produced on HD in Chicago and northwest Indiana;
- Ben Kolak is a third-year undergraduate filmmaker and the current head of Fire Escape Films, the University of Chicago's student filmmaking organization previously headed by 5401/5406 alumni including Tony Gannon (1998-2000), Jeff Sousa (2001-2002), and Jon Cowperthwait (2002-2003);
- Graham Ballou is a third-year undergraduate filmmaker majoring in cinema studies, who grew up in the same Minnesota town as 5406 alumna Kirsten Johnson and is currently producing Crime Fiction with Messers. Cowperthwait and Kolak;
- Alex MacKenzie is a third-year undergraduate filmmaker who shot Mr. Slocombe's 2003 ...And The Pursuit Of Happiness and whose latest project is Thax, a feature-length documentary about Chicago's indie rock poet Thax Douglas;
- Jonathan Cowperthwait (5406us Emeritus) is a fourth-year (and counting...) undergraduate filmmaker, allegedly majoring in political science, who first worked with Ms. Johnson on the infamous Out Of My Head and played Jimmy Thwaitcowper in Mr. Slocombe's award-winning Stroke Mechanics;
- Jesse Friedman (5406us Emeritus) is a high school colleague of Mr. Cowperthwait in Northern California, a newly graduated linguisticistan, and a Crime Fiction associate producer, who really likes cooking and sort of likes doing dishes;
- Kirsten Johnson (5406us Emeritus) is a third-year history undergraduate who came from The 5401 back in the day and still uses The 5406 as a business centre / dining hall / answering service / crash pad while shooting Crime Fiction;
- Additionally, you can expect frequent guest appearances by the Serbs, two female chem grad students who sublet at The 5406 in summer '04 and liked it enough to move in next-door, three female undergrads who live nearby and visit to cook and eat, and Maddie McLeester, whom you'll meet soon enough;
- A few people smoke, but only outside.
THE
PAD
- 1350 square feet, 3 br., 1 bath;
- Renovated in 2003: new kitchen and bath, refinished floors, new wiring, windows, heat, and porch;
- Large common eating / family room area, and a second sitting room at the opposite end of the house that we use for schoolwork;
- Top floor in a building of mixed grad/undergrad students: it’s quiet but not antisocial.
THE
PERKS
- In-building laundry;
- optional secure parking;
- 32” television w/ cable, VHS, DVD, DVCAM, TiVo, Nintendo 64, and home theater system in the family room;
- 20” television w/ cable and VHS in the front room;
- kickass audio system w/ MP3 server;
- music can be individually patched into the front room, family room, kitchen, bathroom, and front porch;
- cable and Ethernet wiring in every room;
- wireless network;
- shared network laser printer and file server;
- telephone system with voicemail, extensions in every room;
- 5 mbit broadband Internet connection;
- more computers than effing NASA;
- monitored security system;
- common areas are decorated with nice furniture, framed artwork, original 48” x 60” oil paintings, and computer-dimmed lighting;
- instant hot water with a spa showerhead;
- well-stocked liquor and wine collection;
- 10,000 BTU of air conditioning that blows the fuse every time you forget that it's on and try to make toast.
THE OPTIONAL BOURGIE GASTRO COLLECTIVE
- We split grocery bills evenly and informally take turns making nice meals ("informally" means Jesse ends up doing it 80% of the time...);
- The kitchen is fully equipped w/ cookware and yuppie accoutrements, and we’re pretty good cooks;
- We have a dining table and place settings for 10, and we end up having dinner guests pretty frequently;
- $100 - $200 / mo.
THE
RENT
- $340 / mo / room plus utes.
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