The Pigeon Man of Lincoln Square
(photo by Lee Bey)
If you found yourself down North Western Avenue in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood, you couldn't help but notice Joseph Zeman. The elderly man was always there. Always surrounded by pigeons. Sometimes only a few birds...other times, enough to have made Tippi Hedren cross the street.
The Chicago Tribune reports today that Zeman, 77, was killed yesterday when he was struck by a van exiting a parking lot at Devon Avenue and McCormick Road. The Tribune's Barbara Mahany--a mighty fine writer whose talents I've always admired--profiled Zeman in this 2004 piece.
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Great picture of Mr. Zeman. I used to pass him and say hello all the time when we lived in Lincoln Square.
I was sad to see the news, he will be missed in that neighborhood.
Posted by: Kevin | December 19, 2007 03:13 PM