Winslow Dumaine, a comedian, writer, and artist in Chicago, tweeted that he recently made a pilgrimage to the famous Chicago Rat Hole.
This is one of the Windy City's most famous tourist attractions, second only to the Art Institute of Chicago for drawing crowds.
The origins of Chicago Rat Hole are shrouded in mystery. Legend holds that while the concrete for this sidewalk at 1918 West Roscoe Street was being poured, a rat fell in, forever marking the sidewalk with an imprint of its own body. Other Chicagoans contend that it was a squirrel, not a rat.
Either way, people come to the site to reverently venerate the departed rodent. In this way, by connecting to the past and a sense of place, they center themselves for work of the present and future.
UPDATE 1/9/24: Dumaine's tweet has gone viral and how a local news station is reporting on the Chicago Rat Hole.