# Chicago's "Undertown"? (ANSWERED BY CECIL) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 19, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagos-undertown-answered-by-cecil/481991 "2009-01-19T15:36:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![vincentius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/898d66/32.png) [@vincentius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vincentius)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagos-undertown-answered-by-cecil/481991/41 "2010-03-11T02:55:03Z")
Over 20 years ago we were at a hearing on the fate of the now-demolished McCarthy Building and you had a historic photo of the building that had the Zotti name on it. At least that is how I remember it. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagos-undertown-answered-by-cecil/481991/42 "2010-03-11T03:41:18Z")
> [@vincentius](#): > > I jumped in on this because I have followed the Straight Dope my whole life, my blog was referenced in this thread and I remember when Zottis were in the McCarthy Building (1872-1989). > [@Ed\_Zotti](#): > > We were? What were we doing there? In this modern age, we have exterminators to take care of such infestations. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagos-undertown-answered-by-cecil/481991/43 "2010-03-14T18:17:35Z")
> [@vincentius](#): > > Over 20 years ago we were at a hearing on the fate of the now-demolished McCarthy Building and you had a historic photo of the building that had the Zotti name on it. At least that is how I remember it. I think I was at a hearing and definitely wrote about the McCarthy Building but don’t recall any such photo. I had this in my possession? Definitely don’t recall that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicagos-undertown-answered-by-cecil/481991.md?page=2)