City Council Meeting September 21, 2022 Committee on Transportation and Public Way
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 2-8-040, which allows erection of honorary street name designations, the Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation shall take the necessary action for standardization of the intersection of West Ohio Street and North Wolcott Avenue, on the northeast corner of the intersection (at 600 N Wolcott Ave and 1900 W Ohio St) as
GODFATHER OF STREET DANCE ADOLFO "SHABBA DOO" QUINONES WAY
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
Dafiiel LaSpata Alderman, 1st Ward
Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quinones - Honorary Sign Biography
Adolfo "Shabba Doo" Quinones, native to Chicago, Illinois, was born on May 11, 1955, and exited this world on December 30, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. He became a world class, dancer, choreographer, actor, teacher, entertainer, entrepreneur and global phenomenon known as, THE GODFATHER OF "STREET DANCE".
The legacy of Shabba Doo is recognized world-wide but as we all relate, there is just no place like home. Although his home in the Cabrini Green Housing Projects no longer exists, the stories are rich with those that rose above and left a path for others to follow. He was a student at Talcott Elementary School, learned how to shoot pool at the Union League Boys and Girls Club, and had a fondness for the famous "Rosie" sandwich from Ohio Street. He attended Cooley High School along with other Chicago notables and ironically appeared on an episode ofthe 70s hit television series, What's Happening, created as a spin-off of the film Cooley High written by Chicago native Eric Monte.
Shabba Doo was an original Soul Train Dancer in Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California, and danced as a partner to his sister, teacher and mentor, Ms. Fawn Quinones. He also was an original founding member of "The Lockers Dance Group" originally known as The Campbell Lockers. Shabba Doo play...
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