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Gothicane was first coined by visiting Wisconsin Wicca practitioner, Mary Finch in 1945. It was described as the term used for mental patients that settled underground in Chicago workshops/subway constructions that were later abandoned. Much later on, (during the 1980’s/early 90’s) the term was re-popularized by local “Darks” to include and describe the areas where children of the old settlers/squatters lived and visited, especially the street artists. These places included, Lower Wacker Drive, China-Town’s “Hall of Fame” and the Southside “Walls of Sin,” as well as other places that once carried the dreaded title of “Skid-row.”
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