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Little Village

This fictional neighborhood on Chicago's Southwest Side is the home of the characters in "We Didn't."

The Canopy Bed

This object is where the narrator's girlfriend has slept since she was a child.

The Rambler

This car belongs to the narrator's father.

The Buick Eight

This car belongs to Gin's mother.

The Rosary and Crucifix

This item hangs from the rearview mirror of Gin's mother's car.

The Smell of Kielbasa and Smoked Chub

This symbolic image is associated with the narrator's father's car.

The Lover's Lane

This setting is where young people often go to park and be intimate.

Abandoned Factories

These buildings line the lover's lane in the narrator's neighborhood.

Doris Day

This movie star is an icon of sexual purity.

Oak Street Beach

This setting is where the narrator and his girlfriend nearly have sex one night, when they are interrupted by the police...

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