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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
David Struett

Walking Man revealed: Friends who knew him as ‘Mojo’ in the ’70s shares photos, stories

Joseph Kromelis, known as “Walking Man,” pictured in the 1970s in a cafe. (Provided by Viki Mammina)

In the 1970s, Viki Mammina knew him as “Mojo.” It took another four decades to learn her old friend — and old crush — had become the mythical “Walking Man” of Chicago.

Mammina met Joseph Kromelis shortly after moving to Chicago in 1974 for art school. She fell into the company of several peddlers who met most nights at a Near North Side cafe.

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