The Chicago "rat hole" was a rodent-shaped indentation in the concrete in front of a blond brick three-flat building at 1918 W. Roscoe St., between Wolcott and Damen avenues in Roscoe Village.

Howell, 49, quickly realized that someone had filled in the impression with a concrete-like ... replenishing shrines of rat figurines, cheese, greeting cards and Chicago-made Malört liqueur ...

The immortalization of the Chicago Rat Hole from concrete imprint to tattoo (courtesy Nick @inkedskunk) “I actually haven’t visited the hole yet,” they admitted. “Since moving here ...