"The
Netflix warehouse in
Carol Stream
does not appear on any map. Your odds of finding it are slightly better
than your odds of stumbling upon a rare insect in a field of weeds.
"One could drive to Carol Stream, stop in a random office park, climb
from one's car and scream, "Reveal thyself, Netflix!" This is not
advisable. But the temptation remains.
"If you subscribe to the DVD-rental service, the Netflix warehouse, which you know
must exist somewhere; which a P.O. Box on every Netflix envelope suggests
does exist; which processes your Netflix queue with alarming efficiency; which you
bet
will be as magical as you imagined if you ever stumble on it, overrun
with dancing Oompa Loompas in matching jumpsuits of Netflix red, is one
of those mythical New Economy temples."
The Chicago Tribune's Christopher Borrelli got a chance to visit a Netflix distribution center in the Chicago suburbs, near where I live. I now feel like it's a challenge to figure out where this building is.