for an awesome read on the history of house and techno from some of the creators, check out this article: http://pitchforkmedia.com/features/weekly/05-11-28-house-and-techno.shtml
the house you know and love today actually grew from Techno...... Infact Derrick May sold his 909 to Frankie Knuckles when he couldnt afford his rent while living in Chicago........ before then they were using 808's and playing reel to reel tapes of personal edits.
I just found out that Chipolte is owned by McDonalds, never eating there again. Hit up a sweet mexican sopt on 116th and 3rd over the weekend. Was tripping on acid, but the food was still good!