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Black and white photo of building facade, looking upwards. Across the lintel of the doorway, the word “perfection” is carved.

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2 months ago

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This is Lorado Taft’s sculpture Fountain of the Great Lakes, sited in the South Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago.

https://www.artic.edu/articles/682/how-our-south-garden-grew

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Lorado Taft’s sculpture, “Fountain of the Great Lakes” taken in summer, so the trees and vines are all green. This fountain is located in the South Garden of the Art Institute of Chicago. History and more info is in the link in my toot.

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2 months ago

Looking upwards at a street light with six spherical lamps. A geometrical skyscraper is centered behind it.

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2 months ago

Extreme forced perspective of dandelion bloom, gone to seed (full circle). It is centered between two pillars of a sculpture in the background. Taken at Grant Park, Chicago.

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2 months ago

View of the Harold Washington Library, taken from the State/Van Buren subway platform, looking south. A shaft of sunlight falls upon this corner, leaving the other skyscrapers in deep shadow.

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2 months ago

Chicago Riverwalk, passing under the Dearborn Street bridge. The river is to the right of frame. In the background, the skyscrapers of River North neighborhood. Prominent is the Merchandise Mart, at right. On the left is a lone figure, walking away from me.

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3 months ago

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Illuminated panel of Crown Fountain at night. A woman’s face is displayed on the facade, looking directly into the camera. Black, blues, and various shades of purple frame the face, indicating deepening nightfall.

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3 months ago

View of the skyscrapers that face Michigan Avenue from the perspective of Maggie Daley Park. The foreground is filled with “the Ribbon,” the metal, serpentine bridge that provides passage for pedestrians across Lake Shore Drive.

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3 months ago

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3 months ago

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The Bean (nobody calls it Cloud Gate):

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartcloudgateinmillenniumpark.html

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The sun peeks between the skyscrapers of Chicago’s Loop. In the foreground is The Bean — the nickname of artist Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate. Link in toot for website about the sculpture.

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3 months ago

Street-level view of the “L” subway at Washington and Wabash, looking northward. In the foreground, pedestrians are streaming past me. I like the gauzy, ephemeral quality of the light cast upon the skyscrapers in the background.

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3 months ago

View of the Sears Tower (from street level) at approximately the corner of Clinton and Jackson streets. It’s an overcast day, and the sky is an opaque grey.

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3 months ago

In the foreground: the undulating waves of purple flowers comprising the Lurie Gardens at Millennium Park. Behind them are the skyscrapers of the Loop.

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3 months ago

Lakeside at the harbor between Monroe Street and Roosevelt Ave (walk due east from the Art Institute and then hang a right once you reach water, walking toward the Shedd Aquarium). Looking north, the skyscrapers of the Loop and Streeterville are in the background. In the foreground are human figures and a “spray” of seagulls taking flight.

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3 months ago

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Since I shared the greening of the river last Saturday, I thought I’d share a different holiday snap today. This is the Palmer House.

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Palmer House marquee at night. Lit up with green lights, which are reflected in the wet streets and sidewalk.

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3 months ago

View of Chicago’s downtown, as seen from the Lincoln Park Zoo and gardens.

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3 months ago

The north lion that guards the Art Institute of Chicago steps (Michigan Street entrance). It’s illuminated by evening light , with most of the frame in shadow. More about the lions origin in the link above (toot).

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3 months ago

Low angle perspective of the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier. A figure wearing a bright red coat is walking up the stairs left of frame.

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3 months ago

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This is a detail of the Pritzker Pavilion, designed by Frank Gehry.

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Close up of the bandshell at the Pritzker Pavilion, designed by architect Frank Gehry. At right of frame are the red seats, which contrast the curvilinear forms of the grey metal.

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3 months ago

Black and white photo of hand-painted “ONE WAY” sign with arrow (modeled after a street sign), propped up on the stoop of a brownstone. The sign is upside down.

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3 months ago

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Since today is cold & overcast, here’s a picture of the Greening of the River from a few years ago. I’ll post a pic later of this year’s event.

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Bright green Chicago River, dyed for St. Patrick’s Day. People line the banks on both sides, and the Marina Towers are in the background.

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3 months ago

Silhouette of the Sears Tower and Rush University, as seen from the southeast. A diffuse sunlight backlights the skyline, and sheer cirrus clouds occupy the pale blue sky.

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3 months ago

Metal sign hanging from a storefront in the shape of a human figure, posed in a martial arts suspended kicking pose. The sign is hanging in front of panes of plate glass, so the form’s reflection is visible in the window as well.

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3 months ago

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Alt text correction : Orange Line

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Rainy day in the south Loop. A Pink Line train makes its way down the “L” tracks. Street lamps are glowing yellow. The dampened streets reflect the headlights of oncoming traffic. Skyscrapers loom on either side of frame. Location: intersection of Van Buren and Wabash.

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3 months ago

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View of Marc Chagall’s mosaic public art piece, “The Four Seasons” as seen from above. Picture taken from the Inland Steel skyscraper acx the street. Portions of Exelon Plaza (adjacent to Chase Tower) are seen in the background.

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View of Marc Chagall’s mosaic public art piece, “The Four Seasons” as seen from above. Picture taken from the Inland Steel skyscraper across the street. Portions of Exelon Plaza (adjacent to Chase Tower) are seen in the background.

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3 months ago

View of Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, Ohio & Oak street beaches from the perspective of the bike paths that run along Lake Michigan. Prominent are the Drake Hotel and the John Hancock tower. Cyclists and pedestrians are in the foreground.

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3 months ago

Black and white photo of the Chicago “L,” or elevated subway tracks, taken at street level, looking southward on Wabash. Flanked by cars, skyscrapers and street lamps.

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3 months ago

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The building with the map facade is 300 S. Wacker:

https://esidesign.nbbj.com/work/south-wacker-drive/

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View from a skyscraper during a photo shoot on South Wacker. Visible at right is the facade of 300 S. Wacker, a building that has a mural of a map of the city, featuring its location (link in toot). The “shoulder” of the Sears Tower is also visible, but not the entire building.

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3 months ago

Mural of various shades of “heart hands.” Two elderly people are walking toward each other from opposite sides of the frame.

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3 months ago

Looking out from the back window on a subway train as it makes its way around Chicago’s Loop neighborhood. Train tracks are visible, as is another train in the upper right corner.

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3 months ago

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Close up of the Marina Towers condos, sited along the Chicago River. Resembling twin corn cobs, these structures serve as landmarks for tourists and locals alike. This building was featured in an Allstate insurance commercial — a fender bender occurs as motorists observe a car driving out of the structure into the river.

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