Chicago - One Shot - Page 2

ardecila · #21 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 3:59 AM**

If you've ever wanted Chicago to resemble Manhattan... this is as close as it gets.

Tom Servo · #22 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 4:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

If you've ever wanted Chicago to resemble Manhattan... this is as close as it gets.

chicago is way too beautiful ever to resemble a place like manhatten.

Tom In Chicago · #23 Posted **Jan 29, 2008, 6:10 PM**

Thanks for the comments. . . one correction though. . . the building that I was in was NOT Sherman Plaza. . . it was the Park Evanston two blocks east. . . sorry for the confusion. . . if at all. . .

jodelli · #24 Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 1:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago

Thanks for the comments. . . one correction though. . . the building that I was in was NOT Sherman Plaza. . . it was the Park Evanston two blocks east. . . sorry for the confusion. . . if at all. . .

'S ok. My guess was only somewhere in Evanston, so no confusion.

Nice pic.

jodelli

LSyd · #25 Posted **Jan 30, 2008, 6:04 PM**

sweet. looks like a still from a sci-fi movie.

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Steely Dan · #26 Posted **Feb 2, 2008, 2:03 AM**

wicked shot, tom. it makes chicago look like a monster.

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Originally Posted by 10023

12-13 miles from the Loop as the crow flies...

yep, that's basically correct. the distance from the intersection of state/madison in the heart of downtown chicago to fountain square in the heart of downtown evanston is exactly 11.75 miles as the crow flies.

Mr Roboto · #27 Posted **Feb 2, 2008, 3:15 AM**

Holy moley! Thats a hell of a picture.

The three tallest northside skyscrapers stick out. Theres the the Park place (?) on Irving Park, the Park tower (I might have their names confused), and the new yorker - all over 50 stories I believe. I always thought that the new yorker was the tallest building in chicago outside of the loop, but it looks shorter than the park place from that angle. Does anyone know if thats true?

Anyway, way to get all those northside skyscrapers lined up with downtown. Looks massive.

Steely Dan · #28 Posted **Feb 2, 2008, 3:21 AM**

at 531', park place tower on irving is the tallest building in chicago outside of downtown.

at 513', 5415 N. sheridan (the black triangle tower) is the second tallest outside of downtown.

at 461', the new york is the third tallest outside of downtown.

Mr Roboto · #29 Posted **Feb 2, 2008, 3:43 AM**

^Thanks steely, I didnt realize the park place tower was actually the tallest, but it does appear that way from the picture.

LivingIn622 · #30 Posted **Feb 2, 2008, 3:46 AM**

cool, but a little fuzzy.

Steely Dan · #31 Posted **Feb 2, 2008, 3:58 AM**

here's the companion photo to the one tom posted, this time zoomed in on downtown evanston from downtown chicago.

the highrise furthest to the right in evanston's skyline below is the park evanston, the building tom shot his picture from.

photo by me