chicago through a philadelphian's lens
 

as promised, here is a set from my recent trip to chicago. my first time - beautiful weather, amazing architecture, and chipotles! it's monstrous - but they always do things big in chicago. enjoy.

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day 1 - overcast

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still tons of people out on michigan avenue

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day 2 - ahh, much better. mid 70's, can you believe it?

tall, dark, and handsome
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lake front
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walking towards old town
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rows - chicago style
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inviting courtyard
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but wasn't allowed in
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day three - more beautiful weather

almost forgot the view outside my window
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always wanted to do this
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spectacular
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was never the biggest fan of the sears, but from up here, it's hard not to show some love
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skywalk - separated only by a screen
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my hotel - the tremont
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let's walk
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the tribune entrance
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heavy is the head
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wrigley
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time to keep walking
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tall, white, and handsome
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what the...
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hehe, so i stayed and played
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my favorite building in chicago - the carbon and carbide building. the green marble and gold crown are both beautiful and absolutely inspiring.
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ampitheater
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day four - last day, better make it good

and it was. lunch spot
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and lunch!
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with good company
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and great views
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this was a neat phenomenon to witness. it had been very warm that morning and towards noon, cold air suddenly crept in. the air condensed so quickly - it hid the hancock center in a matter of seconds!
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all good things must come to an end

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on my walk back, i saw this beautiful building - i'm guessing it used to be a mosque.
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which is now a bloomingdale's home
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hope you enjoyed. till next time.

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nice photos
I expect to USA one day!

excellent photos.. Chicago looks spectacular.

I guess you were here Saturday, Sunday, and Monday? It was such a great turn around from Saturday to Sunday. The difference was like night & day. Glad you were fortunate enough to have scheduled your trip during our record highs. :) I was down along the lake on Sunday as well. The photos look great btw!

AMAZING shots!!!

What a city. Skyscrapers rising into the fog always looks cool.

THIS THREAD IS THE ULTIMATE CHICAGO BOMB, my friend!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Would you please do me a favour and visit other cool places as well?
You've got talent, that's for sure!

Nice job here. You did the town justice. And your feet must be sore from walking.

Oy Gutenhemel

Looks like you visited at the perfect time! That pic of Marina, IBM, and Trump is awesome.

excellent work!

Amazing Pictures

This is my favorite
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Holy shit, awesome set. Love the alley shots too. I was out on the shoreline when the temp dropped that day like 20 degrees in 15 minutes. And fog started rolling in. It was crazy, but we do have f*cked up weather here so I wasn't too surprised.

terrifically moody shots! please come to Toronto and take some shots. lol. (i love peacefu603's posts, always entertaining)

that bloomingdales used to be a synagogue actually.

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This is a great shot. Great Textures. Trump is like a mixture of Wrigley and IBM.

Actually, it was the Shriner's headquarters... As far as I know, it was never a church, synagogue, or mosque!

Glad you had a good time while you were here!

Cool shots.

thanks for the comments guys! i had a great time - could not have asked for better weather.

trvlr70, feet were sore but mostly from running along the lake tho. :P next time i'll have to bring a tripod for some night shots.

you know i was trying to figure out whether the bloomingdale's building was of islamic or hebrew influence. i figured the star motifs where the same as pelli's inspiration for the petronas - so i guessed islamic. nice to know the actual story now.

again, thanks. now you guys have to come to philly! :)

Amazing work