Wow, thanks, everyone! I've got heaps and heaps of Chicago photos, so maybe I'll try and tag a Part II on here, and show some neighborhoods that got shorted.
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Originally Posted by JivecitySTL
OUTSTANDING showcase of the Midwest's second greatest city!
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Yea, I just hope some day we'll catch Milwaukee
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Originally Posted by OhioGuy
Even though I loved Chicago most in the summertime when it's sunny and there's a refreshing lake breeze keeping the city comfortably cool in the 70's, I always appreciated your somewhat "opposite" view of the city as well (overcast/gray) and was sad when you moved away. So I very much enjoyed this photo thread!
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Originally Posted by ardecila
I'm glad there's somebody else that likes the spare, stripped-down look of Chicago winters.
The cold strips away all the foliage and all the people in the foreground, and you really comprehend the sheer scale and massiveness of the city.
I know you're more of a metal fan, but I highly recommend The XX as a soundtrack to this thread.
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I prefer taking pictures with less direct sunlight and no leaves on the trees for practical reasons, but I've also always felt that Chicago was it's truest self in the winter. That's when the real Chicagoness comes out.
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Originally Posted by gtbassett
Wicker Park seems to be a neighborhood close to a potential future employer, and it also seems to be a pretty happening place for people my age (mid 20s). Thundertubs do you have an opinion on this neighborhood?
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It depends what you're looking for in a neighborhood. Wicker Park is a nice area. I always lived in the quieter/more grown up Ravenswood/Lincoln Square area, but that's more my speed. Wicker Park has some really nice housing and is one of the busier commercial districts in the city. Lots of nightlife and shopping.
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Originally Posted by Greenview
RE: Devon/Western | West Rogers Park
Still unsure how to quote/reload an earlier photo, sorry... Long time thread follower first time poster. This is one of the most superb sets for Chicago I have ever seen. Very serene scenes (that I see daily) placed in a beautiful new light...... That being said, this photo towards the bottom of the thread is Devon/California.
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Thanks for catching that. I should have known better, that stretch of Devon is one of my favorites in the city.
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Originally Posted by tallboy66
Great stuff.
I flew in at night a few weeks ago and it was the best.
I could without the brooding skys sometimes though.
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I love flying in at night and seeing the vast orange grid stretching to the horizon.