CHICAGO | Bricks on the Prairie

Thundertubs · #1 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 11:37 PM**

the urban politician · #2 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 11:44 PM**

Hells yeah

ShadowMaster · #3 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 12:39 AM**

Awesome thread! Chicago as we all know has plentiful gems.

The Liquor still has it's cone. We don't see that much these days, many older structures with cones, the cones have been lost. Good to see it's still sitting.

JivecitySTL · #4 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 12:53 AM**

OUTSTANDING!!! I love all the old signs you see in Chicago. There's a great pedigree of mom & pop businesses that have stuck it out for a long time.

Chicago possesses that which I like.

montréaliste · #5 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 1:49 AM**

Great old town. That's what Jesus and Mary had in mind when they thought about what a great city should be. And syphilitic Alphonse Capone is retired, which is a redeeming quality in and of itself. One day I will stroll its shoreline and leafy streets.

ColDayMan · #6 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 3:06 AM**

Absolutely one of the best comprehensive tours of Chicago.

Expat · #7 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 4:11 AM**

frosty & delicious!

edsg25 · #8 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 10:29 PM**

Wonderful shoots throughout. You've done a great job of capturing one of Chicago's greatest strengths:

a towering skyline that rises a relatively low scaled yet still incredibly rich urban landscape in the neighborhoods. I may be prejudice (indeed, I am), but I don't think any city does that as well as Chicago.

One question: were the far north shoots looking south along the lakefront to downtown taken in Evanston at the tip of the landfill at NU or somewhere north of Loyola in Rogers Park?

I'm guessing Evanston.

arkitekte · #9 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 11:34 PM**

Nice work.

ChiTownCity · #10 Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 2:31 AM**

and Tubs strikes again!! Nice work

highriser1 · #11 Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 5:38 AM**

I really got into this one! This is great.

Sekkle · #12 Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 7:32 AM**

damn! I will never get tired of checking out your photo threads. Amazing work man.

STLgasm · #13 Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 2:00 PM**

awesome awesome awesome

bartzman · #14 Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 7:54 PM**

I always liking seeing your pictures of both the gritty and the pristine areas of the city.

One question though, where is that nice upscale-looking rowhouse block? (the one where in your picture, there is a blue acura suv parked out front)?

giovanni sasso · #15 Posted **Mar 27, 2011, 10:22 PM**

so cold, so chicago. awesome stuff.

xzmattzx · #16 Posted **Mar 28, 2011, 12:11 AM**

Nice pictures. The old European immigrant neighborhoods and their old signs look interesting. I'm not sure if I want to see any snow right now though.

ChiTownCity · #17 Posted **Mar 28, 2011, 4:26 AM**

Luckily all that blizzard stuff melted weeks ago...

jcchii · #18 Posted **Mar 28, 2011, 4:32 AM**

almost made me forget about the cubs for a second

Chef · #19 Posted **Mar 28, 2011, 5:00 AM**

Great thread. I have to go on a road trip soon.

Thundertubs · #20 Posted **Mar 29, 2011, 1:18 AM**

Thanks folks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by edsg25

One question: were the far north shoots looking south along the lakefront to downtown taken in Evanston at the tip of the landfill at NU or somewhere north of Loyola in Rogers Park?

I'm guessing Evanston.

Evanston, on the lake near Dempster or Main.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bartzman

One question though, where is that nice upscale-looking rowhouse block? (the one where in your picture, there is a blue acura suv parked out front)?

Geneva Terrace in Lincoln Park. It's a lovely little side street.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChiTownCity

Luckily all that blizzard stuff melted weeks ago...

I know, I thought we'd be stuck with it for months, and it was almost completely gone in about two weeks.