I’ve been meaning to post this for quite some time. This was taken on the same night as the previous two night views here on the blog. What you see here are two views of the historic Monadnock Building. This is the southern half of the building, designed by Holabird & Roche and is an early example of steel frame construction. I could attempt to explain more about the building, but just follow that link above, or go here to the Wikipedias. Now on to the photos:
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From the same vantage point as last night’s photo, this is turned looking slightly more easterly. The skyline from here varies so much, from the old buildings in the foreground, such as the Manhattan building which was built in 1889, to the 62 stories of One Museum Park, completed in 2008, with its blue top rising in the background.
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I’ve had the lid on this photo for quite some time, and I’m not sure why. To be honest, I guess I forgot about it. It’s easy to forget a time when you stood in the middle of a towns main street on a ladder for over an hour, apparently. Anyway, this is what downtown Hampshire, IL looks like at 1am on a warm and still summer evening. There isn’t much auto traffic (thankfully, as I’ve mentioned the ladder in the road). There also isn’t much rail traffic, despite the appearance of the IC&E 6430 West, rolling across the State Street grade crossing at 10mph. One of the neat features of downtown Hampshire is over there on the left, the old Mobil gas station complete with 1950s signage. On to the photo: Read the rest of this entry »
With all the snow being predicted for Chicago tomorrow, I figured it was time to revisit a favorite winter time shot of mine. This is looking down Canal St. during the evening rush during one of the worst snow storms I can remember recently around here, December 2008. One of the particularly bad things about that storm was its timing, hitting right during the rush hour, bringing everything to a halt. You can see this in the photo below, as cabs, snowplows and pedestrians are struggling to get home, while a Metra train glides across Canal St. unhindered by the winter weather. Read the rest of this entry »
Slipping out of Union Station, one of the last runs for the night on the Metra Southwest Service is bound for Manhattan (the one in Illinois). Heading under a multitude of overhead signals guiding its path out of town, the train picks up speed and the conductor begins to collect tickets, his unmistakable figure (complete with hat) silhouetted in the rear window of the train car. Read the rest of this entry »
