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The stairs in the new Belmont station. The Brown, Red, and Purple lines all stop here.
Chess, 2011
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Snow covered chess board on a cold January day. This is located right next to the Logan Square station. In the warmer months, locals would hang out here. On this day it was all by its lonesome.
Blue, 2011
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Entrance to the Logan Square Blue Line station. On this day it looked even bluer against the backdrop of a bitterly cold January day. Updated version.
Near North And Sheffield 1995
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Another photo from the south end of Lincoln Park while it was undergoing gentrification. I’m pretty sure that luxury town homes took over this spot.
Public Phone, Clybourn and Sheffield 1995
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Remember when there were plenty of these? I remember that and how this area looked as it was slowly building up to what it is today. Long ago, this area was loaded with factories and warehouses that slowly gave way to upscale businesses and sport bars. It still had some of it’s gritty charm when I took this. It would not be very long before the rest of the gentrified Lincoln Park would overtake it.
Orange Purse 2011
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Sometimes you look for a photo opportunity and find nothing. Sometimes it finds you. This was taken during a snowstorm just before the afternoon rush. I took quite a few pictures on the Belmont platform that day– but this one meant the most to me. This made it all worth standing in the cold wind and snow.
Davis Theatre 2010
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Up further north on Lincoln Avenue, we find the Davis Theater. It’s located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood and was built in 1918. In 1999, it was slated for demolition by developers but the community stepped in and saved it. Lincoln Square is great neighborhood , by the way. On the day I took this photo, it was around five degrees fahrenheit and after I took this shot, I made a b-line for some hot tea at the Starbucks across the street!
Drugs 2009
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Another neon gem from the Lakeview neighborhood on Lincoln Avenue. It’s the classic mid twentieth century drug store sign.
Dinkels 2009
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Dinkel’s bakery first opened in 1922 and has been at the same Lakeview location ever since. Walking up Lincoln Avenue, one cannot miss that glorious neon sign.
Edgewater Beach Co-Op 2013
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This pink colored building was once part of the famous Edgewater Beach Hotel complex. The main part of the original hotel was demolished back in the sixties after losing business due to the extension of Lake Shore Drive. This remaining complex is registered as part of the Bryn Mawr Historic District.
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