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The hand painted billboard–once a staple on buildings before 1970. This is one of the many fading examples. Broadway near Devon.
Garage Characters 2013
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Walking around the city, you encounter the coolest shit sometimes! For instance, this garage just behind Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park.
Goblin Valley 2005
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Right after encountering a sudden storm, we arrived at Goblin Valley in Utah. It looked like I was on another planet!
Superdawg 2013
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One of Chicago’s biggest attractions–Superdawg! Always busy. Since 1948.Â
Chicago Brown Line Station 2009
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Just waiting for the train on a foggy, rainy day. Oh, yeah, I had my camera with me! Funny how that worked out.
Laundromat 2013
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I took this while walking down North Avenue by Wood Street. I liked how the sea foam green of the washing machines looked against the reflections of the street.
GE 2013
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I must have past this old TV repair shop a billion times and only recently did I have a chance to photograph it. It’s located in the sleepy Edgebrook neighborhood, far up north in the city (intersections of Devon, Central and Caldwell Avenues). I remember when every neighborhood had one of these. Times have changed.
Reflection on Logan Blvd. 2013
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Just a walk on a Sunday afternoon, just after a late summer shower. This was on beautiful Logan Blvd. Sometimes even the smallest details can tell a much bigger story.
Schwinn 2013
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Nothing is more iconic than Schwinn bicycles are to Chicago. My dad worked at the original factory on Kostner Ave. for over thirty years. It’s great to see people still finding these old bikes and fixing them up. They were very well built. It’s a fixture around Logan Square that’s for sure.
To Trains 2012
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I see this on most of the older stations near downtown Chicago. This example is the subway entrance at the Division Street Blue Line. Such a timeless thing. Like a good Bogart film.
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