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Charlie, thanks for the comment, I like the moniker. Thanks for the other comments, Likes and a Love.

Bye, Chicago. Next time. Season’s Greetings, EdMc Other photo threads: Boston Urbanism June 2017 2020, a Year to Forget, a Year Hard to Forget The Seattle Scene Some People Leave Their Heart in San Francisco

Chase Tower is a 60-story skyscraper completed in 1969. - Wikipedia Looking north from Washington/Wabash Loop station transitchicago.com - The Washington/Wabash Station was opened August, 2017 and replaces the two adjacent, century-old stations on Wabash at Randolph and Madison. Patterns...

The Willis Tower opened in May, 1973 One of “10 Buildings You Should Know”. willistower.com - The original vision for Willis Tower came to life in 1969 when Sears Roebuck and Company decided it needed a central office space for its 350,000 employees. Willis Tower was the world’s tallest building...

Lake Point Tower Condominium is in front of the Navy Pier Wrigley Field opened in 1914, capacity: 41,649 - Wikipedia Addison Station is on the Red Line The latest renovation of Wrigley Field, known as the multi-year 1060 project, has the ballpark looking sharp. The statue is long-time...

Primark opened on State Street in March, 2021, its 12th store in the United States. - primark.com The Reliance Building, one of “10 Buildings You Should Know”. architecture.org - Staypineapple Hotel The 14-story structure opened in 1895, the building’s most distinct feature is its shining...

increased the camera exposure setting a bit Aqua Tower, one of “10 Buildings You Should Know”. Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang architects architecture.org - Each individual balcony is unique in size, shape and protrusion, allowing residents to chat with neighbors above or below. The balconies also...

West Monroe Street, Bridge Tender House untappedcities.com - Chicago hired its first tenders in 1840s to keep a lookout on river traffic and keep the peace on the bridge itself from brawling visitors and suicide attempts. In the past, bridge tenders themselves actually lived in the tender...

archpaper.com, December 15, 2021 - The Helmut Jahn-designed postmodern, state government, James R. Thompson Center will be sold to a developer who will keep the tower’s signature soaring atrium open and not subdivided with plans to landscape the interior atrium for a “Hanging Gardens of...

Water Tower Place interior store fronts N Michigan Avenue store fronts and windows themagnificentmile.com - The Gentlemen Statues were created by Ju Ming and installed in 2015 in the AMA Plaza. The sculpture is blocky and minimalist, Ming’s signature style, reducing the figures to their...

It has been five years this month since I last visited Chicago and posted a photo thread of the city. Photos with snow and a few others from December, 2016, are included in these posts. This photo thread has an emphasis on architecture since Chicago’s architectural legacy is well-regarded...

Hi, I have a photo thread on Page 3 of General Architecture & Urban Planning titled, “The Seattle Scene”, from October 1, 2019.

Henry, thanks. I always enjoy reading your comments. With the Bay and hills, and dry, cool and sunny summer weather, San Francisco has an enviable location.

Bus #30 Stockton will take you from downtown to within striking distance of the Golden Gate Bridge. It currently terminates at the Sports Basement parking lot at Crissy Field. I rented an electric bike here to save walking a lot of distance to the bridge, The Palace of Fine Arts and the...

Cupid’s Span, an artwork on the waterfront. Only approximately 12,000 fans were allowed into the ballpark due to COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing. San Francisco Bay is a terrific backdrop for the baseball park. So is the Bay Bridge connecting Oakland with San Francisco. The...

Stockton Street Tunnel Art Deco lobby of 450 Sutter Street, a medical / professional building. - 450Sutter.com A ceiling in the downtown Neiman Marcus department store. San Francisco is a treasure trove of interesting buildings. en.wikipedia.org - As of February 2019, the city has...

On the upper half of this grand staircase stood actors Harrison Ford and Karen Allen in a scene at the end of the 1981 movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Harrison said, “They don’t know what they’ve got there” and Karen responded, with a smile, “Well, I know what I’ve got here”. “Come on, I’ll buy...

SFO's AirTrain provides year-round service 24 hours a day, with station departures as frequent as every four minutes. - flysfo.com Salesforce Park, a public park, is seventy feet above Salesforce Transit Center -salesforcetransitcenter.co I’m a little incredulous as to how much vegetation can...

I, very much, appreciate your comment. I had collected photos for a tall building thread, but, too few views and comments doesn’t warrant the effort. Previously, I felt that I was on assignment trying to cover as much of a downtown as I could, constantly in motion, although, loving every...