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Author Archives: Mr. Dan Kelly

Chicago writer interested in many things.

The Truth

Friday, May 13, 2011

You’re all waiting for me to make a mistake, aren’t you?

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Young Weegee

Friday, May 13, 2011

I bought a tripod, and while explaining to Nate what it was for and how it worked, he asked, “Can I take your picture?” Sure thing, buddy. Nate kept taking pictures, but from my perspective he wasn’t holding the button down long enough. Turns out he was doing just fine. He even adjusted the tripod […]

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Kling Brothers and Co. Building, by Alfred S. Alschuler

Friday, May 13, 2011

A happy accident of misdirection took me past this lovely thing. Alschuler is probably best known for the London Garantee Building at Michigan and Wacker. I don’t know anything about the Kling Brothers, but I’m assuming this was a warehouse/factory of some kind. Nice incorporation of the Magen David in the logo. Side note: Alschuler […]

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Let Us Now Praise Crazy Men

Thursday, May 12, 2011

I honestly had no idea there was a statue of Captain Streeter in Chicago. Now we need one for the Unknown Brick Stealer.

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Shepard Fairey Installation on the Grand Avenue Underpass

Thursday, May 12, 2011
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I Hate Taggers

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Within a week of a trellis being set up in front of the Chicago Motor Club Building (more info here), a tagger took advantage of the cover and scrawled who-knows-what-the-hell on the facade. While not an “important” building, it’s a nifty little Art Deco gem, tucked away in an infrequently visited corner of Michigan Avenue. […]

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Actually, I Would Probably Watch That

Friday, April 22, 2011

[Flipping through the animation and anime offerings on Netflix’s instant view.] Dan: [Calling to Mike in the other room.] Man, the descriptions for these anime series are bizarre. For instance, this one is called Black Butler… Mike: Is it about Benson? Dan: Har har har!

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World With End, Amen

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Received one of these today on Michigan Avenue from one of those folks who think that if God isn’t always vying for mass world death, He’s just not doing His job. There’s got to be some money behind this group though. They had five trucks decorated like the one below.

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Theater of Blood

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Built in 1909, the Grayland Theater* (3940 N. Cicero) was one of several small silent age movie houses in Chicago. Called neighborhood theaters (according to the fascinating Jazz Age Chicago site), these tiny showplaces skimped on fripperies like balconies, pillars, and ornamentation, and were strictly built to hold a hundred (or fewer) people for an […]

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New Pop Bottle Acquired in Milwaukee

Saturday, April 2, 2011

I wish I knew someone who cared about this shit.

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