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Ghost Signs!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Ghost signs found on Dempster and Bronx Ave. in Skokie. I’m sure many, many photographers have snapped shots of these already, but I finally got around to doing it yesterday. Love the old alphabet phone numbers! And most of you young ankle-biters probably have no idea what Green Stamps were.

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No Rumble in the Bronx

Friday, March 18, 2011

I’ve passed by the “historic Bronx building” many times on my way through Skokie, and I’ve always meant to stop and take a few shots. Looks like a 20s era building. Not sure what makes it historic. I haven’t found much more info about it online, save from the company that was apparently hired to […]

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A Sullivan, a Wright, and a Maher

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Got another Louis Sullivan building under my belt today, along with a couple of other Prairie School beauties

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The House That Richard “Built”

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Made an interesting trip today to Richard Nickel’s house. With the thaw I felt an itch to search for interesting buildings. Then I remembered that I had yet to see Nickel’s home—though he never actually lived here, having died not so long after buying it. I think it was on the endangered buildings list, but […]

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Interesting Building Near Elston and St. Louis

Sunday, October 24, 2010
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Re: Fog, Little Cat Feet

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Peculiar fog that emerged from the lake mid-day, in reaction to the sudden change from summer to fall temperatures.

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A Lunchtime Stroll, October 11, 2010

Monday, October 11, 2010

While I have an abiding interest in Chicago’s architecture, it dawned on me that I had yet to enter a number of my favorite buildings. So, I’m undertaking what I’ve decided to call the Lobby Project. I’ll see how far I can get into certain buildings—odds are I won’t make it past the lobby. And […]

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The Rivoli

Friday, October 8, 2010

The Muslim Community Center at 4380 N. Elston Ave.—one of Chicago’s oldest mosques, I believe—has had problems in recent days. First-off, some brave, anonymous kook burned a Koran on their doorstep, while this week part of the their building’s facade crumbled off and injured a pedestrian. One good thing came of the latter event: the […]

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A Lunchtime Stroll, September 30, 2010

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Walked north on Michigan, stopped in at Jazz Record Mart, then walked much of my original route to work (Montgomery Ward) in 1990. Much has changed, but more than I thought hasn’t. Kept heading north and wandered past Bughouse Square. Searched for the Dil Pickle Club alley but wasn’t sure if I found it. turns […]

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A Lunchtime Stroll, September 27, 2010

Monday, September 27, 2010
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