Tag: Illinois
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Me on abandoned US 50 in Illinois
A couple of photographs of me standing on old US 50 in Illinois, from a 2009 road trip.
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Refreshed: Posts about my 2009 road trip along US 50 in Illinois
On May 25, 2009, my longtime friend Michael and I drove to Vincennes, Indiana, crossed over into Illinois over the Lincoln Memorial Bridge, and explored US 50 and its old alignments until we ran out of energy for the day. I wrote a full report on my old HTML site here. But I wrote about…
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Turkey tracks
Turkey tracks on Route 66 near Carlinville, Illinois this Thanksgiving.
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single frame: Tiffany glass ceiling
Tiffany glass ceilingCanon PowerShot S952017 If you’re ever in the cosmetics department at Macy’s, formerly Marshall Field’s, in Chicago, look up. This is what you’ll see. This mosaic of iridescent glass was designed by none other than Louis Comfort Tiffany, of Tiffany & Co. in New York. 50 artisans labored on scaffolds for 18 months,…
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single frame: Randolph Street at night in December
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single frame: On Wabash Avenue
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single frame: Looking up in Chicago
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