I have to hand it to Louis Vuitton. Month in and month out, the most interesting windows in the city. That business spends some money maintaining strict control of their brand. A lady in the store told me their shoppers were selective.
I have to hand it to Louis Vuitton. Month in and month out, the most interesting windows in the city. That business spends some money maintaining strict control of their brand. A lady in the store told me their shoppers were selective.
This beautiful art deco building was home to the first Playboy club in 1960. If I can figure out how to get a link on this page, check out the photos from the sixties. Wow. http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/features/14923155/the-real-playboy-club
This beautiful art deco building was home to the first Playboy club in 1960. If I can figure out how to get a link on this page, check out the photos from the sixties. Wow. http://timeoutchicago.com/things-to-do/features/14923155/the-real-playboy-club
This building and three more nearby are considered seminal works by Mies van der Rohe. The German native turned American citizen is widely considered one the most influential architects and designers. Criticized for boxy buildings, Mies often replied less is more. His work inspired a generation of architects and continues to influence post modern design.
This building and three more nearby are considered seminal works by Mies van der Rohe. The German native turned American citizen is widely considered one the most influential architects and designers. Criticized for boxy buildings, Mies often replied less is more. His work inspired a generation of architects and continues to influence post modern design.
One of the best looking classic churches in the city. Can you say blue blood?
One of the best looking classic churches in the city. Can you say blue blood?
Just another shot of the Chicago skyline. Nothing special here.
Just another shot of the Chicago skyline. Nothing special here.
Wanted to get an image of my apartment before moving out. Mine is the one with a swimming pool. At 48 stories it’s about half as high as the John Hancock, yet looks tiny from this view. Looking down is one of my favorite camera angles. I don’t often look at my world that way. Taken in September of 2012.
Wanted to get an image of my apartment before moving out. Mine is the one with a swimming pool. At 48 stories it’s about half as high as the John Hancock, yet looks tiny from this view. Looking down is one of my favorite camera angles. I don’t often look at my world that way. Taken in September of 2012.
Copied verbatim from A View on Cities (dot com) Marina City is a complex of two 60-story towers built in 1964 by Bertrand GoldBerg, a student of Mies van der Rohe. It is a lively complex of apartments, recreation facilities, offices, restaurants, banks, a theater and 18 stories of parking space. The complex even boasts a dock at the Chicago River underneath the towers.
The experimental complex was financed by unions who feared that the outflow of people from the cities in the early sixties would lead to a decrease in jobs. Marina city would give an alternative to the villages and small towns, offering everything in a small area.
Copied verbatim from A View on Cities (dot com) Marina City is a complex of two 60-story towers built in 1964 by Bertrand GoldBerg, a student of Mies van der Rohe. It is a lively complex of apartments, recreation facilities, offices, restaurants, banks, a theater and 18 stories of parking space. The complex even boasts a dock at the Chicago River underneath the towers.
The experimental complex was financed by unions who feared that the outflow of people from the cities in the early sixties would lead to a decrease in jobs. Marina city would give an alternative to the villages and small towns, offering everything in a small area.
Phil is the first friend I met in Chicago outside the Wal-Greens on State and Walton. Phil runs on the compulsive side. He’s something of an expert on Chicago and Lake Michigan history. The guy loves to read and loves to drink Dr. Pepper. This was a photo taken in late August, 2012. At 50 years of age, I guess it’s obvious he takes care of himself. Phil is a life-long Chicago area native, but has not been home in almost two decades. I don’t ask why. Homeless is not a word that truly depicts his situation although in the strictly literal sense, he is that. For the past 17 years, Phil has never slept anywhere but in the Chicago outdoors. That includes brutally cold weather, blizzards and hot summer August nights. Lots of layers with Phil. He has let it be known he wouldn’t take kindly to someone bothering me. Our friendship seems unlikely, but that goes away quickly so long as you are ready to drop your urge to try and help him in some way. He just doesn’t need or want it. Or at least that’s what he says.
Phil is the first friend I met in Chicago outside the Wal-Greens on State and Walton. Phil runs on the compulsive side. He’s something of an expert on Chicago and Lake Michigan history. The guy loves to read and loves to drink Dr. Pepper. This was a photo taken in late August, 2012. At 50 years of age, I guess it’s obvious he takes care of himself. Phil is a life-long Chicago area native, but has not been home in almost two decades. I don’t ask why. Homeless is not a word that truly depicts his situation although in the strictly literal sense, he is that. For the past 17 years, Phil has never slept anywhere but in the Chicago outdoors. That includes brutally cold weather, blizzards and hot summer August nights. Lots of layers with Phil. He has let it be known he wouldn’t take kindly to someone bothering me. Our friendship seems unlikely, but that goes away quickly so long as you are ready to drop your urge to try and help him in some way. He just doesn’t need or want it. Or at least that’s what he says.
September, 2012
September, 2012
It seems to me there is strong correlation between space and personal relationships in vertical life. At 30 stories, you and your neighbor are far less likely to be friends than if you lived in houses. I’ve never lived in such close proximity to so many people (there are 400 units in a 50 story condominium) and yet knew fewer people. I asked a nice guy in the building if he thought I was right. He agreed, but said there are some good reasons for it. Point 1. Houses are apart, sometimes 15 feet or sometimes a football field between whereas we share walls where we live.
It seems to me there is strong correlation between space and personal relationships in vertical life. At 30 stories, you and your neighbor are far less likely to be friends than if you lived in houses. I’ve never lived in such close proximity to so many people (there are 400 units in a 50 story condominium) and yet knew fewer people. I asked a nice guy in the building if he thought I was right. He agreed, but said there are some good reasons for it. Point 1. Houses are apart, sometimes 15 feet or sometimes a football field between whereas we share walls where we live.
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