Chicago disappears under major for bank

Chicago disappears under major for bank

Photo was shot from the John Hancock Building on the observation deck. Looks like something out of the Planet Apes.

Chicago’s John Hancock Building

Chicago's John Hancock Building

A wickedly awesome fog begins to envelop the John Hancock.

Best sign in Chicago?

Best sign in Chicago?

115th Street Grocery Store. Chicago. March 17, ’13

Shadows from Pearson Street. Chicago.

Shadows from Pearson Street. Chicago.

Streeterville, Chicago, City Scape

Streeterville, Chicago, City Scape

Chicago architecture is deferential to the rich traditions of past generations. This building tips it’s hat to the architect Graham and engineer Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, who together built the building no one believed could be built, The John Hancock. Here’s to you Chicago, inventor of the skycraper and world leaders in architecture for more than one hundred years.

Silent Village

Silent Village

Here’s to 745 stranger-neighbors. Horizontal dwellers speak with elbow resting on white wood fence. Vertical animals pull out smart phones in the elevator to avoid exchanging words. The condo residents do share one thing in common: a fear of fire on the 36th floor that left some death.

Gray and cold. Jet Gray and 16 degrees. Coffin gray and chap your face cold.

Gray and cold. Jet Gray and 16 degrees. Coffin gray and chap your face cold.

Inspired by John Hancock?

It’s not the exoskeleton, but it’s a tip of the hat to Graham and Khan. Architect and engineer of the Hancock and Sears Tower.

Love on Ontario in March

Love on Ontario in March

It has to be true love, 26 degrees and 45 minutes of outdoor photos. In the spirit of Stevie Wonder’s great music, love’s in need of love today. Here’s to a lifetime of it young lady.

Love on Ontario

It has to be true love, 26 degrees and 45 minutes of outdoor photos. In the spirit of Stevie Wonder’s great music, love’s in need of love today. Here’s to a lifetime of it young lady.