Interesting places in The Magnificent Mile:

Historic Water Tower Pump House		InterContinental Hotel Chicago
Palmolive Building		Hotel Westin Michigan Avenue
The Allerton Hotel Chicago, Magnificent Mile

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Rainy, Twilight Drive - repost
Made by bossbob50
One of 10 of my images chosen to be in a six artists, Art Gallery Exhibit/Show in April/May. My second gallery show in 41 years. My first was 1971. Narrative: Some of you know, I’ve got a thing for rainy evenings and nights, mostly especially experienced when I’m in a car. I love driving in the rain - the harder the better; hearing it, feeling it, smelling it, seeing it come down in any form and splash around. The air is mist-humidifier thick and lingers in the nose, a combination of spring-freshness and city-grit. ~ (click large for the details) I like the way buildings of concrete or brick change colors as their stone facades get made wet by the rain. I also like the multiple light sources you find come dusk; bright and pretty lights shining here and there, all with differing color temps. So, in the rain, in the car, at night, on city streets, I’m kinda’ in photo heaven. I call this my dash-cam :-) I’ll put the camera on the dashboard and capture images as go. Sometimes it’s the little point-and-shoot camera, the Canon 880IS, or the Mamiya 2 ¼ (a little too heavy to control on the turns), or sometimes the D300. This was the D300 with the 12-24mm lens (which is really sharp at f/8). I’ve gotten fairly comfortable with the Dashboard process (iso settings, f-stops, shutter speeds, zoom setting) and I get a lot of fun and, I hope, interesting images and points-of-view doing this. No fender-benders….yet. :-) This is North Michigan Avenue, the high-priced shopping district, just north of the Chicago River, late rush hour. A storm had moved in with these luscious, low, heavy, slate-gray, leaden-looking clouds. In-between the “soak-you-to-your-undies” sheets of downpour these kinds of clouds can deliver, pedestrians will take their chances on crossing the street. Naturally, people act as if they’ve never driven in the rain before, and traffic slows to a crawl; except for the cabbies. Cabbies: love them and hate them. Cross in front of them at your own risk, even if you have the light. Or at least, do like this pedestrian is doing; wear bright colors so at least Cabman can’t tell the Judge you blended in with the dark and he didn’t see you. “I was wearin’ fluorescent, banana, canary yellow, ya’honna. He couldn’t help but see me! He jus’ runned me over, was all.” But, you sure do appreciate their “reckless cabbie hustle” as your viewpoint changes; from driver to customer. It’s quite different when it's you in the back seat watching those $.50-cent by the minute or by the quarter-mile fees, rolling up on the taxi-meter while you sit in traffic. “Five dollars already, and we ain’t movin’” , you think. “Go through the light, I don’t mind, please driver.” “Oh, yes, didn’t you know - you can turn on red here. Left even; from any lane!” “Let’s go down this alley, it looks open.” “I see the sidewalk is kinda’ clear…just a thought.” Then you don’t mind if they even run over some silver-haired Grandmother and her “precious widdle puppy”; just get me there while I’ve still got some change in my pocket. KaThump!!! “Ooops. Oh, naw, you only winged her, Driver. She's OK, she’s getting’ up. Hey, she’s givin’ you the finger! Two-of-‘em! Damn, she’s shootin’ ‘em in the air, like she just don’t care! Grandmother picks up one of her dark-gray, thick-heeled orthopedic shoes, and with the speed and accuracy of an NFL quarterback, puts it right against the rear window, cracking the glass with a sharp, Kalomp - Keer-rack! Wha' the, you think. What's this? Weapons-grade, Rosa Klebb footwear for Seniors? Don'chu' worry 'bout it, Driver. She’s alright, You say, giving her one last glance. What about the pooch?, the driver inquires, glancing at his side mirror. Aah, poodles are a dime a dozen. texture: homemade


Chicago - Streeterville: John Hancock Center, Water Tower Place and Water Pumping Station
Made by wallyg
Affectionately called “Big John” by Chicagoans, John Hancock Center stands out as a bold feature of the Chicago skyline. When completed in 1969, it was just the third building in the world to be taller than 1000 feet tall (and the first outside of New York) and the first trussed-tube skyscraper ever built. The 100-story, 1,127 foot tall skyscraper has 18-story-long steel braces criss-crossing the tapering obelisk tower like stacked Xs. These braces eliminate the need for inner support beams by and allowing the skin to function as part of the tubular system, granting additional floor space for use. The building tapers on all four sides, narrowing by a total of 105 feet on the east & west sides and 65 feet on the north & south. The slope of the windows helps to reduce the feeling of vertigo for people looking out of high floors. Popularly claimed to have been the only surviving structure after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station was built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington. While it was one of the only buildings within the fire district to survive, much of the city south of the Chicago River survived. The Tower and Pumping Station is constructed of dolomitic limestone from Joliet, Illinois. Built in a castellated Gothic architectural style, the tower has a 154 foot tall tower which originally hid a 138 foot tall standpipe used to keep water flowing. The design of the tower is said to have inspired the design of the exterior facade of White Castle brand restaurants. Water Tower Place is the name given to an adjoining shopping mall and skyscraper. The tower is a 74-story 859 foot concrete slab. It contains an award winning Ritz-Carlton hotel, office space, and a retail base fronting North Michigan Avenue. The mall takes up 8 floors and has over 100 stores. The Old Chicago Water Tower District was designated designated a landmark by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development October 6, 1971. Chicago Water Tower National Register #75000644 (1975)


Chicago Water Tower
Made by Thad Roan - Bridgepix
The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District landmark district. It is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Located adjacent to Loyola University Chicago's downtown campus, the Water Tower serves as one of the Chicago Office of Tourism's Official Visitor's Centers. The Chicago Water Tower is the second-oldest water tower in the United States, after the Louisville Water Tower in Louisville, Kentucky. The tower, built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington from yellowing Joliet limestone, is 154 feet (47 m) tall. Inside was a 138 foot (42 m) high standpipe to hold water. In addition to being used for firefighting, the pressure in the pipe could be regulated to control water surges in the area. The tower gained prominence after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. While some incorrectly believe that the tower was the only building to survive the fire, a few other buildings in the burned district survived along with the tower. But the water tower was the only public building in the burned zone to survive, and is the only one of the surviving structures still standing. In the years since the fire, the tower has become a symbol of old Chicago and of the city's recovery from the fire. In 1918, when Pine Street was widened, the plans were altered in order to give the Water Tower a featured location. The structure has not been universally admired. Oscar Wilde said it looked like a castellated monstrosity with pepper boxes stuck all over it. The Water Tower's castle-like style inspired the design of many White Castle restaurant buildings. The Tower was named an American Water Landmark in 1969. In 2004, the tower was featured in the finale of The Amazing Race 6. (Wikipedia)


The Chicago Slushie
Made by spudart
With temperatures reaching 87° today, how about we go into the archives and pull out a nice photo of city slush-a-roo? Here we have a cast of characters huddling together in the urban coldness. From right to left (that's correct, we are going the opposite direction, so pay attention y'all) * The mighty Unitrin building says, Man, I'm cold! * Jewelers Building hides behind a tree, This tree might just might make me warm. * Hotel 71 tries to hide by standing flat back behind that building with the tall-peaky-thing-who's-name-I-don't-know. * London Insurance Building stands bold and strong, as does the Hard Rock Hotel dressed in a slick winter black coat with gold trim. * Across the street is that other building who's name I don't know. Get a name why don't you!? * Then the Illinois Center is also dressed in a nice black Chicago jacket. A jacket that's bulky and puffy, like one of them puffy jackets. * And finally, the AON Center, the tallest kid of the group and the most silly, tries to get a sun tan by facing towards the bit of sun that is able to peak through the clouds. And that yellow taxi van is like, i'm totally outta here! Eat my slush, you fudge nuckers! PLEASE I encourage you to add more notes to this photo. I'd love to see notes postered all over this photo. :-) FEATURED IN: Chicago Magazine's photo blog chicagomag.com/Radar/Snap/January-2008/The-Chicago-Slushie/ A higher-resolution print is available at: www.deviantart.com/print/1075006/


Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago
Made by CJSmithChicago
Yesterday, I went on an epic journey of Chicago on a epicly hot day. So we tried to find as many places inside as we could. This was this first one. I had passed by the church many times walking down Michigan Avenue, but had never entered it. The inside is spectacular. INFO: From the Encyclopedia of Chicago www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2384.html In 1871 two churches merged to form Fourth Presbyterian Church. The new congregation worshiped at Superior and Rush from 1874 until 1914, when it moved to its current location on North Michigan Avenue's “Magnificent Mile.” Home to wealthy congregants and influential pastors, Fourth Presbyterian soon earned a civic and national reputation befitting its magnificent Gothic structure. Called “a social settlement with a spire,” the church reached out to the poor in the nearby “Little Hell” neighborhood. It helped create the Presbyterian Hospital in 1884, and it seeded sister churches in the city's immigrant enclaves. Social activism continued during the twentieth century, as members tutored Cabrini Green children and Cook County Jail inmates. In 1979 the church helped to create Atrium Village, an innovative mixed-income housing development. Known throughout its history for preaching, community outreach, education, music, and the arts, Fourth Presbyterian Church has positioned itself as a model for mainline Protestantism in the new century.


View From a Bus Window - Floating Umbrella
Made by bossbob50
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERyJ8ryMa34 - Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head - Marion Maerz (in German) - She's just so cute. (and I loved Dionne Warwick too) My parents used to just look at me sometimes. My friends too. What are you listening to!? Yeah, I have the weirdest, most eclectic tastes of any kid who grew up on the southside of Chicago. We walked in to German class singing this song to Herr Schmidt und Frau Turner, our professors, one morning. Sehr gut, Dammen und Herren said Herr Schmidt. Tomorrow I'll expect you to know Sie Liebt Dicht by the Beatles. We did. What? I'm still a nice guy. Just march to a different drummer, I was told. North Michigan Ave, about where it crosses Superior St., Summer 2010, Chicago. Captured while sitting in my favorite last seat on the bus ride home. It was raining heavily and getting dark. I was struggling to keep a useable shutter speed without going to ISO 1600. That much grain/noise is too much for me. I remember the umbrella, but I don't remember anything about the lady under it. I didn't notice she'd disappeared until I got the images home. 16:9 cinematic format - a highly interesting format to me, but one I have difficulty seeing and shooting in a 24x36 frame. A marvelous texture called Shin Dansai courtesy - - Ol Wizard


I Love Chicago
Made by EmergingArtist
This photo was selected as the winner of the My Story, My Chicago contest and will be featured in the Chicago Tribune LIVE section 4/17/09. Here is the blurb I wrote as a caption: Chicago is my kind of town. I work in the north downtown, and I love the energy there. I had snapped this photo while in the Michigan Ave. Borders Bookstore's second floor cafe looking out at the street activity last April. I had grabbed a book on photography to flip through over coffee, before I headed to my part-time job at the Museum of Contemporary Art where I'm a gallery guard. I never cracked open the book, which had love in the title, but I made a photo of my own with the book's cover in the foreground. I moved to Chicago in 1995 to attend the School of the Art Insitute of Chicago, when I was 19. My husband and I had grown up in MN and he joined me in Chicago after having stated, I don't like big cities and will never move to a big city. But little did he know...Chicago beguiles. We eloped at the Cultural Center on Washington St. downtown a few years ago and have happily settled in Chicago. We are proud to say we are Chicagoans. We love Chicago.


Chicago - Near North Side: Old Water Tower
Made by wallyg
Popularly claimed to have been the only surviving structure after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Chicago Water Tower was built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington. While it was one of the only buildings within the fire district to survive, much of the city south of the Chicago River survived. The Chicago Water Tower is constructed of dolomitic limestone from Joliet, Illinois. Built in a castellated Gothic architectural style, it has a 154 foot tall tower which originally hid a 138 foot tall standpipe used to keep water flowing. Though the building was designated a national landmark in 1969, there were three occasions (in 1906, 1918 and 1948) when the Chicago Water Tower's existence was threatened. In each case, the building was saved by public outcry and the legend linking it to Chicago before the Great Fire. The design of the tower is said to have inspired the design of the exterior facade of White Castle brand restaurants. The Old Chicago Water Tower District was designated designated a landmark by the Chicago Department of Planning and Development October 6, 1971. Chicago Water Tower National Register #75000644 (1975)


flower painting 1
Made by doug.siefken
photo to flower painting in high definition - stillism with audio track - a Fluid Stills(r) video production - Chicago MagMile tulip festival April 1 — May 31, 2009 Celebrating Architecture in the Windy City, Chicago - City Beautiful Art Installations from Chicago's Architects Celebrate spring with an architectural spin during the sixth annual Tulips on The Magnificent Mile. The Magnificent Mile comes alive with color as hundreds-of-thousands of vibrant tulips bloom on One of the Great Avenues of the World. See below for special springtime offers and events. CELEBRATING ARCHITECTURE Renowned architecture firms have designed a one-of-a-kind public art installation highlighting architecture and celebrating Burnham's City Beautiful plan for Chicago. The exhibit features City Beautiful sculptures along North Michigan Avenue each varying in size and function. These sculptures will reflect and embody Burham's City Beautiful ideals of beauty, harmony and symmetry. www.themagnificentmile.com/SeasonalEvents/Spring/default.cfm


The Chi-Town Hustler
Made by Viewminder
I've pretty much worked my entire adult life in this city. No other city's like Chicago. Nowhere. It's really got it's own 'hustle' goin' on. It's got it's own hustlers too. Everybody just wants a piece of the pie. Or the pies. That's how it's always been. That's how I'm pretty sure it'll always be. As long as you're not gettin' in the way of someone's hustle... They're likely to be as friendly as family. I love watchin' it all go down. Sometimes I just sit down and take a seat and watch it all... I try to identify the players... The angles they're takin'... I watch for the approach. I dig checkin' it out. And hustler's dig the respect you give 'em when you compliment their style. They'll open up and tell you how it's done... Divulge some of their 'secret tricks.' A city isn't a bunch of roads and buildings... A city is made up of people. I love these people. They're my people. We're family. Faces on the street Chicago 7.9.11 35mm 1.8 SOOC with some love to the contrast


Wrigley Building, Chicago
Made by iCamPix.Net
FRONT PAGE EXPLORE August 17, 2009 Explore # 2 The Wrigley Building is a skyscraper located directly across Michigan Avenue from the Tribune Tower on the Magnificent Mile. It was built to house the corporate headquarters of the Wrigley Company. The Chewing Gum Company. The 425-foot south tower was completed in April 1921 and the north tower in May 1924.The two towers are of differing heights, with the south tower rising to 30 stories and the north tower to 21 stories. On the south tower is a clock with faces pointing in all directions. Each face is 19 feet 7 inches (6.0 m) in diameter. The building is clad in glazed terra-cotta, which provides its gleaming white façade. On occasion, the entire building is hand washed to preserve the terra cotta. At night, the building is brightly lit with floodlights.The Wrigley Building was Chicago’s first air-conditioned office building. wiki To view more of my photos click below. www.icampix.net/


Lower Michigan Avenue Nightmare
Made by kern.justin
Hey flickr friends - Check out the blog at www.thewindypixel.com! Driving along lower Wacker and lower Michigan Avenue is a reminder that this great city of ours throbs above and below ground. I once drove a delivery truck for a small patio furniture company and had to make a stop at Marina City. To avoid taking a truck through rush hour on the Kennedy, I took the owner's family van. The delivery had to be made through the basement, which meant we had to decend another level below Chicago's lower avenues. There were remnants of old railroad tracks jutting six inches out of the pavement and potholes in which you could have buried a car ... and we almost did. I always felt these places were especially creepy at night - and I can only imagine how driving through them must feel if you are claustrophobic. I imagine it is a little something like this. By the way, a shout out to !, whose flickr work is amongst my top 3 favorites and is the Droste master.


Tribune Tower
Made by Storm Crypt
After more than three quarters of a century, this tower remains one of Chicago's most notable and remarkable architectural monument. This building was the product of an organized competition for the 'most beautiful and eye-catching building in the world' -- organized by the Chicago Daily Tribune. With its familiar gothic design, and coming up with a building that was more practical for the newspaper company -- it was John Howell's who got the first place award. John Howell would later build another iconic building too -- in New York -- the Rockfeller Center. This building stands at 141 meters. Located at North Michigan Avenue, overllooking part of the Chicago River. It has been noted that this tower contains interesting stones included in its wall -- rock fragments of Rome's Colosseum and China's great wall. The building also has on display(not included in the walls), one of the many rocks taken from the moon. Tribune Tower North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois USA


Tulips on The Magnificent Mile
Made by doug.siefken
April 1 — May 31, 2009 Celebrating Architecture in the Windy City, Chicago - City Beautiful Art Installations from Chicago's Architects Celebrate spring with an architectural spin during the sixth annual Tulips on The Magnificent Mile. The Magnificent Mile comes alive with color as hundreds-of-thousands of vibrant tulips bloom on One of the Great Avenues of the World. See below for special springtime offers and events. CELEBRATING ARCHITECTURE Renowned architecture firms have designed a one-of-a-kind public art installation highlighting architecture and celebrating Burnham's City Beautiful plan for Chicago. The exhibit features City Beautiful sculptures along North Michigan Avenue each varying in size and function. These sculptures will reflect and embody Burham's City Beautiful ideals of beauty, harmony and symmetry. www.themagnificentmile.com/SeasonalEvents/Spring/default.cfm


the only thing good about the rain is this colorful situation
Made by incendiarymind
When I've got a good thing that's part of a series, I just can't leave well enough alone, right? Thanks to everyone who viewed, favorited, and commented on and vaulted it into Explore in the top half. I know not everybody's into black and white, classicy looking street photography, however, and so here is another shot from the series of four I took of this girl crossing Michigan Avenue presented modern and relatively untouched. Personally I like the angle of the umbrella better in this one. The only reason I didn't present this shot was that I wasn't fond of the two cars rushing by and preferred the view down Superior Street with its line of cars. Though there is a certain appeal to me about the cars going in both directions whereas in the other photo it's a bus and a car going the same. Yep, I like this one better. Which, as usual, will mean the other shot is considered one of my best whereas this one will be considered average. :)


Marilyn Monroe in the Windy City
Made by setholiver1
this is my version of the newest attraction in the city of Chicago, the Marilyn Monroe statue with a little bit of a twist...i have noticed that this statue is always packed with tourists so i went to the city this morning a little early to shoot this scene and hoped to avoid the crowds...i was pretty glad to see that there was still no big crowds milling about Big Marilyn...in this shot, i was so happy with my granite bench reflection shot of the skyline from the other day that i decided to apply the same technique in this instance as well...there were numerous granite benches/planters around the courtyard so i looked for a good spot, comped the frame and placed my camera on the surface and clicked hoping for the best...happy to say that i was really elated with the result that i almost did the dance of joy in public....hope you guys enjoy this one as much as i do...pls.


84 - I love this city.
Made by lauren*o
You know what a friend is? A friend is someone who'll bring you along to the Hancock Observatory for hours and hours of staring at the city and shooting pictures, and makes you look less insane for sitting on the floor of the observatory and putting your camera on the weird floor vent, then draping all kind of coats and scarves over the railing to block out the super annoying reflections in the glass from all the lights inside because they're doing the exact same thing. What a great day. And seriously, my apologies to those of you who have both me and as contacts, because you're going to be seeing basically the same shots appearing in our streams for the next, oh, MONTH. There's only so many ways to shoot an amazing view from the 90whateverth floor and make them different from what the person standing right next to you is doing. :)


Chicago -- an -- American Gothic - God Bless America - a "Tribune" to America -- Wood-Johnson-Siefken
Made by doug.siefken
Michigan Ave. & the Chicago River - Sculptor J. Seward Johnson’s 25-foot tall “God Bless America,” his tribute to artist Grant Wood’s “American Gothic,” overlooks Michigan Avenue anchoring the Magnificent Mile at the river. The Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic design style of architecture. - an example of great art in Chicago. see also - the kiss and the carrier (USS Midway) Eisenstaedt-Johnson-Siefken, SanDiago Unconditional Surrender by J. Seward Johnson (26 ft. tall) is based on a photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt taken in Times Square, New York City in 1945 on V-J day. The Carrier Midway is in the background. Memorial Day weekend, Marine Week and Navy Fleet Week prompted me to put this up. Thanks to all the valiant men and women in the Armed Forces! - a tribute!


Michigan Ave Bridge Lights
Made by C. Dastodd
{explored 149} Press L - to view on black Facebook | Twitter Chicago's famed Michigan Avenue crossing the Chicago River here, looking south from below street level. The Michigan Avenue Bridge is one of 20 moveable bridges in downtown Chicago. Chicago has around 40 movable bridges in all, making Chicago the movable bridge capital of the world. The Michigan Ave. Bridge was completed in 1920 and played an important role in the city's planning. It is an example of a fixed trunnion bascule bridge - which later became known as the Chicago-style bascule. The Chicago-style bascule was so effective that it was copied around the world.


Jimmy Lee Carpenter ~ Street Performer
Made by Viewminder
I've told my kids that in life you gotta do what you love. You gotta be the best at it. And you can't be the best at anything unless you love it. I set out to be the best closeup street photographer. I'm good because I love doing it. Because I love getting close to people. These photographs come from my heart. Did you know there's a guy who builds houses out of cards who makes almost a million bucks a year doing it? Because he's the best. He flies all over the world building houses out of cards. Jimmy Lee Carpenter does 'The Robot.' He's the best. Jimmy makes as much in one day performing 'The Robot' on the street as I make in a week. Rock on Jimmy Lee! Faces on the street Chicago 7.9.11 35mm 1.8 SOOC 'cept a smoothin' out of contrast