Mere Minutes of Magnificent Mile Mealtime: A C2E2 2026 Epilogue

Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: It’s that time again! This weekend my wife Anne and I attended the latest edition of the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Exposition (“C2E2″), a three-day extravaganza of comic books, actors, creators, toys, props, publishers, freebies, plush dolls, variant covers, anime we don’t recognize, and walking and walking and walking and walking. We missed the inaugural 2010 gala and presciently skipped the February 2020 pre-shutdown soiree, but more often than not, whenever they send out the call to convene, we’re happy to answer… ...and sometimes we even take a break from photographing cosplayers and leave some margin in our schedule so we can see at least a little of Chicago beyond McCormick Place. In all the times we've traveled out of our Indianapolis hometown, it's the one city we've visited out-of-state more than any other. Obviously all those conventions are 90% of our incentives, but Chicago has other sights to see and it's much closer than NYC. […]

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United Airlines “Our Friendly Times” — The Magnificent Mile, Chicago (May 7, 1984)
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"Hancock Tower Light Fixture" (2022)

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chicago, illinois
october 1959

michigan avenue, the magnificent mile

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I normally avoid taking photos of people. But this was an instance of being at the right place at the right time. I love how there is movement in nearly everything. Like I captured a distinct moment in time.

Photo taken on 15 September 2024.

For more photos from Chicago in 2024, please see the following collection: https://pixelfed.social/c/663071745137621534

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A photo from the Chicago River Walk on a gorgeous late summer day with a view of the Wrigley Building.

Photo taken on 15 September 2024.

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A friend who lives in Tribune Tower invited us to dinner. Before we went to his apartment, he took us up to the top. The building is one of the most striking in the city and sits right on the Magnificent Mile next to the Chicago River.

Photo taken on 17 August 2024.

For more photos from Chicago in 2024, please see the following collection: https://pixelfed.social/c/663071745137621534

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