Chicago in Chicago
Nice or not nice Chicago logos, continued.
Four good moments from today’s walk.
I have never seen these scripty additions to the otherwise classic style.
A few more nice shots, I think.
Cold today.
Loving all the lower levels and the back alleys.
Kinzie Street railroad bridge - Wikipedia

New fav aesthetic: Old neons in the daytime
The typography on the vintage Quincy loop elevated station, restored to resemble its former 19th-century glory.
Contrast with the more modern equivalent and (I think) still the house style of Chicago’s Transit Authority.
Alright, so this was a lot more fun than I expected. (Even though the weather is bad.)
Most beautiful steel bridge
I think that stack must have been shortened; the name of the street is Belmont.
Department Of Subways And Superhighways
A few photos for today that feel like photos from 50 years ago.
@mwichary nice example of the classical variant of U! I’m surprised it’s like that in signage, because I thought U began widespread use in the 1600s
@mwichary You should go down to the Central Manufacturing District (https://chicagology.com/centralmanufacturing/). I'd love to see your shots from there. If you do, be sure to head west on Ashland from Pershing down to the clock tower at Damen. I got this prized drone shot from there. (The other is some Terra Cotta at the top of the Shoreland in Hyde Park).
@madopal Thanks! I remember reading about it long ago. Is it safe to wonder there on foot?
@mwichary Yeah, it's still active, definitely not some abandoned site. It's basically an old school office park. But it's a heckova hike. Be sure to check out the Bridgeport Art Center on 35th if you get over there.
@madopal Checked it out a bit today. Thanks!

@mwichary I want to make a 3D printable model of the Fields sign, I'm reminded every time I pass it.

It should also be in the font pack with Starsiak

@mwichary Nice hizzoner you found there!

@mwichary My first apartment in #Chicago!

Presidential Towers (the four identical towers pictured).

@mwichary big fan of "elmo laundry" tho

beautiful pictures as usual🤩

@mwichary The second picture of the alley way and shadows... lovely. Especially that doorway/overhang which causes the break in the shadow (lower left)
@mwichary I love that they still do this.

@mwichary crazy and... surely a bit early

How it all began (for Joe Biden's ancestor and many others)

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/08/malt-j08.html

The Malthusian underpinnings of Boris Johnson’s “herd immunity” strategy

Today the toll of the pandemic is viewed by leading figures in the ruling elite as a supposedly natural “check” on sections of the population considered a drain on profits.

World Socialist Web Site
@mwichary if you haven’t seen The Fugitive (1993) recently, I highly recommend it as it’s set in Chicago and has a scene with the green river!
mwichary (@[email protected])

@[email protected] “If they can dye the river green today, why can't they dye it blue the other 364 days of the year?”

Mastodon
@mwichary ahh! I'm so glad you're there to see this ridiculous thing we do 😄
@TechConnectify “If they can dye the river green today, why can't they dye it blue the other 364 days of the year?”

@mwichary @TechConnectify

This greening of that water plus a reddening of water in Utrecht were close to each other on my timeline just now:
https://mastodon.lol/@CriticalCupcake/110011784718328189

Critical Cupcake (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images In Utrecht, NL people have been falling into a pond because duckweed has been stressed by the cold and turned it red an looks exactly like a cycle path.

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@sarajw @mwichary @TechConnectify Thanks! Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed :-D
@mwichary It's almost unfair how photogenic that city is. Love it!