Marcin WicharyThe 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.)
I think that stack must have been shortened; the name of the street is Belmont.
Forgot what it’s like to live somewhere where you can watch seasons fight with each other.
I am so obsessed with this stretch of the brown line, I just got there again today.
Not sure if you can tell, but the driver in the first photo was waving and honking at me. They always seem to enjoy this!
Stumbled upon the mythical Lower Lower Wacker Drive today. It exists below even the lower level of Wacker Dr, and apparently this is where impounded cars go. It’s more than a little spooky.
I am not sure if this is a good project or not, but it’s genuinely always exciting to see public transit improvements happening at scale.
As if to prove my point, I went for a walk at a different part of Chicago today, and I completely stumbled upon a new station being constructed! (Green Line, Lake and Damen)
Chicago’s mural game is so good. These are ones just from last week’s walks!
I know nothing beats the High Line, but Bloomingdale Trail feels much nicer to me than San Francisco’s ho-hum ribbon park in the sky.
I love these public transit L stories at the Armitage station. “It just makes me feel like part of the community riding [the subway] instead of riding in a car.”
Megan W6XAV
Glenn Fleishman@meganw6xav @mwichary It is a small world! 👋 It makes me happy to know these personal connections still drive everything!
Allan Chow@mwichary psh. I choose the utility of the 606 over the highline any day. It's like a warp zone for your bike.
dØMB∆®®∆ | ∆Ltərəd_D∆t∆@mwichary I loved graffiti in Chicago, crazy that spray paint is illegal over there.
Jonas@mwichary
Where's the moving bridge? Saw one this year in an old town but no one recorded any technical details about it, like how the hell to they manage cutting electrical lines etc...
Where's the moving bridge? Saw one this year in an old town but no one recorded any technical details about it, like how the hell to they manage cutting electrical lines etc...
@magnetic_tape There’s a million of those in Chicago! I think every one in the loop is a movable bridge.
Typographica@mwichary Great letters in that GUS. Might be Spanjer.
@typographica Yeah, the whole setup is beautiful.
@typographica This is great! Thanks for letting me know: https://archive.org/details/SpanjerMetalLetters/page/n3/mode/2up
Phil Dokas@mwichary 🔈 Doors open on the right at Lake & Damen
@mwichary no joke, that station will be a pretty big deal. Would have loved one to be on Western but either way. I think it will support a lot of people!
@grumpasaurus Curious what made them skip so much coverage on that stretch of the Green Line to begin with?
@mwichary probably same reason for the long stretch in the south loop between Roosevelt and Archer: predominantly industrial zone at the time.
@grumpasaurus Ah, I’m also learning there used to be a station there originally, but it was closed in 1948 presumably for the reasons you’re stating.
stephen ryner jr. 🦉@mwichary PLEASE CURB YOUR DOG
Katja@mwichary I also love the older CTA font for some reason; I think it's still up at one of the Oak Park stations.
@Zwieblein Tell me more!
@mwichary Not sure whether it's the green or blue line (or both!), but unless it's been changed recently with renovations, it's that same skinny-slanted font featured in the bottom right corner photo. I'm wondering whether I'm misremembering seeing it as well on one of the stations near Tri-Taylor/UIC.
@Zwieblein What is the font used for? The station name?
@mwichary Just that CTA logo on the side of an above-ground station house; the station name itself makes use of the same signage currently employed system-wide.
@Zwieblein Ah, thanks! I actually saw one today by the green line. Maybe that’s the one you meant
@mwichary Looks familiar! It's amazing how you pass by things so often, you cease paying attention—and then can't pin down exactly where that everyday thing is located!
Kevin Fox@mwichary “Speak ‘Fren’ and Enter”
jimlindstrom@mwichary I love that too. I was checking out this location on google maps. Didn't realize it was right under the brown line, which I also live near. I love watching the shadows it casts as the suns traverses. (Streetview image, since I don't have a good one of my own handy.)
dukane🏳️🌈
scott f@mwichary Lowest Wacker Drive
Jef Poskanzer@mwichary lake just east of Ashland?
@grumpasaurus No, this is the brown line in the North Center area!
Lot⁴⁹
Henry Wilkinson@mwichary Big solarpunk vibes!! 🌱
Joël Franušić@mwichary major “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown vibes https://youtu.be/6SHmN-wXykU
The Curious Garden by Peter Brown
Stephen Tures@mwichary excellent shots
Hypertalking
Ellen Shapiro