Monthly Archives: February 2011
Day 58: Victor L. Schlaeger
The Victor L. Schlaeger is the City of Chicago’s only current Fireboat. The 92 foot vessel is made completely of steel and was built in 1949 and has been around for nearly 60 years. The Fireboat is capable of pumping over … Continue reading
Day 57: Lurie Boardwalk
This is the boardwalk featured in the Lurie Garden located in Millenium Park. The boardwalk floats over stepped pools leaving a 5″ wide surface along the Seem Wall. It is built of sturdy Ipe wood and was designed as a … Continue reading
Day 56: Rails
Came across these tracks when I was out on one of my photo walks. These are the tracks that run through what used to be the Union Stockyards. Although at one time they were used regularly in a thriving industrial park … Continue reading
Day 55: Sundial
This is a photo of the working sundial outside of the Adler Planetarium with the Chicago skyline in the back. The sundial was designed in 1980 by Henry Moore and is named “Man Enters the Cosmos”. Here is a little … Continue reading
Day 54: Lonely Bench
What can I really say about this picture… I just love how great simple things we take for granted, like a park bench, can be if it’s caught at the right angle in the right light. Photography helps to bring out the … Continue reading
Day 53: Remembering the heroes
This is an image of Chris Wheatley’s name and the other names of the fallen firefighters of Chicago etched on the memorial located in the Union Stockyard . The memorial was erected in 2004 to remember all of the firefighters in Chicago who … Continue reading
Day 52: Railroad Crossing
This is the railroad crossing right outside of the Union Stockyard in Chicago along the Milwaukee District West (MD-W) Metra train line. As a good number of railroad crossing signs have been converted from wooden posts to metal posts, I … Continue reading
Day 51: Sunset
This picture was taken from a building in Uptown as the sun was setting behind the Bridgeview Bank building. Such a beautiful sunset to capture.
Day 50: Clouds Rollin’ In
These pictures were taken nearly in the morning from Lake Shore Drive during Bike the Drive. The clouds were rolling by that day and I could get a great view of the Trump Tower and Wrigley Building. It’s always nice … Continue reading
Day 49: View from UIC
Here is a picture taken from atop a parking garage on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus.
Showcasing Chicago One Image at a Time 