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Day 214: Marine One

August 3, 2011, President Obama celebrated his 50th birthday at the Aragon Ballroom although his actual birthday is August 4th.  The President flew in around 6:30pm landing in the fields right by the Montrose skate park and headed down Lawrence … Continue reading

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Day 213: Through the Railing

A view of the city skyline through the railing as the sun sets behind it.

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Day 212: The Water Arc

The water arc across the Chicago River runs every hour from 10AM to 2PM and from 5PM to midnight everyday and continues for about 10 minutes at a time.

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Day 211: Ferris Wheel

The ferris wheel spins around at Navy Pier.

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Day 210: Sunset from Navy Pier

A view of the sun setting behind the skyline from Navy Pier.

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Day 209: Frozen in the Moment

A picture is worth a thousand words… as a photo captures a single moment in time. This is a photo of the water frozen in time as it fell from a waterfall on the east side of McCormick Place facing … Continue reading

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Day 208: Dedicated to the Fallen

A memorial park for fallen firefighters/paramedics is just South of mcCormick Place.

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Day 207: Meandering by the Lake

A couple strolls down the Lakefront path near Diversey on a sunny day in the city.

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Day 206: Chicago Fire Department

The Chicago Fire Department logo on the ladder truck.

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Day 205: Meigs Field

Merrill C. Meigs Field Airport (IATA: CGX, ICAO: KCGX), was a single strip airport that operated from December 1948 until March 2003. It was built on Northerly Island, the man-made peninsula that was also the site of the 1933–1934 Century of Progress in Chicago. The airport opened on December … Continue reading

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