Category Archives: Chicago
Day 298: Liars
Brad and Barry Klinge, the founders of Texas-based Everyday Paranormal, bring their team to the Liar’s Club, during season 1 episode 3 of Ghost Lab that aired on October 20, … Continue reading
Day 297: Eastland Disaster
On the morning of July 24, 1915, Chicago’s greatest tragedy occurred on the Chicago River between Clark and LaSalle Streets. The Western Electric Company of Hawthorne had chartered 5 boats to depart of a … Continue reading
Day 296: Harpo Studios
In the early 1900s, the Harpo building was Chicago’s Second Regiment Armory. After the Eastland steamer capsized in the Chicago River in 1915, the armory was used as a temporary morgue for victims of the disaster. Today, some say the Harpo building … Continue reading
Day 295: Biograph Theater
This historic 1914 brick building, designed by architect Samuel N. Cowen, originally was known as The Biograph Theater, and was one of at least four movie theaters which opened in Chicago during 1910-1914. It had a large stage and auditorium, … Continue reading
Day 294: Jane Addams Hull House
Hull House was constructed by Charles J. Hull at Halsted and Polk Streets in 1856 at a time when this was one of the most fashionable sections of the city. After the Chicago Fire of 1871, the “better classes” moved … Continue reading
Day 293: Congress Theater
As Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year, I thought this year I would head out around Chicago and capture some shots of some of the most haunted (or supposedly haunted) places in the city. To start, … Continue reading
Day 292: Marble Staircase
The curvy marble staircase at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Day 291: Crashing Waves
Fall is the peak time for wave height, partially because the lake is at its warmest after soaking up the sun all summer. When the colder air within a storm system moves down the 200 to 300 miles of the … Continue reading
Day 290: Falling Water
The falling water of the Centennial Fountain.
Day 289: Planter
These concrete planters can be found along the corners of Congress and Michigan.
Showcasing Chicago One Image at a Time 