Category Archives: Chicago

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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Day 204: Rivets

The rivets on the Harrison Street Bridge. The light reflects off the bridge as the sun sets in the west.  The contrasting black and white photo really shows the details along the bridge. Click here for the previous blog post … Continue reading

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Day 203: Crowd Control Railing

We were taking shelter from the sun at a concert and lying under on our backs under the tree and snapped a shot of the railing used to help with the crowd control.  I thought that it was a cool … Continue reading

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Day 202: Siren

The siren atop the 1974 Dodge Monaco.  In the background is parked a ladder truck.

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Day 201: Chicken

Taken at the Farm-in-the-Zoo by John Deer at the Lincoln Park Zoo.

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Day 200: The Opening

A blue sky peeks through an opening in the clouds.

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Day 199: Fog through the Condo

The sun shines through the fog behind the condos along Lake Shore Drive.

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Day 198: Keeping Watch

This meerkat takes watch over the mob at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Meerkats can live for 12-14 years and can dig as much dirt up as their body weight in only a matter of seconds.

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Day 197: Duck

A duck relaxes around the lakefront on a mid summers afternoon.

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