Category Archives: Skyline

Day 156: Chicago Ave

The John Hancock building taken from Chicago Ave.

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Day 155: Lake Point Tower

Lake Point Tower the only major private structure on the lakefront side of Lake Shore Drive and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future, given the city’s prohibition on building on the lakefront.  Developed by John Heinrich and George Schipporeit, … Continue reading

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Day 154: Sunset behind the Aragon

Here is a photo of the sun setting behind the Aragon Ballroom.

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Day 153: CNA Center

CNA Center is a 600-ft, 44-story high-rise building located at 333 South Wabash Avenue in the Loop. It is a simple, rectangular International Style building, but is unique in that the entire building is painted bright red, turning an otherwise ordinary-looking structure into one of the … Continue reading

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Day 145: Fog Rolling In

Here is a photo from atop the BP bridge heading to the Pritzker Pavilion. You can see the fog rolling in and engulfing the city skyline.

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Day 134: A View From The Pier

A view of the city skyline from Navy Pier.

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Day 132: Under the Bridge

This photo was taken from Ping Tom park in Chinatown.

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Day 113: Skyline

This photo was taken from the Adler Planetarium which is one of my favorite places to grab shots of the city skyline.  This image was taken with a Canon PowerShot- although not the best image quality, I still really like … Continue reading

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Day 112: The City at Night

This was taken from the Lower Wacker Drive pedestrian bridge.  It’s great how it shows the city at night, with the buildings lit up and the reflection in the Chicago River.

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Day 103: Chicago Life

I snapped this shot when I was wandering around downtown one weekend.  I feel that the photo captures the life of the city: the old water tower, the water tower shopping center, the John Hancock building and the city skyline, … Continue reading

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