Category Archives: Skyline

Day 99: Foggy Day

As the warm weather hit Chicago this weekend, the mix of the weather and the humidity created a blanket of fog throughout the city.  Here is a picture from along the lakefront path heading north from Chicago Ave.

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Day 97: Willis Tower (aka Sears Tower)

The Sears Tower (as I will always call it) was officially renamed in 2009 as the Willis Tower. Although Sears’ naming rights expired in 2003, the building continued to be called Sears Tower for several years. In March 2009 London-based … Continue reading

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Day 73: Top of the Tower

One of the things I love about the Chicago is the way the city skyline changes colors throughout the year to support a cause or a sports team. This photo was taken of the top of the Willis Tower (always known to … Continue reading

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Day 68: Along the Museum Campus

This photo was taken in the museum campus, which lies in the Southeast corner of Grant Park.  The museum campus was created to transform the vicinity of the museums (Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium) into a pedestrian-friendly park … Continue reading

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Day 64: In the Reflection

In honor of a special person’s birthday today, I decided to post this photo since I know that she really loves this one. This photo was taken using a tripod and shows the reflection of the skyline in the windows … Continue reading

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Day 62: Storm Brewing

This was a picture taken along the Lakefront Trail right before a storm hit.  I like the way the dark clouds were rolling in over the blue sky and turned the skyline into a silhouette to the background.

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Day 60: Chicago Temple Building

The Chicago Temple Building is located on Washington St. right next to Cook Daley Plaza Civic Center and is the home of the United Methodist Church of Chicago. It was built in 1922, by architects Holabird and Roche and designed in the … Continue reading

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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

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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.

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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

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