Here’s a Look at Lollapalooza as it Gets Underway
This is an experiment with a new storytelling program called Brickflow. It draws from Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media and web URLs to create a video slideshow of the items you bring into your “brick.”
Behind the Scenes: “Hidden” at Union Station
Union Station is an amazing building. If you haven’t seen the Brian de Palma’s Untouchables, there’s a scene where a baby carriage careens down the stairs that’s shot in Union Station. Yet as rail travel declined across America, the grand stations like Union Station fell into disuse. Public spaces like the Women’s Lounge, were hidden […]
Picture This: When P.O.T.U.S. Comes to Town
When the President and his entourage come home to Chicago, all kinds of traffic gets held up. Here bikers near McCormick Place were prevented from rounding the harbor’s edge until the motorcade had passed McCormick Place. The Coast Guard boats, armed with machine guns patrolled the harbor mouth while cyclists and pedestrians watched.
Lincoln Square’s hidden gem: Rosley’s Rocks
Rosley’s Rocks and Gems is tucked away in Lincoln Square, a seemingly nondescript little shop on a quiet street. A passerby could easily miss the store; with its glass storefront and neon sign, it seems to be just another coffee shop or second-hand clothing store. Once inside, the store is anything but just another retail […]
The Buckingham Fountain Springs to Life
In a rite of a spring, the world’s largest fountain, the Clarence F. Buckingham Memorial Fountain in Grant Park, opened today for its 86th season under sunny skies. A little girl wearing a red jacket pulled a fake level connected to a box, and jets of water of slowly started to shoot into the air, […]
Rebuild Chicago Plans To Turn Empty Homes Into Rental Properties
The initiative by the group Action Now aims to help relieve neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure of crime often associated with the vacant buildings. West Siders can attend an Oct. 25 meeting to learn more about the program.
CTA Renovation
Look for links in the image. We are using Thinglink.com to explore image stories. The image shows the ongoing renovation that the CTA stations have been going through for a couple of months now, all over the city. New rails and trains are some of the things that are part of this renovation project.
