Finally, I got it! Thank you, Christine for the trigger...
I often photographs street views without people and get criticized for
the notion that without people it does not look right. Looking at your
pictures I realized that in USA it is not uncommon to have a street with
none of very little
Thanks Bob, Dan, Christine, Bob W., Paul, and Frank! Paul, that's an amazing
story about the corner of Halsted and Maxwell.
Cheers, Christine
On Aug 26, 2013, at 6:17 PM, knarf wrote:
> Great stuff!
>
> The stockyard gate is wonderful. My other fave is the grain elevators.
> Reminds me of
Great stuff!
The stockyard gate is wonderful. My other fave is the grain elevators. Reminds
me of my youth.
Montreal had huge ones down at the harbour. Most are gone now, I think one bank
is left. The concrete was so thick they couldn't dynamite them!
No longer an anachronistic eyesore, they a
Really enjoyed these. Excellent photo essay. I worked near the stockyards as a
teenager -- in Speigel's warehouse -- and I can still recall the smell. The
Maxwell and Halsted street corner is a hoot. Last time I was there -- about 40
years ago or so -- it was still all ramshackle booths with huc
used
to cross the Fleet River to get to the market.
B
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Thanks for the tour! Seems you are finding your groove again... Yay!
I am just back from Chicago (& other points Midwestern)... We dropped Nick off
there on Friday. Maybe you passed him on your Sunday drive...! He did a 13+
mile run from Hyde Park that took him at least that far... When I saw
I never saw a Stone Cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one!
fascinating image, Christine!
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 9:10 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> Here's the PAW for thi
Fun stuff Christine.
I've never been down to the stockyards, but read about it in Sinclair
Lewis's 'The Jungle'.
It paints a grim, depressing picture.
And wow, Halsted & Maxwell is different.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 8:10 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
> Hi Everyone:
>
> Here's the P
Hi Everyone:
Here's the PAW for this week
http://www.caguila.com/paw2013/content/_IGP6792_large.html
Darrel & I drove to the site of the old Chicago Stock Yards, which is now an
industrial park. But the old gate is a National Landmark.
Here's a quick 10 shot gallery of the views entering t
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