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Photos of Pilsen 18th Street this weekend

These photos have convinced me that I really need to make a trip back out to DC. Great shots!

Really beautiful!

Alright, it's going to be a busy weekend, and I hope to get the opportunity to get some photos on Sunday if the weather is nice. Here's a few to cover today through Saturday Chicago Fire Department - Chinatown Printers Row Shedd Aquarium From Shedd aquarium

^ You are correct on that. Man... The Michigan House, haven't been there in a while.

I think what will end up happening is the original 1920's portion (which is actually ugly and plain) will be demolished while keeping the 1930's art deco portions which everyone identifies as the actual building. It's only a sliver, but perhaps the East elevation will be pushed back somehow. http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qzcbqn7px31g&style=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=11385995&encType=1 I am a little tired though of the pie in the sky proposals for the place. Largest car dealership? Indoor amusement/water park? Casino?

This is within my top 3 of Chicago Demolition tragedies. The highrise building there today screams awful 80's. This was clearly a victim of the "need for more office space in the loop." BTW, did you hear the winning bidder of the old Chicago Post Office backed down, meaning it may be awarded to the runner up. What a mammoth building. Apparently 2/3 of the building is protected under preservation restrictions, because it is so large, portions must be demolished to make any plan viable. I'd say convert it to the worlds largest and most beautiful parking garage, since it's really built close to such intentions and purposes.... not to mention a freeway runs right through it lol.

Very cool house! It's also cool to see the way architects designed back then. I think the only time I dish out the trace paper is when I'm tracing over a computerized drawing I printed out.

Nice shots! Did you get the street north of downtown with all the cool rowhouses?

Many of these were taken same day. I spent alot of time around the South Loop / Chinatown the weekend before the last. I'll be getting more photos in different neighborhoods this weekend.

Holy crap do the streets look brighter. Many used to be entirely enclosed (like tunnels) with skywalks zig-zagging a cross. It would make urban planners cry. The street would get so dark and ugly during the winters. What a change.

Chinatown Loop:

They do public mine tours. It's pretty cool. They then scare you by shutting of all the lights in the mine to show you what it was like I was actually up in Calumet when this building burned. Extremely tragic. Several people died in the back of the bulding. The cause of fire is believed to be arson. The building is a total loss and will be demolished soon.

At least the first phase of the Riverwalk is done. I do know they will extend it much further. I actually haven't walked it yet despite it being right outside work. At least within the next year, the remaining 3 towers will be gone. There's a few lowrise buildings, but I've heard they might be renovated. The 1940's rowhouses were completely renovated, and they've begun moving residents back in. The Chinatown units are market rate and section eight....though I'd wager mostly market rate.....at least what's been built at the moment. Not sure about the larger buildings in the foreground (they've just been finished).

This is a nice refresher. It's been almost 10 years since I've been there. I really liked the architecture and layout of the city.

So once you put all these people on the train, where do they go then? It's an honest question. For example, now that I don't own a car, my options are train and bus, and even in non-emergency times, I have to rely heavily on others to provide me a place to stay, or get me to my final destination upon departing. You may solve the problem of mobility (at least for the majority of the trip), but are there enough rooms and shelters to support all those people? Or will they be stuck at the end of the line? The benefits of cars as a primary means of evacuation is people can travel with what possessions are important to them, and more conveniently reach their families. I would imagine more people would be adamant to evacuate having to face being crammed onto crowded trains at chaotic platforms. We aren't going to overbuild train stations and airports to handle mass evacuations. That's wishful thinking. It's actually more practical to devise traffic management plans since at this point of time, we are beyond reversing existing population patterns. In an emergency situation, additional mobility options only solve one part of the complex problem. You still have to be able to converge a large population to a point of departure, and disperse them at their point of arrival. I hope this all makes sense. This very topic came up in my transportation planning program.

Jacobsville sandstone paradise!

The crazy thing is it's already falling apart. The parking structure is falling apart, and the unleased retail looks shabby. To top it off, last time I went by the elevator, the doors were half open with the elevator stuck between floors.

Wow, I only know Howard as the huge station it is today. Well I'm on megabus right now back to the chi. Loving the free wifi

Anyone ever see that show Bait Car? The excuses people have.....

Ok, ok, so we put some new tinfoil over the exterior lol! Rob, what station is that? Why are the trains so short? Nice find David. Look how happy she is in her technologically advanced Go-Kart!

I couldn't agree more Rob

I like!

LOL, well if we would have gotten the Olympics, we could have updated our antique train set.

Excellent architecture! Nice shot of the "Family Market" Nothing says family like beer and cigarettes!