Posted October 14, 201113 yr In 2009 I moved to Chicago. Every year I plan to move out of downtown and into one of the neighborhoods but I can never seem to do it. Signed the lease again a couple months ago. However, my office will be moving down the street to bigger space, so some new vantage points are to come this year. Great place for a happy hour drink, the bar with the best view is at the Hancock building. I never wake up early enough for sunrises, but if I stay up all night I can. Rooftop morning coffee's are done for the season Some rooftops cooler than others In case you are in the market for pricier commodities just off Michigan Ave... New school I worked on in Back-of-the-Yards, Chicago Cladding Some buildings die And others rise Veteran Groupon? Gold Coast Gold Coast where the buildings are made of gold And buildings are high in the clouds Almost a grand union City of Light Old photo from 2007. Everything in the foreground....gone. It's all towers now.
October 14, 201113 yr Excellent photos! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 14, 201113 yr Wow, great photos! I love Chicago. And the Hancock Buildings observation deck has to be one of the best in the world. Its view at night is amazing. Thanks for posting!
October 14, 201113 yr What an awesome thread. You have no idea how much I would love to live the way you do.
October 14, 201113 yr One of the best photo threads that I've seen on UO but I'm a big sucker for the nighttime photos =p
October 14, 201113 yr Wow , that is one hell of a city. I can't wait to visit it in 2015. Um...thats some advanced planning!
October 14, 201113 yr Wow , that is one hell of a city. I can't wait to visit it in 2015. Um...thats some advanced planning! I need to start saving now , its part of a muti-state Amtrak trip cross country. Cleveland - 2 days Chicago - 3 days Minneapolis - 2 days Portland - 2 days Seattle - 2 days Vancouver - 3 days
October 15, 201113 yr Wow , that is one hell of a city. I can't wait to visit it in 2015. Um...thats some advanced planning! I need to start saving now , its part of a muti-state Amtrak trip cross country. Cleveland - 2 days Chicago - 3 days Minneapolis - 2 days Portland - 2 days Seattle - 2 days Vancouver - 3 days I met a couchsurfer in my apartment elevator that was doing a cross country Amtrak trip to various cities. I wish I could do something like that. He was basically taking the trip before he started his new job, and was doing it on the cheap. Free places to stay, and most of the places he was provided a meal as well. If anyone is ever looking for a real cheap place to stay in Chicago, the HostelingInternational place on Congress is very nice. Only a few people per room (very big rooms) and each rooms has its own private bathroom. I stayed there once before I moved here and it was $22. For cheap nice hotels the Allerton always has specials, but the catch is their parking is extremely expensive. But taking a train or bus makes it not an issue Sutton Place is a luxury hotel that will occasionally run steep discount offers when rooms a reserved within a particular time frame and non-refundable. It's definitely worth it, and all the rooms have a view. http://www.chicago.suttonplace.com/hotel_offers.htm
October 15, 201113 yr Great pics. One of my favorite store and favorite train crossing. When the store was under construction, I don't think anyone expected that it would come out looking so good. The grand stair and decorate glass windows are stunning. I've heard rumors the Barney's Co-op in Lincoln Park is moving to State Street and I'm going to guess or suggest, the old Loehmanns space. Either that or B37 Thanks for the great comments everyone. I really like Chicago, but I do miss Michigan from time to time. My company has allowed me to split some time once and awhile between our Detroit and Chicago offices so that I can go back home and see family and friends.
October 15, 201113 yr Wow , that is one hell of a city. I can't wait to visit it in 2015. Um...thats some advanced planning! I need to start saving now , its part of a muti-state Amtrak trip cross country. Cleveland - 2 days Chicago - 3 days Minneapolis - 2 days Portland - 2 days Seattle - 2 days Vancouver - 3 days That sounds like fun. You should add a day in Milwaukee. The Hiawatha makes is easy to do without buying another hotel room. I would also add a day to Minneapolis. There's a LOT to see and you should make a trip over to St Paul and explore Summit Ave. Regardless, it sounds like a fantastic trip. Are you planning on riding public transit in each city too? MSP will have the Central Corridor Light Rail open by then.
October 16, 201113 yr Yeah Milwaukee is necessary. In my opinion it has the best warehouse district in the midwest. ---that photo tour coming soon.
October 16, 201113 yr Big city living with big city views: great stuff. I was in that bar actually, no servers came to attend to us so we took pics, looked at all of the spiders and their many webs on the windows, and left for Frontera Grill.
October 16, 201113 yr Chicago has a major spider problem and I don't know what's up with it. They are sizeable and build these huge complex webs in all the windows. All my windows usually have webs in the summer. They never come inside, so it's fine to open the windows, but at least the pest problem here is 0 since they are basically the building's first line of defense against other insects.
October 16, 201113 yr Chicago has a major spider problem and I don't know what's up with it ... Possibly all the floodlighting. Lights attract insects, and spiders come for the easy buffet. I learned not to set my Coleman lantern on the ground when camping because big spiders stake out the area around it to wait for dinner.
October 16, 201113 yr Great set of pics as always! clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
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