I'll be putting up some material next week. But editing my photos from Chicago last week I cam across one I forgot I took that I really liked.

 

From the 96th floor of the John Hancock Center:

 

I like it too.

 

I went to the top of Sears back in 2003........guess I forgot to save all my pics though... :(

Very nice pic.  I'm interested to hear your opinion on all the cities you visited with Chris!

Classic!

Great touch with the kid in the shot...does he belong to you?  I can just imagine how cool it would be to have that shot if you were that kid, especially if you ended up living in Chicago or something!

I wish one or both of the observation decks in Chicago allowed you to be outside like Carew and Empire State.  They are still awesome but I guess that it is just too windy to be outside :wink:

Thanks, all.

 

RiverViewer, he ain't my kid but he was in the right place at the right time.

 

gold, I'll give a quick line for each:

 

Columbus - A college town meets a progressive big city. I dug it.

 

Akron - The little town that could.

 

Cleveland - Do something about those acres of parking downtown and we'll talk. I liked a lot of what I saw but admittedly much was on the periphery.

 

Dayton - Damn good chicken. A lively downtown and nice neighborhoods - where they existed;)

 

Yellow Springs - Too many goddamn liberals.:)

 

Cincinnati - Met all my expectations, which were high. Please believe I'm returning when Fountain Square is finished. That was Number 1 on my list. And no one was exaggerating about Over-The-Rhine...Christ.

 

Covington, KY - The suburb that kicks other suburbs' asses.

 

Toledo - We drove over it quickly. From what I saw that was probably best.

 

Detroit, MI - Not as bad as people think it is. It just needs an ad campaign, a spitshine and $400 billion in housing development. That may sound flip but I honestly did like Detroit.

 

Windsor, ON, Canada - It's Canada. Next.

 

Gary, IN - See Toledo

 

Chicago, IL - If Chicago asked me to have its baby I would. I'd leave yo momma for Chicago.

 

Indianapolis, IN - Amazingly well-appointed downtown. I was awestruck by the canal. And dumbstruck by the bail bonds district.

 

Springfield - Saw it at night but it's a treasure trove of architectural gems. One of those "Whoda Thunk It?" kinda places.

 

Toledo - We drove over it quickly. From what I saw that was probably best.

 

Dwamn.

 

Detroit, MI - Not as bad as people think it is. It just needs an ad campaign, a spitshine and $400 billion in housing development. That may sound flip but I honestly did like Detroit.

 

And needs GLORY!!!

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I wish one or both of the observation decks in Chicago allowed you to be outside like Carew and Empire State.  They are still awesome but I guess that it is just too windy to be outside

 

The John Hancock has an open-air section where the windows are removed (although it's not really outside) . Many of the condo's have open-air porch areas too....which is surprising because you can't tell from the outside.

 

A tip for anyone traveling to Chicago...if you want to see the view from the "top of the cock" (as they say), and don't want to wait in line.  Go have a drink in the Signature Room's lounge area on the 95th floor...it's really easy and the tables near the windows turnover pretty fast.

^Yeah, that's been my secret for years.  That's where I took volguus.  To be honest, I've never been inside the actual observation deck of Hancock; just the Sig Room.