June 4, 201213 yr ^ It's crazy because you think that stuff would just wash away with floods and all the gaps in between would just allow erosion to continue its course. Anyway, some friends and I decided to explore Naperville, IL. It was an hour and twenty metra-rail ride west from Chi Union Station. We breezed through many beautiful 1920's suburban downtown with exceptional art deco architecture. I want to visit Berwyn, LaGrange, and Riverside when I get a chance. I should point out that the trip was bearable becuase Metra-Rail allows alcohol on their trains (so as long as you are well behaved). A few other groups on our rail car were mixing drinks as well, and we had ourselves a little party with quiet music and invited other passengers to partake. It was fun and great conversation. Something you'd never be able to by car.
June 7, 201213 yr ^ It's crazy because you think that stuff would just wash away with floods and all the gaps in between would just allow erosion to continue its course. I should point out that the trip was bearable becuase Metra-Rail allows alcohol on their trains (so as long as you are well behaved). A few other groups on our rail car were mixing drinks as well, and we had ourselves a little party with quiet music and invited other passengers to partake. It was fun and great conversation. Something you'd never be able to by car. South Shore allows alcohol too, except during major Chicago events like Taste of Chicago, when a lot of passengers probably are well-lubricated by the time they head home, anyway. On Cubs game days, some groups board with coolers and party on the train on the way to the game.
June 11, 201213 yr River North Walmart at Chicago Station (CTA) I was only curious to check it out...I promise Lots of exposed brick, wood, and industrial skylights.
June 11, 201213 yr 5th Ave & E 74th St I saw them too. We didn't have a float this year, so I watched from the side, but I was very happy see them. There was a special ceremony for Ohio itself. It felt good to be a Buckeye!
June 11, 201213 yr 5th Ave & E 74th St I saw them too. We didn't have a float this year, so I watched from the side, but I was very happy see them. There was a special ceremony for Ohio itself. It felt good to be a Buckeye! yeah, I had intended to take a lot of pictures and do a photothread, but got so frustrated I gave up. The logistics of navigating this parade makes it almost impossible to enjoy it. I started in the mid-70's (near the end of the route) and didn't stay too long, making the mistake of thinking if I walked downtown I would get a better perspective. It was a coincidence that the Ohio contingent passed by when I was there. Afterward I started walking south a couple of blocks and got penned in at 72nd St (like cattle), so I had to go back to Madison to proceed. I must have asked three cops (who make tons of overtime for doing these parades) where I would have to re-enter in order to go straight down to Grand Army Plaza without being blockaded. None of them knew the answer. In fact, I don't think they really even understood the question (again, they're making lots of overtime for this). Eventually I got back in at 72nd and just headed into the park and took the transverse down, another nightmarish experience. In their wisdom, the city had fenced off the (very wide) pedestrian paths (a k a the sidewalk) that runs along the roadway, so both walkers and bicyclists got to share the same space! You know how well that works in New York, don't you? Little wonder bike riders are so despised here. Anyway, I exited at the fountain onto 58th St and went to Starbucks. I took a few more photos I might post later. what was the ceremony for Ohio?? http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 12, 201213 yr lol i cant believe you braved the pr parade -- but nice catch it was worth it for that shot -- we are definately a part of it oh yeah!
June 13, 201213 yr lol i cant believe you braved the pr parade -- but nice catch it was worth it for that shot -- we are definately a part of it oh yeah! Well I'm Puerto Rican! LOL Family was here. All had a good time
June 13, 201213 yr lol i cant believe you braved the pr parade -- but nice catch it was worth it for that shot -- we are definately a part of it oh yeah! Well I'm Puerto Rican! LOL Family was here. All had a good time and I bet you were stationed in front of the Bergdorf Goodman men's store; going inside every so often for "breaks." Or from Barneys using a periscope-lol http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 14, 201213 yr Starbucks window Can you say "stalker"?! I was sitting at the counter, behind glass! I can't help it if she saw that my camera was positioned out at the sidewalk. I conducted an experiment just shooting people as they walked by. Honestly I think the subject was reacting to someone outside. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 14, 201213 yr Starbucks window Can you say "stalker"?! I was sitting at the counter, behind glass! I can't help it if she saw that my camera was positioned out at the sidewalk. I conducted an experiment just shooting people as they walked by. Honestly I think the subject was reacting to someone outside. Sure...tell me anything Dr. Hannibal Lecter
June 17, 201212 yr ^ yeah i go back and forth about posting those kinds of shots of unaware strangers. i guess i just decided its ok within reason. if anyone ever objected i would certainly not hesitate to take it down. *** a cinci friend took this one - a summery view of longworth hall
June 20, 201212 yr people always ask how do they take care of those little greenstreets patches of greenery? here's how i see parks people in there pruning at times, but more often its neighborhood greenthumb folks. Greenstreets What are Greenstreets? Greenstreets are planting beds located in areas of unused roadbed, planted with trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers. The most common configurations include medians, traffic triangles, and curbside bumpouts or neckdowns. Designed and maintained by the Parks Department, Greenstreets provide numerous aesthetic and environmental benefits, such as beautifying the neighborhood, reducing stormwater runoff and air pollution, calming traffic, and providing corridors for migratory birds and other wildlife.
June 20, 201212 yr Starbucks window This was taken from the Starbucks beneath my office at 340 Madison. Crazy.
June 20, 201212 yr Starbucks window This was taken from the Starbucks beneath my office at 340 Madison. Crazy. lol! I hope this young woman doesn't work in your firm! Probably not, it was taken on a Sunday. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 21, 201212 yr Hahaha that starbucks photo had me laughing. Usually I get creeped out walking by restaurants and seeing people staring at me. From my eyrie looking toward the Great Blue Sea
June 21, 201212 yr Wow! Not just great colors and a great view, but I've never before seen the detail of the upper reaches of 360 N. Michigan!
June 21, 201212 yr people always ask how do they take care of those little greenstreets patches of greenery? here's how i see parks people in there pruning at times, but more often its neighborhood greenthumb folks. Greenstreets What are Greenstreets? Greenstreets are planting beds located in areas of unused roadbed, planted with trees, shrubs, perennials and groundcovers. The most common configurations include medians, traffic triangles, and curbside bumpouts or neckdowns. Designed and maintained by the Parks Department, Greenstreets provide numerous aesthetic and environmental benefits, such as beautifying the neighborhood, reducing stormwater runoff and air pollution, calming traffic, and providing corridors for migratory birds and other wildlife. If those were in Cincinnati, they'd definitely have those little orange light poles on them.
June 21, 201212 yr ^I remember when all of those little random "Greenstreets" spaces were full of trash and weeds. Sometimes I kind of miss those days :cry: http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 21, 201212 yr Missing - Mott St Hey Don, since you're hanging around Mott you may be interested in my buddies upcoming film about Chinatown, Arcade. http://arcademovie.com/about
June 22, 201212 yr Missing - Mott St Hey Don, since you're hanging around Mott you may be interested in my buddies upcoming film about Chinatown, Arcade. http://arcademovie.com/about thanks, looks interesting, and I had heard that arcade closed; but a couple of weeks ago when I walked by I could have sworn it was still open. I'll have to check again. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
June 23, 201212 yr ^ its reopened - its not the same the teens are bummed. ^I remember when all of those little random "Greenstreets" spaces were full of trash and weeds. Sometimes I kind of miss those days :cry: i yeah i remember that too, but certainly dont miss it. im kind of a fan of oxygen! what i do miss is quentin crisp and jfk, jr sightings.
June 26, 201212 yr Japandroids at the Grog Shop Japandroids_220 by KP SMITH, on Flickr Japandroids_026 by KP SMITH, on Flickr
July 5, 201212 yr From today: A nice vintage yellow Chevrolet acts as a delivery truck in front of the closed No. 118 IOOF in Ripley, Ohio. The Lamartine Lodge, No. 118 IOOF was founded on September 25, 1848 and was named after a renowned and revered patriot of the French Revolution. The current building was built in 1893 and is no longer in active use. The McCafferty Covered Bridge crosses the East Fork Little Miami River on McCafferty Road in Brown County, Ohio. Constructed in 1877, the Howe through truss was last rehabilitated in 1963. The span is structurally deficient and will most likely need major rehabilitation within the next decade. Much thanks to the new homeowners in Newport, Kentucky who invited me to their yet-unfinished deck for conversation and views of... this. Happy Independence Day, year 236. -- "Secretary Napolitano, Director Mayorkas, distinguished guests, family and friends — welcome to the White House. Happy Fourth of July. What a perfect way to celebrate America’s birthday — the world’s oldest democracy, with some of our newest citizens. I have to tell you, just personally, this is one of my favorite things to do. It brings me great joy and inspiration because it reminds us that we are a country that is bound together not simply by ethnicity or bloodlines, but by fidelity to a set of ideas. And as members of our military, you raised your hand and took an oath of service. It is an honor for me to serve as your Commander-in-Chief. Today, you raised your hand and have taken an oath of citizenship. And I could not be prouder to be among the first to greet you as “my fellow Americans.” Looking back, it was an act of extraordinary audacity — a few dozen delegates, in that hall in Philadelphia, daring to defy the mightiest empire in the world, declaring “that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States.” Two hundred and thirty-six years later, we marvel at America’s story. From a string of 13 colonies to 50 states from sea to shining sea. From a fragile experiment in democracy to a beacon of freedom that still lights the world. From a society of farmers and merchants to the largest, most dynamic economy in the world. From a ragtag army of militias and regulars to you — the finest military that the world has ever known. From a population of some 3 million — free and slave — to more than 300 million Americans of every color and every creed. With this ceremony today — and ceremonies like it across our country — we affirm another truth: Our American journey, our success, would simply not be possible without the generations of immigrants who have come to our shores from every corner of the globe. We say it so often, we sometimes forget what it means — we are a nation of immigrants. Unless you are one of the first Americans, a Native American, we are all descended from folks who came from someplace else — whether they arrived on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, whether they came through Ellis Island or crossed the Rio Grande. Immigrants signed their names to our Declaration and helped win our independence. Immigrants helped lay the railroads and build our cities, calloused hand by calloused hand. Immigrants took up arms to preserve our union, to defeat fascism, and to win a Cold War. Immigrants and their descendants helped pioneer new industries and fuel our Information Age, from Google to the iPhone. So the story of immigrants in America isn’t a story of “them,” it’s a story of “us.” It’s who we are. And now, all of you get to write the next chapter. Each of you have traveled your own path to this moment — from Cameroon and the Philippines, Russia and Palau and places in between. Some of you came here as children, brought by parents who dreamed of giving you the opportunities that they had never had. Others of you came as adults, finding your way through a new country and a new culture and a new language. All of you did something profound: You chose to serve. You put on the uniform of a country that was not yet fully your own. In a time of war, some of you deployed into harm’s way. You displayed the values that we celebrate every Fourth of July — duty, responsibility, and patriotism. We salute a husband and father, originally from Mexico, now a United States Marine, joined today by his wife Silvia and daughter Juliett. Becoming a citizen, he says, is “another step in the right direction for my family.” So today we congratulate Francisco Ballesteros De La Rosa. Where’s Francisco? We salute a young woman from El Salvador, who came here when she was just six, grew up in America, who says she “always had a desire to serve” and who dreamed of becoming — who dreams of becoming an Army medic. So we congratulate Luisa Childers. Luisa. We salute a young man from Nigeria who came here as a child. “I left Nigeria,” he says, “with the dream that we all have a destiny in life and we are all born with the resources to make a difference.” We are confident he will make a difference. We congratulate Oluwatosin Akinduro. We salute a young man from Bolivia, who came to America, enlisted in our military and has volunteered to help care for our veterans. He’s becoming a citizen, he says, to be a “part of the freedom that everybody is looking for.” And so we congratulate Javier Beltran. It has taken these men and women — these Americans — years, even decades, to realize their dream. And this, too, reminds us of a lesson of the Fourth. On that July day, our Founders declared their independence. But they only declared it; it would take another seven years to win the war. Fifteen years to forge a Constitution and a Bill of Rights. Nearly 90 years, and a great Civil War, to abolish slavery. Nearly 150 years for women to win the right to vote. Nearly 190 years to enshrine voting rights. And even now, we’re still perfecting our union, still extending the promise of America. That includes making sure the American dream endures for all those — like these men and women — who are willing to work hard, play by the rules and meet their responsibilities. For just as we remain a nation of laws, we have to remain a nation of immigrants. And that’s why, as another step forward, we’re lifting the shadow of deportation from serving — from deserving young people who were brought to this country as children. It’s why we still need a DREAM Act — to keep talented young people who want to contribute to our society and serve our country. It’s why we need — why America’s success demands — comprehensive immigration reform. Because the lesson of these 236 years is clear — immigration makes America stronger. Immigration makes us more prosperous. And immigration positions America to lead in the 21st century. And these young men and women are testaments to that. No other nation in the world welcomes so many new arrivals. No other nation constantly renews itself, refreshes itself with the hopes, and the drive, and the optimism, and the dynamism of each new generation of immigrants. You are all one of the reasons that America is exceptional. You’re one of the reasons why, even after two centuries, America is always young, always looking to the future, always confident that our greatest days are still to come. So, to all of you, I want to wish you the happiest Fourth of July. God bless you all. God bless our men and women in uniform and your families. And God bless the United States of America. And with that, I want you to join me in welcoming onto the stage one of America’s newest citizens. Born in Guatemala, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, served with honor in Afghanistan. And I know he’s especially proud because, in a few days, his father Walter — who’s also here today — will become a naturalized American citizen as well. Where’s Walter? [...] Please welcome, Lance Corporal Byron Acevedo." -President Barack Obama, July 4, 2012 at a naturalization cereomy for active duty service members in the East Room of the White House.
July 6, 201212 yr A detail of a bank at the corner Woodhill Road and Sophia Avenue in Cleveland's Woodland Hills neighborhood. I cannot find anything about this bank - can anyone shed some light on its history?
July 9, 201212 yr ^ Were you visiting MTS? Are you Thing #2? lol! no, this was taken on the Sunday before the 4th of July, and I figured not only would he would not have been there, but was already at one of his exotic vacation destinations sipping a pomegranate-tini (or whatever he drinks) while being fanned by servants; although I did pass what I believe was the official corporate entrance to Time Warner (located on the 3rd floor in the mall), at least for the public and the "little people," but did not take a picture of it. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
July 10, 201212 yr The Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Cleveland, Ohiodeveloped apparatus for the generation, transmission and application of alternating current electricity, and also constructed electric railway motors for streetcars - such as the Cleveland Railway Company.
July 15, 201212 yr ^ very nice. Recent field trip to Cleveland? Yes, found more about that complex of structures than I had ever imagined.
July 24, 201212 yr Love this shot ------------------------- City Target quietly awaits throngs of shoppers that will pass through its doors in a few days. The store is located in the historic Sullivan Center. Ahhh, sorry it's big. Guess that's what I get for uploading a photo straight from my phone.
July 25, 201212 yr Love this shot ------------------------- City Target quietly awaits throngs of shoppers that will pass through its doors in a few days. The store is located in the historic Sullivan Center. Ahhh, sorry it's big. Guess that's what I get for uploading a photo straight from my phone. You couldn't get a real store?! These "City" stores are going up fast. One is opening up in Westwood. Granted its a good location for a "anti urban" store.
July 26, 201212 yr This is a photo a friend of mine posted on Facebook today of himself as a boy growing up in the public housing outside Moscow:
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