Some images of buildings in Chicago as seen from the Chicago River.
Category Archives: Architecture
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Tender Houses – 2015
In the days when lift bridges and draw bridges were regularly raised and lowered to allow river traffic to pass each bridge had one or more tender houses where workers watched for boats and controlled the bridge. These tender houses are located in Chicago.
Nov
14
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Arches
Arches between gun emplacements on the Gulf Coast near Pensacola.
Aug
19
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Mackinac Island
After our three nights at Big Bay Point Lighthouse Connie and I spent one night in St. Ignace and made a quick visit to Mackinac Island. It was a beautiful place but it seemed really strange to see no motor vehicles other than the ferries to and from the island. Travel was by foot, by horse drawn carriage (even the hotel “limos” from the ferry docks were horse drawn carriages), or by bike (and bikes for rent, much like car […]
Aug
18
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Interior Lighthouse Photos
These, with a couple of exceptions, are some images of the interior of the Big Bay Point Lighthouse where Connie and I spent three nights during our last vacation. A beautiful location overlooking Lake Superior about 25 miles west of Marquette, Michigan. The lighthouse sits near a 60 foot bluff along the lake and the light itself is about 120 feet above the lake’s surface. The lighthouse is now a bed and breakfast with seven guest rooms. The unmanned working […]
Aug
1
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A Little Monochrome
A few black and white images that Connie encouraged me to share last night. Four of the five are from the Grand Tetons while the train is from the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden.
Jul
28
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WU Lights
Some of the lights around the Washington University campus
Jun
28
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Evening Reflections
A late evening image from the Missouri Botanical Garden. This image was captured at the end of one of the Whitaker Music Festival performances as we were departing the Garden. Not having a tripod that evening, the camera was rested on a bench for a long exposure.
Jun
23
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Fox Theater, Part II
During our backstage photo tour of the Fox Theater (see yesterday’s post, Fox Theater, Part I) we were able to visit many areas not normally available to the public. An interesting area was near the dressing rooms where artists and performers are allowed to decorate the walls, doors, and even the underside of stairs with art work and cast signatures. Just a few of these are shared here.
Jun
22
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Fox Theater, Part I
Earlier this year Connie and I went on a backstage photo tour of the Fox Theater in St. Louis with our photo club. A few of the images I captured are shared here.
