Chicago

Location Description

148 photos

A demonstration of self-photo taking skills, on the boat...
The Aon Center, the second tallest building in Chicago...
The south side of the river, just inland from the lock. ...
A nice-looking new apartment complex just north of the river.
The edge of the Aon building (currently housing Amoco)...
I was very surprised by how green the water was, both in...
Looking back towards the lake after the second bridge...
All of the bridges over the river had similar features...
Another fun building. I'm still trying to rememeber /...
The top of the NBC building (see the peacock?). ...
The Tribune Tower, home of the Chicago Tribune. There...
The top of the Wrigley Building (as in, Wrigley's Gum...
In the back, the Park Tower. I'm trying to figure out...
Construction of the new Trump Tower, planned to be...
State Street bridge.
An interesting parking area that takes up the first...
Marina City, designed by Bertrand Goldberg in 1964. ...
Typical bridge style #2. This style reminds me of a...
The clock tower of the ... something building (working...
Bridge type #3. I believe this is Michigan Ave (the...
The Merchandise Mart on the north side. Originally...
333 Wacker Drive, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (put...
Choo choo!
First picture of the Sears Tower. Those radio towers...
Eating space on the side of the river. At this point,...
Crummy picture, but I wanted to show the Chicago...
Apartments on the river. Not a bad location, except...
Not a good picture of the, but the pylons visible on the...
Drawbridge in action! Almost all of the bridges...
Big bridge.
Coming down the north fork of the river to the junction...
Another shot out towards the lake.
Bridge type #2, I think I said earlier. The Merchandise...
Lake Street bridge. Stragely, it stops before it gets...
Another example of nature within the city - trees and a...
Boeing's Chicago office (originally built for the Morton...
Another example of an attractive office building,...
Civic Opera Building, built in 1929.
Detail of the very important truss atop the Boeing...
So many bridges... :)
The train running underneath the city. So much of the...
I think I took this picture because I thought our guide...
Another glimpse of the Sears Tower, towering (ha) above...
The Sears Tower does have a friendly tall neighbor in...
Fun warping of the buildings on the left and right.
The base of 311 Wacker and the Sears Tower. Again,...
Two very tall buildings. 311 Wacker looks almost as...
Sigh. Bridges are pretty from all directions...
... especially on such crisp days.
The top of the two tall buildings (311 Wacker is...
Not sure why 311 Wacker seems to be leaning in this...
Any guesses as to who built this condo? If you're...
Looking south down the river.
Supposedly, the Chicago Fire began somewhere in that...
Chicago Board of Trade building, built in 1930 with a...
Motorcyclists, beware.
311 Wacker. I just really like the color of this...
I can't remember what this building is, but I think it's...
Did I mention how I like reflections on buildings? ...
So (Mom, you'll be interested in this), I learned today...
Chicago Sun Times building. I thought that drawbridge...
Finally! The Reid, Murdoch & Co. building, built in 1914.
The building, originally built with the same number of...
More of the corn-cobiness. So crazy.
Just thought IBM needed to say hello.
The building where you IBMers would work if you moved to...
Trump Tower, under construction. Just showing off some...
I never heard the guide talk about this building, and...
Looking north towards the Hancock building and its...
The Centenial Fountain, right on the river.
Another, a little farther back.
More shots of the nice apartment complex-type buildings...
I wouldn't mind being able to hang out down under those tress.
Lake Point Tower, built in 1968, the only skyscraper...
Looking southwest , I believe, from the mouth of the...
Unfortunately for the early citizens of Chicago, there...
The Ferris Wheel on Navy Pier.
A moose statue outside the NBC building. Not sure why...
This building (home of the Chicago Tribune) had many...
"The Chicago Tribune, Founded 1857, Tower Erected 1925"...
The Water Tower, the only building to survive the 1871...
Macy's in Water Tower Plaza. Until recently, this was...
A water tower in the Plaza (an 8-floor shopping mall). ...
Looking down into the restaurant in the Hancock...
Looking south from the top of the Hancock Building.d
Looking south, southeast.
Looking down on the Water Tower (sorry some of these...
Looking southeast. Notice Navy Pier and Lake Point...
Looking west (the sun made some of these not great). I...
Northwest.
Matt, relaxing. The sunglasses were entirely necessary...
Not sure why I took this myself rather than asking Matt to...
Another south view. This time, from the bathroom. The...
Looking down on the Water Tower again.
The Sears Tower in the last of the sunlight.
Aon building and the one I can't find any info on.
The Aon building and the south curve of the lake.
Navy Pier and some lake beachfront.
Looking north. We really didn't explore up here at all.
Plane flying overhead near sunset.
Architectural glow? How can "alpine glow" be modified correctly?
Lights in the city are off...
... and now they're on (look at the streetlights).
Goodbye, sun.
Tired kids...
Hancock building from below; I wish I could have not had...
The Water Tower
Crazy what turning the flash on will do, eh?
The city at night. All the buildings were lit up in...
Ready to go to the party! Hopefully I'll be getting...
Looking down the Chicago river during our boat tour...
Cool boat ride sign.
Catherine and Jay on the boat.
John and Mom's shoulder in front of the new Trump tower...
Looking up at the Trump Tower (on the right), and I...
Exo-skeleton-esque roof truss on a building near the...
Sears Tower.
Jay with the Sears Tower in the background.
Sears Tower. I'd still like to know why the antenae on...
Looking up at the observation decks near the top of the...
Ahhhhhh! Wacker Drive columns and geometry that I...
I liked this building a lot.
Cool lion / griffin / other animal sculpture on the...
Another neat condo complex near the lake.
Navy Pier.
Chicago water-based fire department, and a yacht club on...
The lock from the river to the lake. It will open for...
Looking back towards Chicago.
Catherine's photoshopped head on the Chicago skyline.
Catherine and Jay on the boat.
Chicago has lots of steel truss bridges. I'm sure there...
The Wrigley Building.
The Chicago Tribune building.
Taking photos at "the Bean" (actual name: Cloud Gate)
If you look closely, you can find me in this photo.
Some of the Chicago skyline, reflected.
Attempting to make the camera inconspicuous in this self-photo.
Jay, the close-up edition.
More self-photos.
Looking up underneath the Bean.
Trying to show the whole thing. It'd be a nicer shot...
The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millenium Park.
Our trip to the Bean was a bit rushed because it seemed...
We just tried to move towards the hotel at a faster pace...
The light is so neat at a moment like this.
Jay and Catherine, headed out to the wedding reception. ...
Glamour shot.
The Bean with a bit more sunshine and from further away.