Chicago http://rarepattern.com/taxonomy/term/268/atom/feed 2007-12-09T10:40:47-06:00 Soup-hungry Chicago Santas http://rarepattern.com/nodes/2007/12/soup-hungry-chicago-santas 2007-12-09T11:07:32-06:00 2007-12-09T11:08:18-06:00 Laura Scott Yesterday after our architecture and wireframes meeting, we were walking up Chicago Avenue when we saw this swarm of Santas heading into the soup restaurant. I just had to snap some shots of that!

Later last night they were romping up and down Michigan Avenue, singing and cheering. I have no idea who they were. They seemed to be in their 20s and 30s, and only some of them had white beards. Somehow I couldn't picture any of them sitting in a shopping mall.

Photographic note: These pictures are unretouched. The red suits just overwhelmed all chroma capacity of my little Sony Cybershot DSC-P200.

]]> Yesterday after our architecture and wireframes meeting, we were walking up Chicago Avenue when we saw this swarm of Santas heading into the soup restaurant. I just had to snap some shots of that!

Later last night they were romping up and down Michigan Avenue, singing and cheering. I have no idea who they were. They seemed to be in their 20s and 30s, and only some of them had white beards. Somehow I couldn't picture any of them sitting in a shopping mall.

Photographic note: These pictures are unretouched. The red suits just overwhelmed all chroma capacity of my little Sony Cybershot DSC-P200.

]]> The Old Water Tower http://rarepattern.com/nodes/2007/12/old-water-tower 2007-12-09T10:55:34-06:00 2007-12-09T10:55:34-06:00 Laura Scott The Old Water Tower in Chicago is one historic landmark that everyone knows. Having it right outside the hotel window is a delight, though it's pretty bright at night. I had to close the sunblocking shade to get any sleep.

It's been cold here and wet -- freezing drizzle when not snowing or just ice-cold damp -- but that hasn't stopped the shoppers. Michigan Avenue is packed every day. Last night, too.

On last week's trip here, I was able to enjoy some stuffed pizza at Giordano's, but this time the lines have been out the door. I love stuffed pizza, and you can't really get it anywhere else. (Forget the "Chicago style" pizza offered at the nationwide chains -- It may be similar to some of the pan pizza here, but it's not stuffed pizza!) Maybe I'll have have the chance to run up to Edwardo's. It's just a few blocks away, but a bit further off the Michigan Avenue shopping path.

]]> The Old Water Tower in Chicago is one historic landmark that everyone knows. Having it right outside the hotel window is a delight, though it's pretty bright at night. I had to close the sunblocking shade to get any sleep.

It's been cold here and wet -- freezing drizzle when not snowing or just ice-cold damp -- but that hasn't stopped the shoppers. Michigan Avenue is packed every day. Last night, too.

On last week's trip here, I was able to enjoy some stuffed pizza at Giordano's, but this time the lines have been out the door. I love stuffed pizza, and you can't really get it anywhere else. (Forget the "Chicago style" pizza offered at the nationwide chains -- It may be similar to some of the pan pizza here, but it's not stuffed pizza!) Maybe I'll have have the chance to run up to Edwardo's. It's just a few blocks away, but a bit further off the Michigan Avenue shopping path.

]]> Sunrise in Chicago http://rarepattern.com/nodes/2007/12/sunrise-chicago 2007-12-09T10:40:47-06:00 2007-12-09T10:40:47-06:00 Laura Scott I just love this town!

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