The Impossible Year

Tag: chicago

  • Msgr. John Egan – DePaul University, 15 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 On my daily bike ride I encountered this statue of Monsignor John Egan in front of the DePaul University Student Center and really appreciated that someone had put a mask on it.

  • Cycling Through Graceland, 14 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 On Tuesday after having been there until closing the prior day, I commit to myself that I would head back the following day, so I did.

  • Graceland Cemetery’s Pond, 13 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 On Monday after taking calls and working on projects I biked over to Graceland Cemetery and sat at the edge of the Potter Palmer memorial by the water and just relaxed until security came to let me know they were closing for the day.

  • Laura at Welles Park, 12 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Laura had a socially distanced birthday gathering in the park. A good time was had by all.

  • Tom at GMan, 11 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Lakeview’s bars scene is scary for those of us concerned about the virus.‬ The Gman Tavern is striving to do things right.‬ ‪Its manager, Tom, told me they want to be the safest bar in Wrigleysville.‬ On Saturdays from 2pm to 7pm the bar…

  • Andersonville, 10 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Beautiful day in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. You’d never know how much of a mess everything is.

  • Nickd and Basil, 9 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Every year Nick and his partner Erin celebrate their dog Basil with a ‘Basil Day’ party and give him a steak. This year we needed to perform it at home so Nick cooked batches of food which we each swung by and picked up so…

  • Clark and Roscoe, 8 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Wrigleyville’s landscape continues to change as, despite everything else going on, the construction never stops. The CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization project, aka ‘RPM’ marches on, leveling buildings and building brutalist structure, as we march towards a faster, more efficient mass transit system. One…

  • Forty Acres, 7 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Beth Ann and I have been trying to figure out a suitable way to get produce delivered semi-regularly. We started off with Imperfect Foods, but ultimately determined this was an opportunity to support local farmers and businesses owned by disenfranchised groups. Thats when we found ‘Forty…

  • Candlelight Dinner, 6 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Beth Ann was having a tough day so I let her nap and surprised her with dinner by candlelight.