The Impossible Year

Tag: lakeview

  • Wrigley Field Marquee, 17 August 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   Wrigleyville was eerie quiet while a Cardinals home game took place without fans to watch it. Truly surreal.

  • Greenview Avenue, 10 August 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 On Monday a massive derecho swept through the Chicagoland region causing tornados along the lakefront, knocking down over 7,300 trees, and leaving over 2 million people without power. We were fortunate to be mostly spared any damage (though we did lose internet) but our neighbors…

  • 7-Eleven Clark and Southport, 5 August 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 The intersection of Clark and Southport is prime real estate on two busy streets, with a bus stop right next to it, and immediately adjacent to an affluent residential neighborhood. A prime location for a convenience store.  Well, over the last few years 7-Eleven…

  • Tomato Plant, 4 August 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 We’ve been growing a ‘war garden’ of sorts on out balcony since this all began and the real star has been our tomato plant which has taken off massively.

  • W Byron St, 1 August 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Cycling around I was stuck to find that much of W Byron St. had its trees wrapped in pride colors.

  • Schubas, 27 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Arguably one of the best small venues on the north side Schubas is an old Schlitz tied house and pub. It’s a historic piece of Chicago that, like many other venues, is in danger right now during the pandemic. It’s owners have banded together with others…

  • West Montrose Avenue, 24 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I just thought the early dusk sun pushing through the trees and reflecting off the street was beautiful. I love my neighborhood.

  • 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.

  • 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…