The Impossible Year

Tag: wilson avenue

  • Emerald City Coffee

    Emerald City Coffee

    Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Another day, another cup of coffee from a great local shop. We went to Emerald City hoping to grab sandwiches but missed the cutoff for the day. I did however get a vegan banana nut muffin that turned out to be phenomenal. So it worked out.

  • Clark and Wilson, 24 January 2021Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 Took the dog on a long walk all the way to Wilson and Clark. This corner is such an odd one. So many empty storefronts and so much change happening. I’ll be curious to look back in a few years. 

  • Uptown Pizza & BBQ, 28 November 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   At the corner of Wilson and Kenmore Avenues in Chicago you will find Uptown Pizza & BBQ. I’ve been meaning to check this place out for years and finally did it by ordering the ‘Thin Crust Taco’ pizza, which is a feast unto itself.…

  • Greenview and Wilson, 6 September 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   Took this out on a walk with the dog, I just appreciated the aesthetic beauty of the trees contrasting with the signage.

  • The Gerber Building, 30 June 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 At the corner of Wilson and Broadway is arguably one of the most beautiful CTA building in the city. In recent years it has been remodeled and improved to it’s former glory and will one day wind up as the home of Chicago Market…