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| For this year's challenge, my theme is The Fun in Writing. Each of my 26 posts for April is aimed at illustrating fun parts of an author's day. A writer doesn't only write. Creating a story or an essay requires research, revision, editing, and lots and lots of coffee and chocolate.
What can be more fun than researching background information for a novel, and then spending your free time checking out the architecture, sculptures, and artwork of the Windy City? Which do you recognize? (Answers below.)
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The ticket entrance to Auditorium Theatre
of Roosevelt University
A theater in the grand old style, an architectural gem built in 1889
50 E Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL
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City of Chicago: Calder's Flamingo
50 W. Adams St
Chicago, IL 60610
Chicago, IL 60610
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A bridge near downtown Chicago
I love this picture because of its unusual vantage point,
but I honestly cannot remember where in Chicago I was standing when I took the photograph!
Anyone have a guess?
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"The Picasso" (Untitled sculpture)
Daley Plaza
50 W. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
50 W. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
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Sculptor Loredo Taft’s Fountain of the Lakes
Art Institute of Chicago,
South Garden
South Garden
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace
A copy of the original from Greece, circa 200 BC, which is now in the Louvre Museum, Paris.
This is cast from a mold of the original sculpture in the Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
Location: lobby of the Bank One Center
131 S Dearborn Street
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Navy Pier Flags
Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan.
It is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area.
So much one needs to and can travel in search of a story..Should start my journey soon ..
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting
I did recognize Nike of Samothrace (archaeologist, go figure XD) I have never been to Chicago. I really should, it's not that far away...
ReplyDelete@TarkabarkaHolgy from
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Yes, Chicago is a good destination to include on your to-travel-to list. Much to see, eat, and experience.
DeleteI've only been to Chicago twice and it was in college. All the art majors went to visit the various museums, so I didn't see much of the city.
ReplyDelete~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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I haven't been there for several years, but I worked in the Loop for a year, in another lifetime when Daley Plaza was still Civic Center Plaza and the Picasso was brand new!
DeleteOh, I want to go see all of these~ Fun, to see the photos, for now ;D
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, Ella. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
DeleteBeautiful photos. I should probably take more while doing research for my books, though most passers-by already think I'm a little off when talking aloud to characters who'd be there in different circumstances :-) Good luck with the rest of the AtoZchallenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting today, Ronel. I haven't started talking aloud to my characters . . . yet.
DeleteI've never been to Chicago, but your photos make ma want to visit!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Nilanjana.
Ninja Minion, A-Z 2016
Madly-in-Verse
I only recognize #2. I've been to Chicago once - in January and I've never been so cold as I was there. We had to watch out for falling icicles! I loved the Chicago Public Library. That's where I'd go to write if I lived in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteI spent many hours in the Chicago Library, but it was the old one on Washington Street. I did see the new one around 2007 and did some research there for a novel. I photographed about 25 pages of newspaper stories, then was told they don't charge for photos! Music to an amateur genealogist's ears.
DeleteGail, these photos are fantastic. I've never been to America and didn't pick any of these landmarks. However, being a lover of all things red, I loved Calder's Flamingo. xx Rowena
ReplyDeleteInteresting to hear so many have not been to Chicago, but there are so many places I haven't been. I have a book entitled "1000 Places To See Before You Die". At least I can read about places I'll never visit. I hope these photographs gave you a sense of the town.
DeleteLove these photos. Did you take all of them?
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