Results tagged “Illinois”
Wrigley Field sign, Clark and Addison
Chicago, Illinois — Famous red marquee "Wrigley Field: Home of Chicago Cubs" sign on Clark St. at Addison.
Chicago Fire Department Engine 78
Chicago, Illinois — Chicago Fire Station 78 at 1052 W. Waveland Ave., across the street from Wrigley Field's left field corner. Designed by architect Charles W. Kallal and built in 1894, the firehouse's history is told in A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine 78, by Karen Kruse.
Wrigley Field bleachers, Chicago skyline
Chicago, Illinois — Bleacher seats at Wrigley Field, with Chicago's skyline in the distance following a Chicago Cubs win over the Houston Astros.
Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros
Chicago, Illinois — Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros at Wrigley Field, viewed from bleacher seats in center field.
Wrigley Field, home of Chicago Cubs
Chicago, Illinois — Wrigley Field, viewed from the corner of Clark and Addison streets at noon before a Chicago Cubs game against the Houston Astros.
Wrigley Field from across Addison St.
Chicago, Illinois — Wrigley Field, viewed from across Addison Street at noon before a Chicago Cubs game against the Houston Astros.
Lake County horses at sunset
Lake County, Illinois — Horses at pasture along Hunt Club Road, just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border.
Chicago: Near North Side Americana
Chicago, Illinois — A display of old cars and old signs somewhere near Wells and Division.
La Salle Street canyon
Chicago, Illinois — La Salle Street and the Chicago Board of Trade Building seen from West Washington Street.
The Berghoff Restaurant, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois — The Berghoff Restaurant at 17 West Adams, with diners lined up outside a week before Christmas.
Marshall Field's Great Clock with elf
Chicago, Illinois — Great Clock on Marshall Field's store on the corner of North State Street and East Washington Street, installed on November 26, 1897.
Marshall Field's Tiffany mosaic dome
Chicago, Illinois — The breathtaking glass mosaic dome of Marshall Field's State Street store, made of 1.6 million pieces of Favrile iridescent glass, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, and installed in 1907.
Marshall Field's, State Street, Christmas
Chicago, Illinois — City sidewalk outside Marshall Field's State Street store -- the epicenter of Christmas for the Midwestern United States, a week before the holiday.
333 and 360 Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois — 333 North Michigan and 360 North Michigan, seen from across the Chicago River.
Michigan Avenue Bridge 12/99
Chicago, Illinois — The Michigan Avenue Bridge, decorated for Christmas.
Water Tower Place's eight levels
Chicago, Illinois — Looking down the glass elevator through the eight levels of Water Tower Place's shopping center at Christmas time.
Looking up John Hancock Center
Chicago, Illinois — Looking up the 100-story, 1,127-foot John Hancock Center from ground level.
'The Cricketeer' by Barry Flanagan
Chicago, Illinois — Sculpture displayed at the John Hancock Center: "The Crickteer," by Barry Flanagan.
Chicago's Water Tower
Chicago, Illinois — The Chicago Water Tower on Michigan Avenue, the only public building in the burned zone of the Great Chicago Fire to survive that catastrophe.
Cows on Parade: Hanukow
Chicago, Illinois — "Hanukow," a Department of Cultural Affairs entry in the 1999 "Chicago's Cows on Parade" art exhibit -- somehow related to the CowParade concept, which has since been imitated by tourism bureaus in nearly every city in the world using countless other animals and objects.