Category Archives: Cities

Storm Over Indy

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Roger

Storm clouds over Indianapolis as seen from I-70. A couple days earlier, we experience notable, if not quite as dramatic, weather on I-80 in northern Indiana.

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Tennessee River at Chattanooga

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Roger

The Walnut Street Bridge, built in 1890, was the first non-military bridge across the Tennessee River. It remained in service until 1978, sat unused for 10 or so  years and was then converted into one of the world’s longest (2,376 … Continue reading →

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Chicago Christmas 2014

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Roger

We took our annual trip to downtown Chicago on a crisp, cool and dry Friday. We expected huge crowds, but considering this was the weekend before Christmas, it was remarkably empty. We rode down on the El/Subway. We ate supper … Continue reading →

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John Hancock Center Observation Deck

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Roger

We had originally planned on going up in the Willis Tower, but we thought it might be too cloudy. So we went up in the Hancock Building instead. I know that makes no sense. But we were in the neighborhood, … Continue reading →

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Chicago Architecture Foundation (again)

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Roger

I visited the Chicago Architecture Foundation on Michigan Avenue back in 2009 to see the scale model of the city. Since then, they’ve added colored lights and a map of all the buildings in the city color-coded by age. I … Continue reading →

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