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2009 June 07 |

Archive for 6:26 pm

Buckingham Fountain Grant Park Chicago

Kate Buckingham donated the fountain to the people of Chicago back in 1927. Buckingham Fountain is one of the largest fountains in the world. The main spout shoots 150 feet high.

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When she’s quiet…

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Buckingham Fountain is made of Georgia pink marble.

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The fountain’s four sea horses represent the four states that touch Lake Michigan.

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View from Lower Wacker Drive Along The River Walk

View of the Jewelers Building on the left at 35 East Wacker Drive.

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The Gold Room Inside the Congress

520 South Michigan Avenue

Built in 1893 and originally called the Auditorium Annex. Also know as the “home of the presidents.” Grover Cleveland, William Mckinley, Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Franklin Roosevelt have all stayed at the Congress Hotel.

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Homeless Man on South Michigan Ave

Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you?

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Nobody has ever taught you how to live out on the street
And now you’re gonna have to get used to it

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How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Bob Dylan -- Like A Rolling Stone