Old Chicago by taffy

Old Chicago

Standing on Michigan Avenue, looking south. The first building is the Chicago Historical Society, but when I was growing up, this was the main library. I used to be able to take the train into the city, and get off underground at this stop. Walking upstairs to the city put us on this corner. Across the street today, instead of seeing train tracks and trains, you see the beautiful Millennium Park (trains etc. are under the park our of sight). Black and white to capture the feeling of something out of my childhood.
My main shot of the day is in my 365 album: http://365project.org/taffy/365/2013-03-03
excellent b&w capture of some beautiful Chicago architecture
March 4th, 2013  
Excellent capture! Really beautiful.
March 4th, 2013  
Gosh. This is a timeless shot. If you had said that it was taken in the 1920s I wouldn't have been able to doubt you (apart from the traffic lights - I suppose that they are a bit of a give away!)
March 4th, 2013  
Great composition. Love the B&W & it has a very city feel.
March 4th, 2013  
Love Chicago and love this! Fav :)
March 4th, 2013  
As Paul @steampowered said, a timeless shot. Great choice of b&w. Gives me an idea...
March 4th, 2013  
Great composition, Taffy! Looks awesome in B&W!
March 4th, 2013  
@danitech Thanks for the fav, Danielle!
March 4th, 2013  
oo like it! I love these old brick sky scrapers. Such amazing architectural history in Chicago.
March 4th, 2013  
@fueast Thanks -- I do love Chicago's architecture because it is so varied even in a relatively small area.
March 4th, 2013  
Terrific photo! I love how you cropped it to just above street level, it lets me really focus on the architecture. your B&W processing is perfect.
March 5th, 2013  
very beautiful photo in bw great pov
March 8th, 2013  
Very nice, and no sign of converging verticals ...
March 12th, 2013  
@automaticslim Thanks so much!
March 12th, 2013  
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