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Truck-mounted searchlight machine in operation on the side of North Clark Street in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, operated by Joliet-based Big Sky Balloons & Searchlights. Unfortunately, I was not able to determine why it was there.

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"No Swearing" sign at Virginia Beach [01]

"Happy Birthday Jesus" lighting display

Monument-style Walmart sign

The Roanoke Star in red, white, and blue

Roanoke Star on a foggy night [02]

Close-up of the Roanoke Star on a foggy night [01]

Close-up of the Roanoke Star on a foggy night [02]

Roanoke Star on a foggy night [01]

Reflection of the Roanoke Star on wet asphalt [02]

Reflection of the Roanoke Star on wet asphalt [01]

Center of the Roanoke Star

Lamps at Union Station [01]

Lamps at Union Station [02]

Union Station food court

Grotto Room at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial [02]

Glenmont station [01]

"No Swearing" sign at Virginia Beach [02]

"No Swearing" sign at Virginia Beach [03]

Roanoke viewed from Mill Mountain

Roanoke Star in early evening [02]

Roanoke Star in early evening [01]

Roanoke Star in early evening [03]

Virginia Beach Fishing Pier in early evening

Virginia Beach in early morning [04]

Front of Union Station

Motorcycle with red lighting

Motorcycle with blue lighting

Bodo's Bagels sign

Signage over entrance to Pentagon City Mall [02]

Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [01]

Mercury Sable with ground lighting illuminated [02]

Metro 6000-Series threshold lighting

The Shops at Georgetown Park [03]

The Shops at Georgetown Park [01]

The Shops at Georgetown Park [02]

The Shops at Georgetown Park [04]

Lamppost in Georgetown, decorated for Christmas

Zocalo sign [01]

Five Guys sign [01]

Zocalo sign [02]

Five Guys sign [02]

BUSH HATES BORF [01]

Roanoke Star following Virginia Tech shooting [01]

Roanoke Star following Virginia Tech shooting [02]

BUSH HATES BORF [02]

Stairs sign at John Hancock Center

New Carrollton platform pylon

Virginia Beach Fishing Pier

Virginia Beach Fishing Pier in the evening

Escalators at Rosslyn station [01]

Platform pylon at King Street station

Platform pylon at Franconia-Springfield station

OBAMA HATES BORF

Platform pylon at Minnesota Avenue station [02]

Platform pylon at Minnesota Avenue station [01]

Platform pylon at Dunn Loring station [03]

MBTA State station

Red Line platforms at Park Street station

MBTA Chinatown station

Boston fire alarm street box [02]

Stair to Red Line at Park Street station

Chicago Union Station [03]

Frozen cooler at Bottom Dollar Food

Directional signage at the end of the ramp for Interstate 64, Exit 99 at Rockfish Gap

Lighted arrow on Uncle Julio's building

Lamppost along the Canal Walk

WTBO sign and transmitter, viewed from below

WTBO sign at night [01]

WTBO sign at night [02]

WTBO sign at night [03]

Lights on building

Whole Foods P Street NW

Older style DC taxicab beacon

Dome on the Asbury Park Casino [03]

Roof detail on the Casino [02]

Metro 7000-Series railcar debut [15]

Roanoke Star in late afternoon [01]

Roanoke Star in late afternoon [02]

Roanoke Star in late afternoon [03]

Roanoke Star in late afternoon [04]

Roanoke Star in late afternoon [05]

Roanoke Star in late afternoon [06]

Roanoke, Virginia viewed from Mill Mountain

Forman Mills on Rhode Island Avenue NE

Face on Glen Echo carousel [01]

Face on Glen Echo carousel [02]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [01]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [02]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [03]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [04]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [05]

Abandoned bridge pier at Harpers Ferry, at night [06]

Forum at Stuarts Draft Middle School [01]

Forum at Stuarts Draft Middle School [02]

Interior of former Shoney's in Waynesboro, Virginia [01]

Interior of former Shoney's in Waynesboro, Virginia [02]

Roanoke, Virginia [01]

Roanoke, Virginia [02]

The Roanoke Star [01]

The Roanoke Star [02]

The Roanoke Star [03]

West overlook at Mill Mountain Park

Path at Mill Mountain Park

M. Carl Andrews Overlook [01]

M. Carl Andrews Overlook [02]

Parking area behind the Roanoke Star

Parking lot at Valley View Crossing shopping center

M. Carl Andrews Overlook at night [01]

M. Carl Andrews Overlook at night [02]

Cobrahead light at Lorton Reformatory

Scott's House [24]

Scott's House [25]

Scott's House [29]

Scott's House [43]

Scott's House [45]

Wilson Hall Auditorium

Monongahela Incline

Blue Light Special

Former tourist information center

Ocean City Boardwalk [01]

Ocean City Boardwalk [02]

The Roanoke Star, 2018

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [01]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [02]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [04]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [03]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [05]

Vintage Toys "R" Us sign [06]

"Running man" exit sign at Chronic Ink

James Madison statue at night [03]

James Madison statue at night [02]

James Madison statue at night [01]

James Madison statue at night [04]

Baltimore's Miracle on 34th Street [04]

Baltimore's Miracle on 34th Street [05]

Baltimore's Miracle on 34th Street [03]

Baltimore's Miracle on 34th Street [01]

Baltimore's Miracle on 34th Street [02]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [01]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [02]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [03]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [04]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [05]

Platform pylon at West Falls Church station [06]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial at night [02]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial at night [01]

Toilet Bowl Building

Camera photographing signs at Bel Alton Motel

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [09]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [03]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [02]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [01]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [11]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [12]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [08]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [07]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [10]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [04]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [05]

Neon signs at Bel Alton Motel [06]

Seating area at Whole Foods Market

Platforms at West Falls Church station [02]

Platforms at West Falls Church station [01]

Chili's in Martinsburg [01]

Chili's in Martinsburg [02]

Chili's in Martinsburg [03]

3101 Wilson Boulevard [02]

3101 Wilson Boulevard [01]

Water tower at Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department [02]

Water tower at Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department [01]

Turf Classic Auto Sales

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [08]

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [06]

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [04]

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [02]

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [07]

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [05]

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [03]

McDonald's in Ranson, West Virginia [01]

Platforms at West Falls Church station [03]

Platforms at West Falls Church station [04]

Remodel of Walmart Supercenter in Martinsburg, West Virginia [04]

Remodel of Walmart Supercenter in Martinsburg, West Virginia [03]

Ballroom at Hotel 24 South [01]

New Street parking garage [01]

New Street parking garage [02]

Ballroom at Hotel 24 South [02]

Room 528 at Hotel 24 South

Parking lot lights at Shenandoah Square [02]

Parking lot lights at Shenandoah Square [01]

Emergency lighting at South Mountain rest area [01]

Emergency lighting at South Mountain rest area [02]

Platform pylon at East Falls Church station [03]

Platform pylon at East Falls Church station [02]

Platform pylon at East Falls Church station [01]

Lobby at Hotel 24 South

Parking lot lighting at Staunton Mall [01]

Parking lot lighting at Staunton Mall [02]

Ellicott City Lights, 2020 [01]

Ellicott City Lights, 2020 [02]

Tobacco Hut in former Sheetz

Streetlight base

Former T-Mobile store in Deptford Mall

Sun over Tysons Corner

"Chicken still available on Sunday"

Dock lights at Mike's Restaurant & Crabhouse [02]

Dock lights at Mike's Restaurant & Crabhouse [01]

Room 532 at Hotel 24 South [01]

Room 532 at Hotel 24 South [02]

Sign for Jonah and the Whale parking lot

Sign for Park Place Hotel

Sign for Bull on the Beach

Mascot for National Bohemian beer at the Crab Bag

Sign in the window at Louie's Pizza [01]

Sign in the window at Louie's Pizza [02]

Skye Bar & Grille

Sign for Dumser's Drive-In

Sign for Castle in the Sand Hotel

“Park Your Car” sign at Seacrets

Sign for Dolle's Candyland

Sign for Dunes Court

Sign for ABC Liquor

Photographing the sign for ABC Liquor

Transmitter for WOCM

Sign for Phillips Crab House

Platforms at West Falls Church station [05]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [01]

Rail crossing at South Maple Avenue [02]

Streetlight over Michael J. Doyle Fishing Pier [01]

Streetlight over Michael J. Doyle Fishing Pier [02]

West Elm store in Philadelphia

Neon sign at Latimer Garage [04]

Neon sign at Latimer Garage [02]

Neon sign at Latimer Garage [03]

1338 Chestnut Street

Neon sign at Latimer Garage [01]

Vintage Arby's sign in Colonial Heights, Virginia [01]

Vintage Arby's sign in Colonial Heights, Virginia [02]

Vintage Arby's sign in Colonial Heights, Virginia [03]

Vintage Arby's sign in Colonial Heights, Virginia [04]

Vintage Arby's sign in Colonial Heights, Virginia [05]

Vintage Arby's sign in Colonial Heights, Virginia [06]

Vintage Arby's sign in Colonial Heights, Virginia [07]

Light fixture over a dock in New Bern, North Carolina

Pepsi-Cola light fixture [01]

Pepsi-Cola light fixture [02]

Handy Mart in Goldsboro, North Carolina

Carnival at Lawson Creek Park [01]

Carnival at Lawson Creek Park [02]

Carnival at Lawson Creek Park [03]

Carnival at Lawson Creek Park [04]

Carnival at Lawson Creek Park [05]

Carnival at Lawson Creek Park [06]

Carnival at Lawson Creek Park [07]

Shaft on the USS Wisconsin

River Park Tower Apartments

DJI Air 2S prior to first flight

USS Wisconsin at night [02]

USS Wisconsin at night [03]

Arby's on Virginia Beach Boulevard [01]

Arby's on Virginia Beach Boulevard [02]

Aerial view of Virginia Beach Fishing Pier [02]

USS Wisconsin at night [01]

Aerial view of Virginia Beach Fishing Pier [01]

Pennsylvania State Capitol from the southwest

Pennsylvania State Capitol from the northeast

The Roanoke Star from above [02]

The Roanoke Star from above [01]

Escalators at Rosslyn station [02]

Statue of Caesar Augustus [01]

Statue of Caesar Augustus [02]

Absecon Lighthouse [06]

Lamppost on the Atlantic City boardwalk

Absecon Lighthouse [10]

Absecon Lighthouse [08]

Absecon Lighthouse [09]

Absecon Lighthouse [11]

Absecon Lighthouse [04]

Absecon Lighthouse [05]

Absecon Lighthouse [07]

2900 block of Atlantic Avenue

DJI Air 2S at Michael J. Doyle Fishing Pier

Exit sign at 25 Penncraft Avenue [01]

Exit sign at 25 Penncraft Avenue [02]

Exit sign at Hilton Garden Inn

Parking lot lighting at Lakeforest Mall [02]

Parking lot at Lakeforest Mall

Parking lot lighting at Lakeforest Mall [01]

Men's restroom in Wilson Hall

Second floor men's restroom at Gabbin Hall [01]

Second-floor restroom at Zane Showker Hall

DJI Air 2S on the roof of the car

Ballroom at Hotel 24 South [03]

CSX Clifton Forge rail yard [11]

Front aisle of Twinbrook Safeway

Purple streetlight at Jennings Chapel Road and Route 97 [04]

Purple streetlight at Jennings Chapel Road and Route 97 [01]

Purple streetlight at Jennings Chapel Road and Route 97 [02]

Purple streetlight at Jennings Chapel Road and Route 97 [06]

Purple streetlight at Jennings Chapel Road and Route 97 [05]

Purple streetlight at Jennings Chapel Road and Route 97 [03]

Sign for Beacon Theatre [01]

Sign for Beacon Theatre [02]

Seating area at Whole Foods on West Broad Street

Sealing room at the Mormon Temple

Elyse listens to bubbles

Room 519 at Hotel 24 South

Hershey Kiss lamppost

DJI Air 2S at Fort Armistead Park

Utility pole at Ward Plaza

"Hello Roxbury"

Sign for RIM Cafe

Neon sign for Los Taquitos de Puebla

Intersection of South 9th Street and Federal Street

Geno's Steaks [03]

Geno's Steaks [02]

Geno's Steaks [01]

Sign for Pat's King of Steaks [02]

Sign for Pat's King of Steaks [01]

Ferris wheel at Jolly Roger at the Pier [01]

Ferris wheel at Jolly Roger at the Pier [02]

Room 502 at Hotel 24 South

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [03]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [02]

Vintage exit sign at Kroger [01]

Blackburn Inn [06]

Pal's Sudden Service in Abingdon, Virginia [01]

Intersection of Western Avenue, West Summit Hill Drive, Henley Street, and Broadway [02]

Sign for Chesapeake's Seafood Restaurant [01]

Sign for Chesapeake's Seafood Restaurant [02]

Intersection of Western Avenue, West Summit Hill Drive, Henley Street, and Broadway [01]

Sign for Chesapeake's Seafood Restaurant [03]

Five-headed lamppost in downtown Crossville

Tennessee Theatre [02]

Tennessee Theatre [12]

Tennessee Theatre [11]

Tennessee Theatre [10]

Tennessee Theatre [09]

Tennessee Theatre [04]

Tennessee Theatre [01]

Tennessee Theatre [05]

Tennessee Theatre [06]

Tennessee Theatre [03]

Tennessee Theatre [07]

Tennessee Theatre [08]

Original Pal's Sudden Service location [01]

Original Pal's Sudden Service location [02]

Pal's Sudden Service in Abingdon, Virginia [02]

Pal's Sudden Service in Abingdon, Virginia [03]

Pal's Sudden Service in Abingdon, Virginia [04]

Pal's Sudden Service in Abingdon, Virginia [05]

Bristol sign [01]

Bristol sign [02]

Bristol sign [03]

The Roanoke Star, October 2022 [01]

The Roanoke Star, October 2022 [02]

The Roanoke Star, October 2022 [03]

The Roanoke Star, October 2022 [04]

The Roanoke Star, October 2022 [05]

View of Mill Mountain, facing west

Overhead view of Mill Mountain Park

Scion xA decorated for Halloween

Exit signage at Ashburn station [01]

Exit signage at Ashburn station [02]

Tractor Supply in Frederick, Maryland

Historic wing lighting at Hotel 24 South

Former Fairfax Connector bus at Meadows Farms Nurseries

Parking lot at Penn's Landing [02]

Parking lot at Penn's Landing [01]

Second floor corridor at the Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Langhorne

Toys "R" Us store-within-a-store at the Macy's New York City flagship store

Wilkes Street Tunnel [11]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [03]

Traffic along Callahan Drive in early evening

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [02]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [15]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [13]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [14]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [07]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [04]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [01]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [05]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [12]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [10]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [08]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [10]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [08]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [06]

Wilkes Street Tunnel [09]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [11]

George Washington Masonic National Memorial in early evening [09]

Camera screen at Walmart in Front Royal, Virginia

Room 414 at the Moxy in Richmond [01]

Room 414 at the Moxy in Richmond [02]

My luggage at the Moxy

Lamppost outside Vistas on the James

"BOOM" on a nametag sticker

Office at 275 South 12th Street

Exit sign at former former Reynolds Wrap building

Townhouse lit up in red

Elyse checks her phone in an elevator [01]

Elyse checks her phone in an elevator [02]

Starbucks Reserve Roastery in New York City

Exit sign at New York Transit Museum [01]

Exit sign at New York Transit Museum [02]

Exit sign at New York Transit Museum [03]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [02]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [08]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [05]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [07]

Empty area at Grand Central Terminal

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [01]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [03]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [06]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [09]

Clock on top of an information kiosk at Grand Central Terminal [01]

Clock on top of an information kiosk at Grand Central Terminal [03]

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [04]

Clock on top of an information kiosk at Grand Central Terminal [02]

Main hall at Grand Central Terminal

Chandelier at Grand Central Terminal [10]

Lounge space at the Aloft in Brooklyn

New Carrollton station, April 2023 [02]

New Carrollton station, April 2023 [01]

WMATA railcar 3166 at Huntington

Break space at Metro headquarters

Bilingual exit sign at the Canadian Museum of History

French-language exit sign at Gatineau Sports Center [02]

French-language exit sign at Gatineau Sports Center [01]

Lamppost outside of the Confederation Building

Réno-Dépôt in Gatineau, Quebec [09]

Walmart in Brockville, Ontario [08]

Walmart in Brockville, Ontario [10]

Walmart in Brockville, Ontario [11]

Réno-Dépôt in Gatineau, Quebec [08]

New Carrollton station, May 2023 [02]

New Carrollton station, May 2023 [01]

Parking lot lighting at Flying J in Breezewood [01]

Parking lot lighting at Flying J in Breezewood [02]

Monongahela Incline railcar

Fire alarm horn at Webster Towers

Old Navy item of the week sign at Black Dog Salvage

Buildings along the 300 block of Yonge Street

Seventh floor corridor at the Chelsea Hotel [01]

Seventh floor corridor at the Chelsea Hotel [02]

St. Regis Room at Hudson's Bay Queen Street

Red Line train at Gallery Place-Chinatown upper level

Pedestrian crosswalk sign at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Micro Center in Rockville, Maryland

Warren Hall post office lounge

Wilson Hall, September 2023 [07]

Wilson Hall, September 2023 [08]

Wilson Hall, September 2023 [09]

Elyse stares down a Starship

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [01]

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [02]

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [03]

Stained glass light fixture at Geraci's slice shop [04]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [01]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [05]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [07]

Parking lot lighting at Devonshire Mall [01]

Parking lot lighting at Devonshire Mall [02]

Holiday Inn "Great Sign" at The Henry Ford [01]

Holiday Inn "Great Sign" at The Henry Ford [02]

Replica of a Holiday Inn guest room

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [01]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [02]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [03]

Elyse looks at the maps

Light on the back of an apartment building

"NO OUTLET" sign at alley entrance

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

Searchlight machine along North Clark Street

Lighting at Menards in Niles, Illinois

"STAIRS" sign at Ogilvie Transportation Center [01]

"STAIRS" sign at Ogilvie Transportation Center [02]

Exit sign in the lower lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue

Stairs sign in the lower lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue [02]

Stairs sign in the lower lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue [01]

Chicago Theatre sign from above [01]

Chicago Theatre sign from above [02]

Emergency call box beacon at East 55th Street station

Lighted wall signage at Tower City station

Corridor at Tower City Center

Elevator lobby at Tower City Center

Front porch selfie

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Saturday 4 November 2023

Dimensions: 3800*2533

Albums: Photos by date / 2023
Photos by date / 2023 / Midwest road trip, November 2-9, 2023
Photos by location / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago

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