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Aerial view over Lake Michigan from near Clark Street Beach in Evanston, Illinois. View facing approximately south. The skyline of Chicago is visible in the distance.

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Corridor at Tower City Center

Busted bricks at the Hampton Inn Cleveland/Independence

Servicing an ice machine

Kwik Trip gas pump with mute button [02]

Parking lot lighting at Devonshire Mall [02]

Lighting at Menards in Niles, Illinois

Entrance to The Henry Ford

Gamewell Century pull station at the Hampton Inn in Independence, Ohio [01]

View of Windsor from the DoubleTree

Searchlight machine along North Clark Street

Vintage ice bucket, glasses, and tray

Entrance to Fort/Cass station

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [01]

"Autistic child area" sign

People Mover sign outside Fort/Cass station

Fire alarm horn/strobe at the Hampton Inn in Independence, Ohio

Hudson's Bay at Devonshire Mall

Platform at Fort/Cass station

"CAPEESH" license plate

Elevator lobby at Tower City Center

Lighted wall signage at Tower City station

Handle of Delsey suitcase

Detroit People Mover token [02]

Pedestrian crossing sign in Windsor [02]

Parking lot lighting at Devonshire Mall [01]

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at The Henry Ford [02]

Pedestrian crossing sign in Windsor [01]

Detroit People Mover token [01]

Elyse holds a cluster of balloons

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [01]

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at The Henry Ford [01]

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at The Henry Ford [03]

Trackside signage at Fort/Cass station

Art at Kohler Design Center

Bottle of Jose Cuervo

Chris and Juni in Evanston

Gamewell Century pull station at the Hampton Inn in Independence, Ohio [02]

Honda HR-V at the Hampton Inn in Independence, Ohio

Aisle at Bulk Barn in Windsor, Ontario [01]

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [05]

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

Downward-pointing arrow on entrance to Jewel-Osco

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [07]

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

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

First-generation Plymouth Voyager minivan

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [02]

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [03]

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [03]

Shields for trunkline highway M-39

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [04]

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [08]

Menards in Niles, Illinois [01]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [04]

Honda HR-V at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel duty-free store

Aisle at Bulk Barn in Windsor, Ontario [01]

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [04]

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

Menards in Niles, Illinois [02]

Replica of a Holiday Inn guest room

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [03]

Woomy at the DoubleTree

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [08]

Ford Flex with a coating of something on its rear side

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [06]

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

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [01]

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [05]

Marker graffiti on a window

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [05]

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [02]

No smoking sign at East 55th Street station

TJ Maxx store in Skokie, Illinois

Rules sign at East 55th Street station

Front desk at the Hilton Garden Inn in Evanston

Signal X-238 at East 55th Street station

Room 625 at the Hilton Garden Inn [03]

John F. Kennedy Presidential Limousine [03]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [04]

John F. Kennedy Presidential Limousine [01]

Panda Express fortune slip [05]

John F. Kennedy Presidential Limousine [02]

Meijer in Maumee, Ohio [09]

Emergency call box beacon at East 55th Street station

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [06]

Woomy looks out the window at the DoubleTree

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [02]

Graffiti worm on Standard Club building [01]

Aon Center, Chicago [02]

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [01]

Orange-flavored osmotic laxative at the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Cleveland Browns pajamas at the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Kwik Trip gas pump with mute button [01]

Route selector box at East 55th Street station

Aon Center, Chicago [01]

Shopping list in the parking lot of Jewel-Osco

"SAFE SCHOOL ZONE" sign at Chicago and Wabash

Aon Center, Chicago [04]

Graffiti worm on Standard Club building [02]

Aon Center, Chicago [03]

Full luggage cart

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [03]

Chicago Theatre sign from above [01]

Elyse looks at the maps

Chicago Theatre sign from above [02]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [03]

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

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

Elevator at Sherman Garden Apartments [02]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [01]

Bowl of poutine from Harvey's [02]

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [04]

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

Aerial view over Lake Michigan, facing east

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [02]

Bowl of poutine from Harvey's [01]

Men's restroom at The Henry Ford [03]

Discarded shirt in a parking lot

Package of "Weekend Colon Flush" at the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Neon sign at Geraci's Slice Shop

Room 1629 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [04]

Fire alarm at Sherman Garden Apartments [02]

5th Street Arcade

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [03]

Clark Street Beach [02]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [05]

Elevator to RTA at Tower City Center

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [03]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [02]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [04]

Davis Street Metra station

Clark Street Beach [01]

Aerial view of northern Evanston and Wilmette

Allerton Hotel, viewed from the Starbucks Reserve Roastery [01]

Willis Tower from West Jackson Boulevard and South Franklin Street [01]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [03]

Panhandler on North Milwaukee Avenue

Gas meters along an alley

Men's restroom at The Henry Ford [02]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [02]

Men's restroom at The Henry Ford [01]

Elyse holds up a bag of milk

CTA signal A59 at Jackson station [02]

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [03]

Sign for the Diplomat Motel [03]

Harvey's in Windsor, Ontario [01]

Platform at Ogilvie Transportation Center

FedEx truck on West Giddings Street

Clock at Ogilvie Transportation Center [02]

Harvey's in Windsor, Ontario [02]

WRTA bus 2091 at Century Square [01]

Sign for the Diplomat Motel [02]

Sign for the Diplomat Motel [01]

Chicago sewer manhole cover

Elyse gives a look to the camera

"Sugar Beats" sticker on a lamppost

Gary, Indiana City Hall [01]

Hamburger University

Former City View Center [28]

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

Gary, Indiana City Hall [02]

Menards in Gary, Indiana [04]

Selfie on North State Street

Interior of Detroit People Mover car 11

Former City View Center [17]

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [01]

Red Line platform at Jackson station [02]

Former City View Center [16]

Former City View Center [27]

Former City View Center [30]

Rockets candy at Bulk Barn

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [02]

Farebox on RTA railcar 827

Menards in Gary, Indiana [05]

CTA signal A59 at Jackson station [01]

Kyle poses for the camera

Former City View Center [25]

"Beware of attack flamingo" sign

Sign for Davis Theater [02]

Interior of RTA railcar 827

Metra train arrives at Davis Street station

Bouillon cubes at Bulk Barn

Former City View Center [26]

RTA railcar 199 at Tower City [02]

Red-dyed pistachios at Bulk Barn

"Beware of dog" sign on a gate

Bins of parmesan cheese at Bulk Barn

Former City View Center [29]

Downtown Gary, Indiana

Former City View Center [32]

Genesis Convention Center [02]

Interior of Metra railcar

Former City View Center [24]

Former City View Center [20]

Sign for Davis Theater [01]

RTA railcar 199 at Tower City [01]

Builder's plate on RTA railcar 827

U.S. Steel Yard

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [02]

"Do not feed the birds" sign

Former City View Center [23]

Interior of RTA railcar 199

Former Ultra Foods in Gary, Indiana [03]

Former City View Center [22]

Maintenance vehicle just north of Davis Street station

RTA railcar 827 at Tower City

Former City View Center [33]

Clock at Ogilvie Transportation Center [01]

Industrial area north of I-90 in Gary, Indiana [02]

Leaves on a vine across a fence

Former Ultra Foods in Gary, Indiana [02]

Genesis Convention Center [01]

Former City View Center [31]

420 Adams Street [02]

Former City View Center [21]

Elyse enjoys the CTA heat lamps at Howard [01]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [01]

131 East 5th Avenue

Elyse hangs from a train

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [04]

Justice Robert D. Rucker Superior Courthouse [02]

420 Adams Street [01]

Interstate 90 in Gary, Indiana

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [02]

Elyse gives the finger

Light on the back of an apartment building

Industrial area north of I-90 in Gary, Indiana [01]

Justice Robert D. Rucker Superior Courthouse [01]

Roof of the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Main hall at Ogilvie Transportation Center

Jetty in front of the Harbor Centre Marina

US Bank building in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Red Line platform at Jackson station [01]

Cheese curds from Culver's in Macedonia, Ohio

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [04]

Flags outside the Willis Tower

Green Line train at East 55th Street station

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [03]

DJI Mavic Mini at the edge of the moon roof [02]

420 Adams Street [03]

Meijer gas station in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Amazon box containing free items

Cleveland RTA rail yard

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [02]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [04]

Meal from Culver's in Macedonia, Ohio

Power line configuration sign on a utility pole

Tower 18 interlocking [02]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [04]

Red Line train arriving at East 55th Street station

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [02]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [03]

Electric meters on the back side of a shopping center [02]

Rosa Parks bus at The Henry Ford [01]

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [03]

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [05]

Directional sign at Jackson station

Golf Mill Shopping Center [02]

Parking regulation signs on Victoria Avenue [01]

Cluster of wrapped cables

Weathered poster on a utility pole

Golf Mill Shopping Center [06]

Fueling the HR-V in Chesterton, Indiana

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [01]

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [04]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [03]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [08]

Abandoned parking garage in Gary, Indiana [02]

Thunderbolt siren at North Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road [01]

Chicken Bibimbap from Cuckoo

Speed hump in an alley west of North Oakley Avenue

Thunderbolt siren at North Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road [02]

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [01]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [01]

Thunderbolt siren at North Milwaukee Avenue and Golf Road [03]

Rat poster in an alley

Golf Mill Shopping Center [07]

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [03]

Golf Mill Shopping Center [05]

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [01]

Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio [02]

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [02]

Utility worker in an alley

Gas prices at Sheetz in Breezewood, Pennsylvania

Evanston, Illinois from over Lake Michigan [01]

Discarded beer bottle at 2301 West Lawrence Avenue [01]

Apartment balcony decorated for Halloween

Abandoned parking garage in Gary, Indiana [01]

Cadillac Brougham D’Elegance [02]

Parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter in Austintown, Ohio

Alley west of North Oakley Avenue [01]

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [02]

"STAIRS" sign at Ogilvie Transportation Center [02]

Discarded beer bottle at 2301 West Lawrence Avenue [02]

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [01]

Marker graffiti at East 55th Street station

Quality Optical [01]

"STAIRS" sign at Ogilvie Transportation Center [01]

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [03]

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [02]

Scavenger service sign

Quality Optical [02]

Meijer in Ann Arbor, Michigan [04]

French fries from Cuckoo

Selfie while stuck in a planter

Beef Shoyu Ramen from Kinton Ramen

"Log in and stay a while"

Marker graffiti at East 55th Street station

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [02]

CTA bus 4154 at West Jackson Boulevard and South Dearborn Street

Elyse holds up a jug of Ritchey's Diet Iced Tea

Pedestrian call button at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [01]

Quality Optical [04]

Sidewalk graffiti on North Lincoln Avenue

Flag flying outside of Wintrust Bank

Slice of white pizza from Geraci's Slice Shop

Fire alarm pull station at the DoubleTree by Hilton Windsor Hotel & Suites [05]

Alley between North Claremont and North Oakley Avenues [03]

Vintage Coke machine at Geraci's Slice Shop [02]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [01]

Eastgate Toll Plaza

Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center [03]

Van traverses a speed hump

Pavement markings for utility work

Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center [04]

Vintage Coke machine at Geraci's Slice Shop [01]

Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center [05]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [09]

Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center [02]

"Stop and kiss"

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [14]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [03]

Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center [01]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [15]

875 North Michigan Avenue [01]

Evanston, Illinois from over Lake Michigan [02]

Evanston, Illinois from over Lake Michigan [03]

Traffic signal at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue [02]

Southern portion of Northwestern University

COVID-era signage still in place at Jackson station

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [13]

Turn signage at the intersection of two alleys [01]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [06]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [12]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [04]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [03]

875 North Michigan Avenue [03]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [16]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [07]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [01]

Alley speed limit sign

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [11]

Two-way traffic sign on North Oakley Avenue [02]

Turn signage at the intersection of two alleys [02]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [02]

Two-way traffic sign on North Oakley Avenue [01]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [05]

875 North Michigan Avenue [02]

CloudBar at 875 North Michigan Avenue

875 North Michigan Avenue [04]

Concrete planters beneath the Brown Line tracks

Train departs Chicago station

Interior of CTA car 5436 [01]

Quality Optical [03]

Rusted no parking sign in an alley [02]

Pipeline across Meander Creek Reservoir [08]

"NO TURN ON RED" sign at North Lincoln and West Wilson Avenues [02]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [07]

Henry Crown Sports Pavilion

Graffiti on a utility box in an alley

Train arriving at Jackson station

"SPEED HUMP AHEAD" sign [02]

"NO TURN ON RED" sign at North Lincoln and West Wilson Avenues [01]

Interior of CTA car 5414

Turn restriction at North Michigan Avenue and East Chestnut Street

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [04]

Interior of CTA car 5436 [02]

"SPEED HUMP AHEAD" sign [01]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [09]

Graffiti on "L" train support

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [03]

"NO OUTLET" sign at alley entrance

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [01]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [05]

2301 West Lawrence Avenue

Alley parallel to North Lincoln Avenue

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [02]

"DO NOT FEED PIGEONS" sign [01]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [08]

Tower 18 interlocking [07]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [17]

Tower 18 interlocking [05]

CTA bus stop sign at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

"DO NOT ENTER" sign with religious graffiti

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [06]

Public notice for 2301 West Lawrence Avenue

Tower 18 interlocking [06]

"DO NOT FEED PIGEONS" sign [02]

Tower 18 interlocking [04]

Tower 18 interlocking [08]

Green Line train at Morgan Station

CTA Red Line train at Belmont

"THRU TRAFFIC PROHIBITED" sign at an alley entrance [01]

Tower 18 interlocking [03]

"THRU TRAFFIC PROHIBITED" sign at an alley entrance [02]

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [03]

Elevator indicator in the lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue

Aerial view from Clark Street Beach, facing south [04]

View from observation deck at 875 North Michigan Avenue [10]

Fire alarm strobe at the 875 North Michigan Avenue observatory [02]

Big Dee's Tack & Vet Supply [02]

Fire alarm strobe at the 875 North Michigan Avenue observatory [01]

Big Dee's Tack & Vet Supply [03]

Elyse films the observatory elevator at 875 North Michigan Avenue

Big Dee's Tack & Vet Supply [06]

Mahoning Avenue near Austintown

Curved escalator at Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago [01]

Big Dee's Tack & Vet Supply [04]

Mahoning Avenue at Meander Creek Reservoir [02]

Mahoning Avenue at Meander Creek Reservoir [01]

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

Curved escalator at Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago [03]

Exit sign in the lower lobby at 875 North Michigan Avenue

Curved escalator at Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago [02]

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

Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago

Big Dee's Tack & Vet Supply [05]

Partially eaten cake pop

Payphone at Geraci's Slice Shop [02]

Payphone at Geraci's Slice Shop [01]

Historical marker for Kent State shootings

Former City View Center [03]

Former City View Center [05]

Former City View Center [01]

Former City View Center [02]

Former City View Center [04]

Former City View Center [06]

Worn license plate on Windsor bus 606

Former City View Center [10]

Former City View Center [13]

Former City View Center [14]

Former City View Center [18]

Former City View Center [08]

Former City View Center [11]

Former City View Center [09]

Former City View Center [12]

Former City View Center [15]

Former City View Center [07]

View down Massachusetts Street

Menards in Gary, Indiana [03]

Menards in Gary, Indiana [02]

Menards in Gary, Indiana [01]

Former Ultra Foods in Gary, Indiana [01]

CTA bus 1620 at West Lawrence Avenue and North Oakley Avenue

DJI Mavic Mini at the edge of the moon roof [01]

View west from Roosevelt platform

Rusted no parking sign in an alley [01]

Parking lot beneath the CTA tracks

View east from Roosevelt platform

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [04]

Purple Line train on Wells Street Bridge [02]

Wells Street Bridge

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [02]

Purple and Brown Line trains on the Wells Street Bridge

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [03]

Brown Line train on Wells Street Bridge [01]

Selfie on CTA car 5436 [01]

Purple Line train on Wells Street Bridge [01]

Graffiti on a boulder in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Purple Line train on Wells Street Bridge [03]

Tower 18 interlocking [01]

Brown Line train on Wells Street Bridge [01]

Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center [06]

Fueling the HR-V at Meijer [01]

Fueling the HR-V at Meijer [02]

Goodwill and Dollar Tree in Austintown, Ohio [01]

Goodwill and Dollar Tree in Austintown, Ohio [02]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [07]

Couple takes a selfie at the 875 North Michigan Avenue observation deck

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [02]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [04]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [06]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [03]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [05]

Starbucks on North Lincoln Avenue [01]

Big Dee's Tack & Vet Supply [01]

Sign on GoLo gas station restroom door

Trash can at Starbucks

Steamed milk from Starbucks in a holiday cup [02]

Steamed milk from Starbucks in a holiday cup [01]

Interstate 480 in Garfield Heights

Former City View Center [19]

Transportation Boulevard

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Author: Ben Schumin

Copyright: All Rights Reserved

Created on: Sunday 5 November 2023

Dimensions: 5472*3078

Albums: Photos by date / 2023
Photos by date / 2023 / Midwest road trip, November 2-9, 2023
Photos by location / Illinois / Cook County / Evanston
Photos by subject / Buildings and architecture / High-rise buildings
Photos by type / Drone photography

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