all about august

the union stockyards gate and promontory point. a surprise birthday visit to monica. more chicago survey. checking out the two remaining coal power plants in chicago, pilsen, little village, midway, u chicago, and the museum of science and industry. the cook county jail, northerly island. jason visits chicago, more bike riding and brunchy awesomeness.

1111 w. cermack, the fisk generating station
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3501 s. pulaski, the crawford generating station
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i'm in command here, see?
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bubbly creek. still bubbly after all these years.
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captain and pepper (photograph by elizabeth bauerschmidt)
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bob in the metra lobby, lost in 3gesus
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the cook county jail
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the wrong side of the tracks at the cook county jail
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doug and monica
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how to get from here to there
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presumably this was a hitler statue before this incarnation
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the fence at mdw
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chicago firefighter memorial
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chicago firefighter memorial statue
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the flag of the sovreign nation of chicago
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someday this flag will be on that moon. wait, that's no moon!
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the fountain of time at u chicago
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the other half of the fountain of time
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center view of the fountain of time
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birthday fiesta crew
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light and shadow and iron
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wagon wheeling
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rock out
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the phil, pepper, liz continuum.
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presumably you can buy ships here
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bison statue in humboldt park
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the lights in humboldt park
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controled environments
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jason, back in town
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a break at the south end of the trail
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don't label me
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tasty, hoppy ipa from avery
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marquette photo supply
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black smoke over the field at mdw, after seeing two fighter jets take off
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mmmeats
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monica's apt
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monica and hugh
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holy mary!
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the museum of science and industry
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dryads on northerly island
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dryad against the lake on northerly island
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dryad and the hancock building
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downtown chicago against the dryad
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the westernmost dryad
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the base of the dryads
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across the field
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the old town school of folk music
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engine 83, showing its insides
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the orange line terminus at mdw
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brunching it up
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vote early, vote often
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scotch and cigars
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detail of the driver's side panel
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promontory point
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this space is saved
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posoc ftw
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r.i.p. solve
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turns out, the south is hot
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filthy up that air, boy
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fairly standard
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wild skies in ravenswood
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happy birthday, monica
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the kaplan's internal window
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not three-twelve.
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is on my side
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the cow head at the gate
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the gate with the firefighter memorial in the background
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chicago union stockyard chartered 1865
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chicago landmark marker
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national historic landmark
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webbing on the back gate
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/moo
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