Marathon! Runners on the Bridge and Through the Towers

click images for larger view A field of 45,000 runners begins the 2014 Chicago Marathon wending their wave through the architecture of River...

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Chicago's Public Riverwalk a-Building; Public/Private Riverwalk a-closing

click images for larger view Going for a walk downtown along the Chicago River these days inevitably is dominated by the massive, ongoing co...

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Pour le Concret: Chicago's new Riverwalk Emerges

click images for larger view Work has been going on at the new Chicago Riverwalk , stretching along the south bank from State Street to Wack...

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Firewood Mountain, and other Scenes from a Saturday walk through Chicago's Near Northwest side

Subway Aurora Borealis Chinese Finger Trap, Claes Oldenberg style (click images for larger view) Goose Island geese Submerged dock (more gee...

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Giant Punch Stamp on the River? First Renderings for 150 North Riverside office tower and park - Revealed and Considered

click images for larger view 150 North Riverside and date stamp - separated at birth? Is a new real estate bubble rising around the Chicago ...

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Finishing the River Walk - Conclusion: Swimming Holes and Wolf Calls

click images for larger view When last we left our traversal of the City of Chicago's plans for finishing the Chicago Riverwalk , we we...

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