FROM CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TO DETROIT, MICHIGAN: MOVING TRAIN

“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” ― Franklin D. Roosevelt

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14jun15. Detroit, MI.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS FOOD & DRINK: TOP 6 MUST-EATS! (as told to me by people who live here)

1~ Portillos. A Chicago staple. Started in 1963 as a hot dog stand. You could say it’s grown. They say “Get the hot dog, the Italian Beef, and the chocolate cake!” I tried 2 out of the 3.

wi 264 wi 289                                                                 The Classic Portillo’s Hot Dogwi 287 wi 285 wi 268 wi 269 wi 272 wi 277 wi 282hi 361 hi 362 hi 364 hi 365 hi 366                                                                 The Classic Chocolate Cake

2~ Lou Malnati’s. A Chicago Pizza institution. Many consider it as having the ‘best deep dish’ in the city. It was gooood…

gf 004 fg 036 fg 040 fg 050 fg 0533~ Al’s #1 Italian Beef. That’s their name and Chicagoans agree with it.

jh 217 jh 219 jh 2134~ Garrett’s “Chicago Mix” Popcorn. ONLY in Chicago. A Mix of Caramel and Cheese.

hi 348 hi 338 hi 343 hi 347 hi 346 hi 339 hi 340 hi 3425~ Chicago Diner. This was recommended to me as a brunch spot and a place to eat a bit healthier. Mostly vegan. Delicious and prepared with care. I got the Chilaquiles. Yum.

fd 072 fd 073 fd 0746~ Stan’s Donuts. I got a classic glazed doughnut. Soft and melts in your mouth.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS STREET ART: HAT’S OFF! by ADOR & SEMOR

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6jun15. Chicago, IL.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS STREET ART: EAT & WORK! by CENO2

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6jun15. Chicago, IL.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS STREET ART: SPRAYIN’ PINK! by CENO2

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6jun15. Chicago, IL.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS STREET ART: GO BLACKHAWKS

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6jun15. Chicago, IL.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: SO-CALLED CONCLUSIONS

fd 004fd 020fd 022fd 023fd 027fd 057fd 058“I think that my job is to observe people and the world, and not to judge them. I always hope to position myself away from so-called conclusions. I would like to leave everything wide open to all the possibilities in the world.”
Haruki Murakami

fd 059fd 060fd 061fd 065fd 066fd 067fd 068fd 069fd 070fd 071fd 075fd 076fd 077“To see is to forget the name of the thing one sees.”
Paul Valéry

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6jun15. Chicago, IL.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: NIGHTHAWKS by EDWARD HOPPER, 1942

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6jun15. Chicago, IL. The Art Institute of Chicago.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: AMERICAN GOTHIC by GRANT WOOD, 1930

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6jun15. Chicago, IL.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO ~ SALVADOR DALI

hi 187 hi 188 hi 189 hi 190 hi 186Visions of Eternity, 1936-37.

hi 191A Chemist Lifting with Extreme Precaution the Cuticle of a Grand Piano, 1936.

hi 192 hi 193 hi 194 hi 195 hi 196 hi 197 hi 198Inventions of the Monsters, 1937.

6jun15. Chicago, IL.