wyliepoon
Senior Member
From last Thursday until this Tuesday, I went with a couple of UT/SSP forumers down to Chicago for a weekend with the SSP forumers over there, plus some sightseeing. On the Friday night that we were there was the Looptopia festival, Chicago's version of Nuit Blanche, during which various art exhibits, musical and dance performances took place at various locations in downtown Chicago (the Loop).
First some photos from the entry into Chicago. Before we arrived in the city, we met up with the SSP people at the Ogden Dunes, a collection of sand dunes (similar to those in eastern Ontario along Lake Ontario) near Gary, Indiana. From here, on a clear day, the Chicago skyline can be seen across the waters of Lake Michigan.
Admiring the steel mills of Gary, IN
After arrival in Chicago, it was off to a residential suite on the 91st floor of the John Hancock Centre where SSP forumers live.
Mies' Lake Shore Drive apartments
Here are views of/from the swimming pool at the JHC.
Out on the street on the way to Looptopia...
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, by Jean-Paul Viguier
State Street, the main street of Chicago's Loop during Looptopia. The streets were packed with people - it was estimated that about half a million people flocked downtown for the event.
The Art Institute was open late into the night, with free admission. The gallery was packed.
Step right up, folks! It's the real deal!
One part of the Institute that was surprisingly quiet was the Louis Sullivan-designed former trading room of the Chicago Stock Exchange
Marshall Field's
Chicago Temple at night
Inside the Chicago Temple (Chicago Methodist Church building, the tallest church in the world)
Chase Tower at night
Outside the Loop, the Chicago Water Tower at night
Back at the John Hancock, here's the night view looking north
Video
Intersection of State/Randolph Streets during Looptopia
First some photos from the entry into Chicago. Before we arrived in the city, we met up with the SSP people at the Ogden Dunes, a collection of sand dunes (similar to those in eastern Ontario along Lake Ontario) near Gary, Indiana. From here, on a clear day, the Chicago skyline can be seen across the waters of Lake Michigan.
Admiring the steel mills of Gary, IN
After arrival in Chicago, it was off to a residential suite on the 91st floor of the John Hancock Centre where SSP forumers live.
Mies' Lake Shore Drive apartments
Here are views of/from the swimming pool at the JHC.
Out on the street on the way to Looptopia...
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, by Jean-Paul Viguier
State Street, the main street of Chicago's Loop during Looptopia. The streets were packed with people - it was estimated that about half a million people flocked downtown for the event.
The Art Institute was open late into the night, with free admission. The gallery was packed.
Step right up, folks! It's the real deal!
One part of the Institute that was surprisingly quiet was the Louis Sullivan-designed former trading room of the Chicago Stock Exchange
Marshall Field's
Chicago Temple at night
Inside the Chicago Temple (Chicago Methodist Church building, the tallest church in the world)
Chase Tower at night
Outside the Loop, the Chicago Water Tower at night
Back at the John Hancock, here's the night view looking north
Video
Intersection of State/Randolph Streets during Looptopia
