my type of town

“And each time I leave, Chicago is
Tuggin' my sleeve, Chicago is
The Wrigley Building, Chicago is
The Union Stockyard, Chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town!”

~ Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen, My Kind of Town.
























Newberry Library.








Harold Washington Library (Chicago Public Library)
Yes, those are owls up there.











A memorable Fathers Day weekend game.
The Cubs pitcher went 2 for 3, and batted in a run;
so there, "DH rule."








Above: On the Mag Mile. Below: Chicago Public Library Archives.







Above: My favorite Chicago building, the Carbide and Carbon, Michigan Avenue.


Below: Century Pens, on South LaSalle.



















Below: Evening's writing, at the Artists Café,
412 South Michigan Avenue.









The Artists Café








View from the ferris wheel, Navy Pier.






Above: The view from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Below: Interstate 90, northern Indiana.

p o s t s c r i p t u m

Art Institute of Chicago





Nicholas de Largilliere: Self Portrait, 1725.
Notice the "porte-crayon" he's holding.





Above: Detail of painting by Henry Fuseli, from 1794.
Below: Exhibit about writing instruments.








Image above, and two below:
Chicago Cultural Center typography exhibit.












Gifts for sale, Daley Plaza, State Street










My Olympia Splendid holds forth, in the Windy City.