Tag: landmarks

Ginza

Posted: March 10, 2010
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When I was a kid (and the world was sepia-colored), this was a huge asian grocery. Later they were a flower shop. Now, empty.

No swimming? Really?

Posted: November 25, 2009
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These are some awesome warning signs by the fountain in West Side Park. A little unnecessary, since the fountain is not really that large or deep, but hey. These were gone for a while, because they are a popular theft item.

First two pics are recent. These are brand new—replaced just this year—and still intact. Last one is from 2005, the last of the old ones (stolen shortly after this pic).

Also, I feel like this a lot: drowning in two inches of water. Frowning emo-ticon goes here.

Orpheum

Posted: November 23, 2009
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This used to be a downtown movie theater (back when that was a common occurrence). Now it’s the Children’s Science Museum, which is a pretty decent fate for a former downtown movie theater.

This is the back of the building, seen from odd angles.

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Meadowbrook Park

Posted: November 23, 2009
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I only got about 30 minutes’ worth of “golden hour” shots, because it took like half the day (and 50 ads) to get here by bus.

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Previously…

Posted: September 12, 2009
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Arty partying, a sneal peek from a tall building, a camera whisperer who can’t fix his own lens, and more!*

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*Not much more, though.

One does not simply walk into the South Quad!

Posted: June 23, 2009
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Here’s that new bell tower they stuck on the U of I South Quad, along with some other crap that was nearby.

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And here’s a pic from last year that I wish I had taken.

Huntington Towers

Posted: June 08, 2009
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More like Fuglington Towers, amirite? Also, there is only one tower. This is one of those local landmarks that I always end up shooting.

More fun with MoogleGaps

Posted: June 01, 2009
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So I was astral projecting playing around with satellite views of CU and pretending to hover over my little town below, when I remembered this pic I took a couple years ago:

Fastest growing community in downstate Illinois

Luckily for any alien business investors, you can’t see the boarded up windows from space, amirite?

They can see the donuts, though!