Walking in the East Village & West Town

October 25th, 2004 · 14 Comments

Pearson/Paulina, East Village, Chicago

Church?, West Town, Chicago

Odd Sculpture, West Town, Chicago

The Nicholas, West Town, Chicago

Church, West Town, Chicago

White House, West Town, Chicago

Forgive me if posts like these, where I’m shooting random things on walks, get repetitive or boring. Many times when I’m feeling too lazy to get off the couch I motivate myself by walking in new neighborhoods or on streets I don’t know, and by taking photographs of new things I see. So, it may be boring but it’s preventing my obesity!

Tags: Chicago·east ukrainian village·west town

14 responses so far ↓

1 tien // Oct 25, 2004 at 10:08 am

you know what i find amusing? on our sites, nobody comments on posts that are just photos. well, rarely comment on them.
2 rachelle // Oct 25, 2004 at 10:12 am

yeh, that’s why i assume that people find them uninteresting, but whatevs.
3 Rox // Oct 25, 2004 at 10:34 am

The photos are one of the main reasons I come to your site. The photos make me look at the city in a different way.
4 mom // Oct 25, 2004 at 11:00 am

Shell & Tien, I think you’re wrong ! Way off! If anyone else is like me, we’re “LIVING” there through the photos ! And they are remarkable and the history and on and on. I love them and feel a lot better about where our daughter is through her NYC photos and no the Chi photos. Keep them coming ! I DO appreciate and enjoy them so.
5 tien // Oct 25, 2004 at 11:39 am

ma bowden, i’m not saying that rachelle (or me on my site) are going to stop taking them. i just think that photos are something that people don’t tend to comment as much on when visiting our sites.
6 Chris // Oct 25, 2004 at 11:55 am

I really love the blue in these shots!
7 ChrisM // Oct 25, 2004 at 12:23 pm

On Wisconsin!

Appropo of what? Not these photos but the Badgers are on a roll and seeing that on TV makes me think of Rachelleb.com.

Your pics of everyday scenes out and about Chi-town are great Rachelle. More el and subways pics would be great; but then I’m a rail buff.
8 Reinhard // Oct 25, 2004 at 1:00 pm

i don’t know too. but i saw your photos. for me it’s very interesting to see your neighborhoods.

greetings from switzerland.
9 joe // Oct 25, 2004 at 2:04 pm

Those sculptures look like they’re made of fiberglass. Wouldn’t you like one in your place? Not that I’m suggesting anything, but they probably aren’t too heavy…
10 mom // Oct 25, 2004 at 3:13 pm

Thanks Tien. I too didn’t mean anything more than I really do love and appreciate all of both of your photography. People or the sites or the streets. They’re are my lifeline.
MaBowden
11 marcus // Oct 25, 2004 at 9:59 pm

Rachelle, please keep taking them…whatever your motivation. I agree that they are always interesting and most are memorable. Your pics are one of the main reasons that I link to you on my little blog.
12 rachelleb.com // Oct 26, 2004 at 6:41 am

Ornate Window

Ornate Window, West Town, Chicago Two more from my walk. These types of ornate windows are very common in Chicago and particularly in the Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukranian Village/East Village/West Town neighborhoods. I’m not sure what they’re called or I…
13 NYCarthur // Oct 26, 2004 at 9:01 am

I love your walk pictues, Rachelle, although I wish you were still walking in NYC. keep them coming, and as said before - keep that motivation up. What you do here is amazing. Your work is appreciated and you have a talent for this. Do I hear Cofee Table Book coming? haha
14 curt // Feb 15, 2005 at 9:11 pm

Rachel,
I surfed on to your site by happy accident. I lived in Ukieville for a good chunk of the 90’s (NW corner of Huron & Leavitt, 2675 W. Grand, 2111 W. Augusta, briefly on the 1700 block of Huron, 1001 N. Hoyne, and 2030 W. Huron.) The images are all so familiar and well captured. You have a good eye for the local details. The second shot, at the corner of Superior and Paulina, was a church (obviously) which was converted to condos in the late 90’s.