North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

North Avenue Beach

Yesterday morning the weather looked great so I went to check out North Avenue Beach. It’s the first of Chicago’s city beaches I’ve been to. But then it started raining and the weather was really temperamental so I only stayed about an hour or so. I can’t wait til the weather is nicer so I can go back again.

Hancock from Jewel

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Wicker Park, Chicago

In Manhattan you always know which way is north/south/east/west by looking up to see where the Empire State Building is in relation to where you’re standing. In Chicago it doesn’t work like that. All of the skyscrapers, instead of being in the middle of the city, are to the far east side at the lake and you definitely can’t see them from everywhere. But sometimes you do get a glimpse of the buildings from the neighborhoods. Here’s the Hancock from the Wicker Park Jewel parking lot.