Entries Tagged as 'helicopter'

Blue Line Fire

July 11th, 2006 · No Comments

A Blue Line train derailled and caught fire. The train was shut down in both directions from Washington to Damen. The #56 bus, an alternate route, was packed and impossible to get on. This is everyone walking home on Milwaukee Avenue.


All you could hear in the West Loop were sirens and helicopters


All you could hear in the West Loop were sirens and helicopters


Fire Trucks, Police Cars, Ambulances at every turn


Fire Trucks, Police Cars, Ambulances at every turn


SMOKE! For the first time ever, it didn’t smell like chocolate by Blommer’s. It smelled like smoke. Is this where the Blue Line goes underground?


SMOKE! For the first time ever, it didn’t smell like chocolate by Blommer’s. It smelled like smoke. Is this where the Blue Line goes underground?


Smoke was pouring out of this vent. Is this where the Blue Line goes underground?


Evacuee


Evacuee


Chicago Fire Department


Chicago Police


People waiting for a bus that won’t let them on


Walking home


Trying to hail a cab


People walking home


People waiting for a bus that won’t let them on


Security saying “You can’t get on the Blue Line til Damen” (This was at Chicago/Milwaukee)


People waiting for a bus that won’t let them on


#56 is not coming

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Military Helicopters Patrolling Manhattan

May 23rd, 2002 · Comments Off

It’s a beautiful day outside. Danielle and I decide to leisurely stroll over to the 508 Cafe and get some wraps for lunch. After we get them we decide to walk another block or two over to the water’s edge to eat outside and enjoy the day. It’s sunny and warm, there’s a slight breeze, the water is calming. In the distance you can see the Statue of Liberty on the skyline. We sit down and open our lunches up, fully enjoying this perfect weather, when suddenly there is a deafening roar. Helicopters patrolling the island. And then 3 more. And they’re not just regular ones.. they’re those military ones you only see on TV. It was at that moment that I realized this whole new threat to New York is so very real. While the military patrolling Manhattan should be comforting, I found it to be so unnerving. Freaky. It made me anxious. I wanted to leave.

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