The T, Cambridge, MA
MBTA is Boston’s mass transit system, but it’s better known as “The T.” The branding and signs for The T are so bold and simple. No wonder Dallas and Jess called the El and the Subway The T for so long after they moved from Boston.
This is the inbound MIT/Kendall stop on the Red Line as seen from my hotel room -
MIT/Kendall T Red Line T Stop, Cambridge, MA
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Chicagoist snacks, Roscoe Village, Chicago
Rem Koolhaas designed, IIT, Chicago
Wilson Red Line Station, Uptown, Chicago
Last weekend Chicagoist sponsored the Soul of Chicago Express tour. We provided snacks and beverages for the 50+ people that attended the CTA tour. Tony Coppoletta arranged the tour and it was pretty great. We went to stations on the south side and the west side that I’d probably have never gone to on my own. Plus I learned a lot about routes and stations that I frequent. Great info, great music, great snacks! Also, surprise!, the CTA people were really nice.
See also:
» Chicagoist post on the tour
» Photos I took for Chicagoist
» Everyone’s photos of the tour on Flickr
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Washington Red Line Station, The Loop, Chicago
What bothers me about this ad for Something New (even though I heard the movie might be good):
1. At first it looks like the names of each actor are above their heads, but if you stand there and look at it for a while while waiting for the train, you realize that they’re not. I don’t know a lot of the actors in the movie, but Blair Underwood‘s name not being above his head was my first tipoff. Then when I looked up the movie online I realized that the two stars of the movie, shown in the center, are actually the first two names listed on the top left. Somehow this doesn’t sit right with me.
2. There are 8 people pictured in the ad and there are 9 names. I went crazy trying to figure out who the extra name was but gave up when a bunch of them didn’t have their photos in IMDB and it became to hard.
3. The ad is supposed to look like a group shot, but it’s obvious from looking at it and looking at other ads online for the movie that they were photographed in groups of 2 or 3 or singly.
I don’t know why these things were grating on me so badly, but don’t get me started on the Dr. Phil ad next to it.
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Jackson Tunnel, The Loop, Chicago
I always forget that there’s a tunnel between the Jackson Red Line Station & Jackson Blue Line Station. I got on there a few days ago and was thinking that I needed to go up to Washington then transfer but was happily surprised to be reminded I could transfer right there. I wonder if the red & blue criss-crossed tile is representative of this or if it’s just a coincidence.
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McDonalds Ad in the Grand St. Red Line Station, Chicago
Reason? It says “don’t stare too long, you’ll miss your train”. But the ad is positioned on the wall behind the train tracks. So the train drives in front of it and blocks it.. and there’s no way you can stare at it and miss your train.