09/15/2009 Gritty Pretty Chicago

Chicago is such an interesting city. So easily you walk through areas that are steeped in history yet still polished and pristine. Then, turning the corner, you find yourself surrounded by grit and rust and quickly cover your ears from the screeching brakes and brain-shattering rumble of a passing CTA train. My husband and I had a fantastic day exploring some of the area around us this past Sunday. We started off in the loop, which becomes eerily quiet during the weekend. It's even difficult to find an open restaurant! This led us to wander up to Streeterville for lunch, and from there we ambled north along picturesque Dearborn street through the Gold Coast and into Lincoln Park, inching westward to the movie theater at Webster and Clybourn for a movie and Pequods pizza (of course). The sun was shining and the weather was gorgeous.

12/2/25

I remember that these were the pictures we took on this day :)