Cold Case by CoreyBlack

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on May 04, 2010

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Appearances to the contrary, it was an unseasonably warm 76 degrees when I made this picture in November of 2009. I love these strange, little glitches you commonly see on these digital-readout clocks. My personal favorite occurred at the Washington Street station of the Red Line train in 2005. The date flashed as December 31, 1963--for three days straight. And of course there was the sign for 1000 Liquors on Belmont Avenue, that spent half the summer of 2007 flashing: MERRY CHRISTMAS... This picture was taken on the corner of Kedzie and Wilson, in the Albany Park area of Chicago.

Comments (9)

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danapommet

9:26PM | Tue, 04 May 2010

I collect bogus signs to Corey. This is a great one. Super sign and share. Dana

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myrrhluz

10:00PM | Tue, 04 May 2010

Well, I knew Chicago could get pretty cold but... Nicely seen and captured. Very funny image and title. I like the way the sun shines through the flag and the stripes cross. Great shot!

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beachzz

10:37PM | Tue, 04 May 2010

LOL, these are funny signs, I see them too, never thought to stop and take any fotos, though. Next time.....

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Chipka

12:54AM | Wed, 05 May 2010

So deceptively sunny! Your story reminded me of one of my favorite passages from Samuel R. Delany's Dhalgren: "...She laughed. It was very self-assured laughter. "Sunday services happen when the paper says it's Sunday. Mr. Caulkins confuses dates, I know. But there's never more than one Sunday every seven days. Or one Tuesday, either. Now, Thursdays slip up. I went to see him about that. A very polite man. And very concerned about what goes on in his city, despite what some people find a trying sense of humor. I had noticed about the frequency of Sundays myself. He explained about Tuesdays; but held out for arbitrary Thursdays. He quite nicely offered to declare a Thursday any time I asked--if I would give him twenty-four hours notice...." There are times when Chicago reminds me of Delany's fictional Bellona...a city somehow out of joint and not exactly on the right page. This image shows that brilliantly! Great work!

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durleybeachbum

3:10AM | Wed, 05 May 2010

What fun!

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flavia49

7:43AM | Wed, 05 May 2010

wonderful picture!!

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auntietk

11:24PM | Wed, 05 May 2010

I'm so glad you took the picture! I would have looked, laughed, told people about it if I remembered ... but I don't think I would have thought to take the shot. Not only do you capture stuff like this, you do it so WELL! Composition and light and everything. Sometimes I look at your work and just shake me head ... it's so good!

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