Another One Bites the Dust by CoreyBlack
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It seems like every time I turn around, they're tearing something down in Chicago. That's the way of big cities, I guess: constant change. The destruction of this particular building is no great loss. It's but one example of a rather generic style of Brownstone that started popping up by the zillions in the early 1900s. The only thing that makes it even remotely interesting is that it's old.
This one sat kitty-cornered to a Dunkin' Donuts, the same Dunkin' Donuts that I visited nearly every morning for the last six months. In all that time, I'd never actually noticed this building until they started tearing it down last week.
This photo was made on Kedzie Avenue, looking East toward Troy Street in the Albany Park area of Chicago on May 7th, 2010.
PS: I see that even our construction equipment is no longer manufactured in the United States. 20 years ago, that back-hoe would have had Insley, Ford, or--more than likely--Caterpillar on it.
Comments (8)
Chipka
I see the guy in this image and hear Olive Oyl (played by Shelly Duvall) singing about Popeye's nemesis, Bluto. "He's large." I'm referring to the rather rotund and somewhat mean-looking construction worker here. He looks like your typical Chicago construction worker or city worker...well fed, well paid, and well pampered...for all of the physical labor they're supposed to do, they just stand around, getting paid. Great active shot and I love the destruction, demolition, clouds of dust, and splashes of color. I've been to that Dunkin Donuts there and hadn't noticed the building either. Now that it's gone, it's even easier to miss.
LovelyPoetess
They're gonna need bigger dumpsters.... Neat catch. : )
beachzz
So you have to wonder what will go up in its place--Starbucks perhaps??
watapki66
Wonderful shot!
durleybeachbum
That bloke looks as if doughnuts is all he eats. I like the way you caught the cloud of dust round the claws.
flavia49
excellent shot!
bmac62
You are on the spot again bringing us the latest changes in Chicago gerography. Well done Corey:) Right, the construction worker really brings this scene to life. He looks like he is considering who'll win if he brings you to justice for taking his pecture:)
auntietk
Great composition! The arch of the machinery, the double dumpsters, the worker, the angle of the bricks on the deconstructed building ... excellent elements! You're a master at this sort of thing. I thought of you when I was in KC this week, and hope I got a couple of Corey shots. You influenced the way I saw things, no matter if I got anything out of it or not! :) Practice, practice, practice ...