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Putting a Fine Point on It

Photography Urban/Cityscape posted on Jun 05, 2010
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This is one of those old time late 19th Century Chicago buildings. It's pointy. It looks cool. I don't know what else to say about it outside of the fact that I like the way it looks. It reminds me of Chicago right after the Great Fire of 1871. I look at it and can see dirt roads, horse drawn carriages, men in top hats... This building is located on the northest corner of Belmont and Southport Avenues in West Lakeview. This picture was made on August 2,2007.

Comments (12)


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Osper

8:25PM | Sat, 05 June 2010

Neat architecture!! Vivid colors!

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Chipka

9:56PM | Sat, 05 June 2010

Chicago had that turret thing going for a while, then decided much later in the 20th Century to go bland. Oh well. Great shot, and I love the weathered wood and the little details that pop out when you zoom. I've passed that building a few times and never stopped to photograph it. Oh well, you did so that's a good thing. I like the brick red color. There's a color by Crayola known as Brick Red, but it doesn't actually look like the shade of red in bricks...funny how that works. THIS brick red is so much better and it's non-Crayola related too! I like the guy on the bike; he adds a nice bit of scale and perspective. Really nice.

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beachzz

10:03PM | Sat, 05 June 2010

Oh, there are so many pointed remarks I could make about this shot, but I'll refrain. Instead I'll just say it's a wonderful contrast to the other buildings around it. Nice one, Corey!!

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durleybeachbum

2:47AM | Sun, 06 June 2010

MARVELLOUS turret! we have houses here with these, and before preservation orders some folk removed them to make maintenance cheaper. GRRR!

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auntietk

5:17AM | Sun, 06 June 2010

Oh, VERY nice! :) It reminds me of a buiding I took a picture of in the Near North side. No pointy roof, but that whole round-corner-with-windows thing. This is too cool. It's absolutely says "Chicago" to me, and I'm glad to see it!

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jmb007

6:57AM | Sun, 06 June 2010

bonne photo!!

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yons

7:55AM | Sun, 06 June 2010

Love old buildings . Great shot.

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flavia49

7:55AM | Sun, 06 June 2010

wonderul place and colors! great shot!

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sandra46

4:54PM | Sun, 06 June 2010

i love this corner shop and the old building, a great shot!

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danapommet

10:32PM | Wed, 09 June 2010

I like this shot Corey because my mind is thinking what a great apartment that second floor would make. All the things that the “turret” room could be. Dana

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kasalin

2:38AM | Sat, 12 June 2010

Fantastic, love it !!! EXCELLENT :)

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Redbone619

8:34AM | Sat, 03 July 2010

Wonderful piece of work here. Me and Mr. Dana are of a kind regarding this old shack, wanting to restore and revitalize a neglected old structure like this instead of destroying it. This scene reminds me much of the streetscapes I grew up with in Washington, which now are going the way of the dodo bird in disfavor of ugly oversized boxes of overpriced spit-and-Kleenex condos that blend in as well with their surroundings as polkadots go with plaid. From what I've been told [and read about], my return there soon after 6 years will have my brown eyes blue and my hair gone white from the shock. Those Large Cities which still have remnants of old like this will hopefully not want to obliterate them all for the kind of cold and empty Modrin Architecture best left to disjointed suburban hellscapes. I'd like to have that entire 2nd floor with its dramatic little turret to live in myself - except not in Mrs. WindyCity's nightmarish winters!


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