Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Slice of Life: Pleading Your Case on Notebook Paper


Ran across this scene a little while ago.  Someone posted a note in their window reading, "Officer, Please don't ticket my car for no front plate.  It was stolen and I have applied for a new plate.  Thank you."

I thought the "Officer" salutation was interesting.  Do police officers still write tickets, or is parking enforcement all civilians and private companies now?

Monday, August 30, 2010

TweetEcho: August 18-30, 2010

For those of you who don't subscribe to our Twitter feed, here are the tweets we posted over the last week or so:



  1. Trib's review (with pics!) of the new Adams/Sangamon park we told you about a couple of weeks ago: http://ow.ly/2wqH1
  2. It turns out the new Apple Store at North & Clybourn has a green roof: http://ow.ly/2wix2
  3. #Chicago building of the day: La Salle-Wacker Building - 221 North La Salle Street - http://ow.ly/2uhn8
  4. #Chicago building of the day: Tokyo Hotel - 19 East Ohio Street - http://ow.ly/2uhkQ
  5. Just added new pictures of The Sullivan Center: 33 South State Street, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5yW
  6. #Chicago building of the day: Crate and Barrel Flagship Store - 646 North Michigan Avenue - http://ow.ly/2uhkl
  7. Just added new pictures of Mid-Continental Plaza: 55 East Monroe Street, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5x9
  8. Just added new pictures of Millennium Park Plaza: 151 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5xF
  9. 100 new photos of nighttime and neon in Chicago's Gold Coast: http://ow.ly/2vuRV
  10. #Chicago building of the day: River View II - 445 East North Water Street - http://ow.ly/2uhjV
  11. @Chicagoist: Did you know you need a "Speech Permit" to exercise your 1st Amendment rights in Chicago?http://ow.ly/2vulf How is that legal?
  12. Just added new pictures of The Legacy at Millennium Park: 21-39 South Wabash, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5wP
  13. Added a new photo of Willis (see Sears) Tower to the web site:http://ow.ly/2uS5d
  14. #Chicago building of the day: 800 North Clark Street - 800 North Clark Street - http://ow.ly/2uhju
  15. Just added five great new photos to the Trump Tower Chicago web page: http://ow.ly/2uRW5
  16. Just added new pictures of The John Hancock Center: 875 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5w7
  17. #Chicago building of the day: River Station - 212 Southwest Water Street - http://ow.ly/2uhiT
  18. Just added some fantastic #Chicago skyline photos to the photo pool: http://ow.ly/2uj18
  19. Presentation tonight about the proposed West Loop Target. 7pm at Mercy Home for Boys & Girls 1140 West Jackson.
  20. Just added new pictures of The Heritage at Millennium Park: 130 North Garland Court, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5vN
  21. The money is now in place to complete construction of Lincoln Park 2520: http://ow.ly/2tJEm
  22. Chicago Tribune piece about the terrible pedestrian-level renovation of the city's beloved Wrigley Building:http://ow.ly/2tJ3j
  23. Thanks to Larry Van Dyke for adding his water-level photo of the Kinzie Street Railroad Bridge: http://ow.ly/2t7AF Add yours, too!
  24. Just added new pictures of the Carbide and Carbon Building: 230 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5vk
  25. Thanks for your patience! Fixed the Architectural map of Chicagoland http://ow.ly/2t85f
  26. Just added new pictures of Bristol Condominiums: 57 East Delaware Place, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5uE
  27. RT @JWMarriottCHI #chicago's 1st JW Marriott: elegance+tech in historic Daniel Burnham Bldg http://fb.me/HkmB1ntn (via @WagstaffChicago)
  28. One of Chicago's ignored, neglected art deco treasures is getting some help: http://ow.ly/2sPOR
  29. Added new pictures of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Of Illinois Tower: 300 East Randolph Street, Chicago http://ht.ly/2r5sz
  30. Great article (with slideshow!) from the Washington Post about Chicago's sacred spaces http://ow.ly/2sILs
  31. Added new pictures of the The Aon Center: 200 East Randolph Street http://ht.ly/2r5sf
  32. Grand opening of the park at Adams & Sangamon tomorrow (August 21) @ 11:00am.
  33. Grand opening of the park at Adams & Sangamon today (August 21) @ 11:00am.
  34. Lakeshore East residents are angry about the deplorable conditions the city wants them and tourists to walk through:http://ht.ly/2s8B1
  35. Added new pictures of the 900 North Michigan Avenue:http://ht.ly/2r5rO
  36. Added new photos to the 150 North Michigan Avenue page:http://ht.ly/2r4kZ
  37. Chicago building of the day: The State of Illinois Building - 160 North LaSalle Street - http://ow.ly/2mGN4
  38. There's a new list of the World's Ten Best Cities -http://ht.ly/2rA22
  39. My new favorite John Hancock Center photo:http://ht.ly/2rvTo (via our sister site, Towrs.com) @aThousandFeetUp
  40. Fourth Presbyterian ready to unveil design for a five-story addition to its historic North Michigan Avenue churchhttp://ht.ly/2rtz3