Bryn Mawr Historic District [Edgewater Presbyterian Church]

Friday, March 11, 2011

Grand Interiors: Spectacular Staircases..

Posted on 5:20 PM by babli panday

The Fish-Eye staircase at the Museum of Contemporary Art [MCA]..
Address: 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
Architect: Josef Paul Kleihues ..
This fish-eye / almond shaped staircase begins with a goldfish pond..
Time to head back to the Museum of Contemporary Art, not been there in a long time..

The Oriel Staircase at the Rookery..
Address: 209 South LaSalle Street
Architects: John Wellborn Root..
# For more, click here..

Also at the Rookery..

Staircase in the Fine Arts Bldg..
Architect: Solon S. Beman..
# For more, click here..

Chicago Cultural Center..
Architects: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
# For more, click here..

Chicago Cultural Center - Randolph Street entrance..
# For more, click here..

"The Untouchables" Staircase, at the Union Station..
In the famous movie "The Untouchables", directed by Brian De Palma, the staircase sequence of baby carriage caught in a shootout between Elliott Ness' men and Al Capone's gang was shot here..
# For more, click here ..

The Grand Staircase at the Art Institute of Chicago...
Architect: Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge..
The Art Institute of Chicago, has many beautiful staircases, which I will bring out some time later..

To Continue...

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Navy Pier: Chicago Skyline from AeroBalloon..

Posted on 11:39 AM by babli panday

All these images were taken on August 11, 2010..
The AeroBalloon - floats 40 stories / 350 feet, from above the Navy Pier.

Safety belt tightly secured..

Navy Pier, Breakwater and the Chicago Harbor Lock..
[And in the background is the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse..]

Chicago Harbor Lock..

Marine Safety Station and DuSable Harbor..

Lakeshore Drive, Chicago River and the Ogden Slip..

Lakepoint Tower..

Navy Pier..

Jane Addams Memorial Park..

Navy Pier and Jardine Water Purification Plant..

Ferris Wheel, Navy Pier..

For a moment, everyone lifted their hands off the deck [and the image below shows how high up in the air we were].. My hands anyways were always on my camera..

This one is taken from the boat ride on Lake Michigan..

RELATED LINKS..
# Navy Pier: Smith Museum of Stained Glass ...
# Navy Pier: Chicago Skyline from Aeroballoon ..
# Chicago Harbor Lighthouse..
# Chicago Harbor Lock...
# Chicago Marine Safety Station..

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Navy Pier: Skyline Lake Tour..

Posted on 7:21 AM by babli panday

Working on my older photos, which I never got time to publish..
Immediately after the AeroBalloon trip, images here.. I took the boat tour, "Skyline Lake Tour"..
All these images were taken on August 11, 2010..
Navy Pier: Skyline Lake Tour.

Navy Pier Headhouse and Auditorium..

Skyline with John Hancock Center in the center..

Skyline with Sears/Willis Tower in the center..

Breakwater and Chicago Harbor Lighthouse..

Chicago Harbor Lighthouse..

Chicago's Water Crib..

Chicago Harbor Lock..

Back to Navy Pier..

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Chicago Harbor Lighthouse

Posted on 5:05 AM by babli panday

Chicago Harbor Lighthouse
Year Built: 1893 1917-18 (Moved, additions)
Address: South End of the North Breakwater,
North Side of the Chicago Harbor Entrance
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: April 9, 2003..

The official Chicago Landmark website informs..
The Chicago Harbor Lighthouse is the only surviving lighthouse in Chicago and one of only two remaining examples in Illinois. Built in 1893, the Lighthouse symbolically marks the Chicago Harbor-a historically pivotal point where the nation's maritime transportation network connected the East Coast, the Great Lakes, and ultimately the Gulf Coast. During the 1917 renovation of the breakwater, the lighthouse was moved to its present location, and its attached fog-signal room and boathouse were constructed. The Lighthouse played such a significant role in the development of Chicago that it is commemorated in a relief sculpture, entitled "The Spirit of the Waters," located near the LaSalle Street entrance of City Hall. Today its crisp white conical tower rising between two red-roofed buildings is a familiar sight along Chicago's shoreline just east of Navy Pier, where the Lighthouse continues to mark the harbor entrance..

The Lighthouse is commemorated in the relief sculpture, "The Spirit of the Waters", by John Flanagan.. located near the LaSalle Street entrance of City Hall..

Above two images taken from the Aeroballoon, floating 40 stories from above the Navy Pier..

The above image taken from Hancock Tower Observatory..

RELATED LINKS..
# Navy Pier: Smith Museum of Stained Glass ...
# Navy Pier: Chicago Skyline from Aeroballoon ..
# Chicago Harbor Lighthouse..
# Chicago Harbor Lock...
# Chicago Marine Safety Station..

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Chicago Harbor Lock..

Posted on 7:08 AM by babli panday

Chicago Harbor Lock..

Breakwater and the Chicago Harbor Lock..

Navy Pier, Breakwater and the Chicago Harbor Lock..

The above images are taken from the AeroBalloon - floating 40 stories / 350-feet, from above the Navy Pier.. View more images on my Facebook Album.. click here..

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Chicago Marine Safety Station

Posted on 5:11 PM by babli panday

Chicago Marine Safety Station [CMSS}..
It accomodates Chicago Marine Police, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Coast Guard.
The CMSS was renovated in 2005 .. and now includes..
- High-tech computerized command center,
- Joint Operations Conference room with video screen,
- Interior space that includes three dormers,
- Floating boat dock system provided by the Chicago Park District.
The station also houses Chicago’s first geothermal system designed to decrease fuel consumption by making good use of water from the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. The Illinois Clean Energy Foundation provided the grant for the system.

This building was known by many names throughout the years, including, Coast Guard Station Old Chicago, Coast Guard Lifeboat Station Old Chicago, Coast Guard Station Chicago, Chicago Police Marine Unit Headquarters and now after the completed revitalization, it's named Chicago Marine Safety Station..

"The Marine Safety Station is a great example of the city, state, and federal governments – all working together – to benefit not only the City, but also Lake Michigan, Chicago’s greatest natural resource"..
- Mayor Richard M. Daley