MILES TRAVELED: 0
We were gifted with another beautiful sunrise as all hands worked on lowering down the mast in preparation for tomorrow’s journey into the rivers and canals.
THE RISING SUN
GREAT TEAM WORK
Our chores done, we trouped out to the rental van and headed for Chicago. We did make stop at Sears to look for a dryer belt (we still haven’t caught up to our ordered one) then were directed to a Parts and Service Center a few towns over. Eureka! Success at last! New belt in hand, we went onward to start our exploration of Chicago.
LOADING UP THE VAN
APPROACHING CHICAGO
Entering the busy inner-city was much like entering any other large city with lots of pedestrians milling about and scads of cars jamming up the streets. We found a double-decker tour bus and jumped on for a informative and amusing narrated guide to Chicago. We passed the House of Blues and the Chicago Board of Trade lit by patriotic lamp posts and adorned with the faceless statue of the Greek Goddess, Ceres. Sculptor John Storrs felt that the statue would forever be taller than any building in Chicago so it need have no face because no one would ever be able to see it. His theory held true until the Richard J. Daley Center surpassed it in 1965.
CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AT LUNCH BREAK
CHICAGO HOUSE OF BLUES
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| LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE! |
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| SCALE MODEL OF CERES STARUE ON DISPLAY IN THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO |
The old Rookery Building, built in 1888, has exterior load bearing walls and an interior steel frame. Frank Lloyd Wright remodeled the lobby in 1905.
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| THE ROOKERY |
SOLDIERS FIELD
FIELD MUSEUM
Sated with photos and overloaded with knowledge, we headed back to Quest to rest up for our night’s adventure.
The little town of Whiting, adjacent to our dock in Hammond, had a Cruise Night and we were off to ogle the “rods” and restorations. We were totally surprised at the number and eclectic variety of cars that lined the street. We all admired our favorites and then moved on to a new favorite.
DAN DROOLING AT THEM ALL
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| '56 CHEVY |
WHITING FOUNTAIN
White Castle burgers were to be our gourmet pick for the night. White Castles were founded in Wichita, KS in 1921 and grew from there. Now I know these little square burgers have a cult-like following but count me out. The quarter thick meat is not on my list of favorites but perhaps they would have been more palatable had they been fresh cooked.
Image by elwino via Flickr
Image by Laughing Squid via FlickrBack to the Quest where Debbie and I attempted to install the new external hard drive for my computer but finally gave up in disgust about 11:00. We will give it a go again tomorrow or maybe next week, whenever we may find ourselves really desperate to add frustration to our lives.
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