I took a Pub Tour of the West Loop with the Architectural Foundation. It got me thinking more about how much of city we ignore and walk by without realizing its value.
This image really captured that feeling for me with the surprisingly interesting fence and the complete disregard of the woman in the frame.
Spotted on the tour a trace of Chicago's past uncovered in the middle of Jackson street.
The whole west loop was skid row for a long time. Here you can see pieces of the old brick streets and then rail line that went through.
The legs captured were unintentionally as I was literally trying to snap this in middle of traffic, but perhaps emblematic of how we walk by without ever noticing whats at our feet.
In contrast, we also can't for get to look up. I learned the history of the water towers (which perhaps every true Chicagoan already knows), but it was fasinating to me that these historical pieces are still there and can go without notice.
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