It's on days like these (low-lying fog) that I realize why Chicago was chosen to be the fictional 'Gotham City' of Batman fame... our dark skyscrapers combined with the mistyness make our city mysterious and a little bit ominous.
I explored North Michigan Ave. today after a lunch meeting... I usually avoid this stretch as it's usually packed with Suburbanites headed to the American Girl store but one of my favorite places in Chicago is located just north of H & M... the 4th Presbyterian Church. While I'm not religious, there's something about the ivy and old stone amongst the temples of consumerism that really intrigues me. Built in 1917, the church feels like a slice of the old city, it's actually just across the street from the Hancock Tower, it makes me wonder what the area was like 90+ years ago when the church was built.
The last photo is actually from a Catholic church in the area undergoing construction. It was odd seeing the statue of the bishop (?) with the contemporary steel supports surrounding him.
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