The Henry Horner Homes are one of Chicago's many interesting projects. They are located at Damen and Lake by the United Center (where the Bulls and Blackhawks play). When I first moved to Chicago I became fascinated with the projects and read the book "There Are No Children Here" set in the Horner Homes. These projects once consisted of seven 16 story high-rises and several low rises. As of June 2005 the last high-rise (pictured above) was demolished and only a few low -rises remain.
Looking almost due east on Park Place, watching the sun rise over Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. These are lo-fi cameraphone photos, but it really did look that fiery. Quite a welcome change from all the rain we've had recently, and the...