You might remember that one of Alex's and my New Year's resolutions was to explore more of our city, so when I found City Walks: Chicago: 50 Adventures On Foot, I knew it was a perfect Valentine's Day gift for him (or really, for us). It's a deck of 50 cards and each one outlines a walking tour of a Chicago neighborhood and on the other side is a map to follow. So fun! We decided to try our first one this weekend with Emma: walk #9 Sculpture in the Loop. Even though I am in the Loop almost every day it was fun to see it from a new perspective; plus we got to experience the culture of the museums for free while enjoying the gorgeous spring weather. Win-win!
I've included some highlights from our journey below. I'm hoping to do the same each time Alex and I try one of these City Walks!
#1: Richard Hunt's Freeform. We completely missed this one at first, not realizing it was actually on a building. Oh, and my husband decided to pull a Where's Waldo? move and get in on the photography for this one. You'll see this a running theme from the day.
Oh yeah, and you can't see it very well since he is in shadow, but there's Alex playing hide and seek again.
#5: Marc Chagall's The Four Seasons. This mosaic is located down a level in a plaza, so it's become a big attraction for Chicago skater boys. With the nice weather on Saturday there was no shortage of them around. They were pretty enamored when Emma showed up and then when security kicked them out they said "those girls are harassing us." Nice, boys. Nice. Emma and I decided to steal Alex's thunder in the photo on this one.
#6: Alexander Calder's Flamingo. Under construction? Boo! This is one of my favorites. Too bad it was difficult to see/photograph since it was all fenced in.
#7: Louise Nevelson's Dawn Shadows. This one is inside the lobby of this building on Wells St. so it's even harder to see even though it's glassed in-- especially with the glare of the sun that day. The story is that Nevelson was inspired by the Chicago El trains (which run right alongside this building) when designing this sculpture.
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