For Liam's 8th Grade Capstone project, he wrote about the CTA train lines and picked one neighborhood on each of the 8 lines, plus one neighborhood where there were no trains. I got to be his photographer, taking photos of neighborhood highlights and lots of CTA stops, trains and buses. The photos from the neighborhoods that he used were for the most part not the ones featured here - but these were all photos that I took during our travels.
Good energy. When Liam and I were taking photos on Kedzie, we looked into a pop up shop window and the person in the shop held up his camera, so went inside. When Liam picked out a heart shaped stone, they held it over burning sage to give us good energy. Taken on Kedzie just south of Lawrence on January 28, 2023.Tired hostess. Our travels included traveling to the Oak Lawn and Gage Park neighborhoods where there are no train lines. We stopped at Carnitas Uruapan for a snack where this photo was taken on 55th Street on February 25, 2023Only the Green Line. Along the Green Line, we visited the Garfield Park Neighborhood which is the only place to take a CTA photo like this. This was taken on Lake Street at Garfield Park on February 20, 2023.Intently Looking. Along the way in Albany Park. Taken on Kedzie just south of Lawrence on January 28, 2023.Lost among the candy. We took a break in Albany Park to buy some sweets at Aras Dulce Michoacan on Lawrence Ave on January 28, 2023Watching Us Watching Her. In the Austin neighborhood, we visited the Glenn Art Farm. There were goats there too, but they didn't photograph as well as this chicken. Taken on February 20, 2023It's Snowing at the Kimball Stop. Taken on Kimball and Lawrence on the Brown Line in Albany Park on January 28, 2023.