The 82 CTA bus is the most direct route between Albany Park and Little Village, two neighborhoods that share many things in addition to the bus route even though it takes 50 minutes to go from Lawrence and Kimball to 26th and Lawndale. On Saturday I took rode the bus and this is what I found along the way.
Occupying the time. We all waited about 15 minutes for the bus and kept busy while we waited. Taken at the bus stop on Kimball just south of Lawrence on January 21, 2023Reading on the way. Taken somewhere along the 82 bus route on January 21, 2023.This is John. Occasionally my camera begins a conversation. John was sitting behind me on the bus, and I hadn't notice him until he asked me if I was a photographer. I told him that it was a hobby, that I wasn't a professional, but that I love to to take photos of what I see. He told me that his father was a photographer who would go house to house and take photos – that he was an artist. I asked if he took photos too, but he said that he liked to draw people instead. He got off in Humboldt Park where he used to live before he was forced to move because his building was sold. I told him I was going to Little Village and he said that they were politically strong there and could protect their neighborhood. So a little bit of art, a little bit of photography and a little bit of politics. Taken on January 21, 2023.Little Village. This wasn't quite on the bus route, but rather a block away on Ridgeway just north of 26th Street. Taken just after I got off the bus on January 21, 2023.