The Impossible Year

Tag: montrose avenue

  • Montrose and Paulina, 11 August 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600   A day after a massive storm, the Ravenswood Elementary School had a sign up that said ‘Have a Nice Day’ while a large section of the community was still without power.

  • Night Tennis, 28 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 On my evening ride I encountered people playing tennis in Horner Park. There was something really beautiful about watching just shapes in the dark under a bright glare.

  • West Montrose Avenue, 24 July 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I just thought the early dusk sun pushing through the trees and reflecting off the street was beautiful. I love my neighborhood.

  • Welles Park, 16 June 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 I biked over to Welles Park to sit and read and took in this sunset. The silhouette hides it, but there is a crochet ‘BLM’ sign on here. You can see it here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBhgRnYDG6s/

  • Andie’s Restaurant?, 2 June 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE/Polaroid Color 600 A few year back Andie’s Restaurant on Montrose closed ‘for remodels’ and never reopened. This week they put up boards to protect it from looters.

  • Montrose Brown Line, 27 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) It’s strange to see the CTA virtually empty… err what you can see of it. Just take my word.