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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Spotting the Arthur m Anderson out plying the lake would always bring me such joy and wonder. I’ll miss these two. save the freighters :(

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

two of my favorite types of classic Chicago neighborhood mfr building. Such beautiful places to call home. #digicam #photo #chicago #photography #architecture #city #urban #building #cityscape #neighborhood #brick #street #park #garden #design #historic #home #midwest

A row of flat-faced, two-story brick apartment buildings with slightly crenellated rooflines, light stone detailing, and wide rows of (bay-ish) windows.

a pair orange-brown brick Chicago 2-flats, with sheltered walk-up portico entrances and creamy detailing. The left hand building is largely obscured by trees and branches.

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

does anyone know if this plan is 100% happening? I visited MSI 2 days ago & the back columnade/plaza/steps were fully blocked off by construction fencing. I could see construction equipment. Id been hoping that they would still revise plans in light of the backlash. But is it too late??

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

and even now there’s virtually no official information available regarding the art institute’s plans. if not for Preservation Chicago’s concerned reporting advocating against the demo of the stock exchange room (which was painstakingly preserved decades ago) I wouldn’t have known it was at risk!

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I hate how opaque some of chicago’s most cherished & culturally significant institutions are. Art Institute is reportedly advancing plans that would demo the preserved stock exchange trading room. the MSI announced its already-approved (?!) reno project that will obstruct the beloved historic facade

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

north lawndale has some truly great (& beautiful) bones. I wish it were given more investment (instead of the opposite), attention, & appreciation from Chicago & chicagoans #chicago #architecture #city #urban #urbex #neighborhood #building #historic #design #cityscape #midwest #lawndale

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#turrettuesday ? Here’s a stunner I spotted while walking in west town yesterday 😍😍 #chicago #architecture #city #urban #design #art #historic #turret #building #walk #brick

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’ve been told it’s not good for the actual masonry/brick, but I am nevertheless enchanted by ivy / vines / greenery growing on buildings #chicago #brick #architecture #city #urban #ivy #nature #garden #building #landscape #cityscape #midwest

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

some pretty September views walking around Chicago. Serious contender for best month btw #chicago #photo #walking #city #urban #brick #building #neighborhood #design #architecture #historic #garden #park #tree

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I will always be a sucker for old iron fire escapes (espECially when the sun makes their shadows adorn the adjacent brick walls like abstract public art) #chicago #photo #historic #city #urban #fireescape #brick #history #midwest #cityscape #abstract #design

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Chicago city views from this week!! feat. last night’s skyline after my beach volleyball team won our 9:20 pm game (!!) #chicago #city #urban #cityscape #skyline #brick #building #architecture

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

passing by this old factory / industrial / warehouse building (??) and just shamelessly obsessing over the funky collage-like composition of its variously-windowed brick facade #chicago #city #urban #urbex #street #historic #building #brick #industry #architecture

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

For some reason I just RLY like this picture — which I took on my iPhone!! — from the other day #chicago #city #photo #urban #bridge #architecture #cityscape #street #building #skyline #historic #modern #urbex #iphone #midwest #infrastructure

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

a few more iPhone pics of Chicago sights & scenery I’ve enjoyed recently. Feat. clairvoyant black cat & my dream home (the canal st bridge house) #chicago #photo #city #urban #cityscape #architecture #transit #street #building #neighborhood #industry #historic #design #bridge #river #house #brick

a small lil black cat looks straight out at the viewer, on alert, while standing on the sidewalk in front of a brick walk-up 2 flat building in Chicago

a pair of different color & style of brick buildings, beside an impressive sprawling tree

the latticework of two chicago bridges seen in silhouette, with the canal st bridge tender house visible atop its domain at left.

Looking up at the upper portions of a row of ornate, well-maintained, historic buildings of different materials and details, with the center building set slightly forward to reveal a very faint ghost sign on its common brick side wall

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Pokey @junkyardcrawler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Incredible run of photos, showing Randolph St (Millennium Station) in early 1977, by Lou Gerard.

The interior of a passenger terminal, with 5 doors in a row- four for customers with windows, and one solid maintenance door, separated. A green neon sign above the set of four reads "CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND R R / HAMMOND - EAST CHICAGO - GARY - MICHIGAN CITY - SOUTH BEND / TO TRAINS . A hanging sign in the foreground is plastic, with printed italic block lettering reading 'SOUTH SHORE LINE' / TICKET OFFICE -> (the latter is not italicized)

An orange passenger EMU at night, lit by the orange glow of platform lamps. The top of the platforms and ground are obscured by snow. The view inside the car through the windows is hazy, but warm. Lit and darkened windows of an office building fill the background.

A side view of an orange passenger EMU. The text "SOUTH BEND RAILROAD" is visible in gold railroad roman font along the top, below a white roof. 3 of the windows are hazed, with a curtain drawn. The other four are not, showing the passengers sitting inside. The windows are all lit warmly.

Two men, employees of the railroad, stand on a shaded wooden passenger platform, one leaning against the orange plank railing. The man on the right is younger, wearing a black formal outfit- it looks like a black suit jacket over a black shirt over a white undershirt, and black slacks. The man on the left is older, with glasses, and is wearing a much heavier, older styled gray overcoat that covers all the clothes under it, and wearing black pants. Both are wearing black conductors hats with gold stripes.

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A little something different today: here are some cool pictures of the sky I found on the sd card in my mom’s old digital camera (which I have since repurposed as my own🤝). on lake michigan. #photo #photography #beach #michigan #lake #sunset #summer #sky #digicam #color #storm #weather #greatlakes

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

greater union baptist church in Chicago’s near west side (by united center). built 1886 by william le baron jenney. #photo #photography #architecture #chicago #historic #history #church #building #city #urban #preservation #art #beauty #design #brick #stainedglass

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I am a huge enjoyer of Chicago alleys. Cool new views, buncha random stuff to be found, cool old bricks peeking thru. Just dodge the occasional rat and ur good #photo #chicago #photography #alley #city #urban #cityscape #urbex #street #walking #architecture #historic #nature #midwest

A seemingly discarded baby pink plush couch/loveseat rests against a fence in a brick alley, with a building’s wooden back porch & stairwell structure rising vertically behind that. A man walks his dog on the alley to the left.

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

some random shots of different buildings I’ve seen in chicago recently!! I love my visually intriguing city :) #chicago #photo #photography #city #urban #architecture #building #home #house #sunset #church #cityscape #street #neighborhood #walk #midwest #design #historic #brick

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

just turned on a baseball game and saw that mitch mcconnell is batting seventh for the rockies. what the fuck are you doing man

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#chicago walks w my #digicam / posting less bc money is tight. Door dashing for some extra cash, but my car broke down yesterday and can’t afford the repairs yet. So if anyone needs a ACT or college essay tutor, lmk..!!!🥵 #photo #photography #architecture #building #city #urban #tree #garden

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Sophie @sophiama.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Built in 1893 for the world’s columbian expo, the chicago harbor light is Chicago’s only remaining #lighthouse. it was moved to its present location at the #chicago harbor entrance in 1917 during renovation of its breakwater & construction of the fog signal room & boathouse. #history #historic #lake

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