Odd Stuff (Part 3)

I’m a tawny port gal. :+1:

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I’ll bet it’s a bit like Chicago Mix popcorn: sweet & salty in one mouthful.

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Hey wait, so am I! Am I invited?

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I guess we’ll have to get down to Key West and get dinner with @FloridaManJefe.

Which sounds like fun!

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We have one in Chicago too!

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It’s almost like most cities in the U.S. are built on a grid system, or something!

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And with streets that are mostly like, East and West, and North and South!

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I was told that there wouldn’t be any geometry on this test.

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Don’t get me started on Madison, Wisconsin! I should want to live there, for many reasons, but the center section runs on the diagonal, and my internal compass can never figure out where I am or what direction I’m facing!

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The nice thing about the phenomenon in Chicago is that the Chicago River runs east/west from Lake Michigan until it branches north and south, so Chicagohenge can be seen along many streets, but it’s spectacular if you’re standing on one of the bridges there.

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It is very beautiful and dramatic. I liked it.

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I saw the one-way traffic, the bus islands, and the El in the background and that was enough, even without any building being recognizable: I thought to myself “that’s Madison Street facing west” and sure enough, that’s what it says in the description on YouTube!

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As Rio de Janeiro had a chaotic, yet charming, development, I ain’t sure whe have such man made phonomenon.

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Here’s a nice still shot from who-knows-what-year:

ETA: Here’s Randolph Street a few blocks away:

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The next Chicagohenge is September 22-25. Let me know what flight you’re coming in on…I don’t drive to the airport (even for myself!) unless the person is over 75 and/or has physical impairments, but I’ll pick you up from a Blue Line El station!

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It’s an idea. But how would you pronounce it?
Rittssorrio? For the Italian panache?
Ritts or Rio? For those who would eat one side at a time?

It’s just a confusing fucking biscuit. Stop it.

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