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Some images from Whitebait's June-July 2004 trip to the US. For skyscraper trainspotters this city is brilliant (better than NY in many respects). In the downtown area you can experience a complete 19-20th century history of the skyscraper form (take a Chicago Architecture Foundation walking or boat tour). When you are done with that head out to leafy Oak Park on the train to see Frank Lloyd Wright's home, studio and early work.

Cityscape_copy
Tribune_tower_1925_copy
Smurfitt_stone
Gehry_music_pavilion
Wilco_vs_ibm_tower_copy
Taste_of_chicago_copy
The_el_looking_up
Unity_temple_interior
Unity_temple_oak_park_copy
F_loyd_wright_studio_copy
Prairie_style_oak_park_copy
Monadnock_bldg_189193_copy