I had not been on a train before I decided to take the South Shore line from Indiana to downtown Chicago.

It is a great way to get right in the heart of the city without the mucky-muck of parking.

It’s pretty cheap too.

I had a list of buildings I wanted to photograph, but I also just meandered around the city. It was a few days after the Tower previously called Sears had some of it’s windows knocked out.

–Update November 16–

I’m an extremely humble person, it’s one of my many amazing qualities.

That means that when I’ve soiled the bed, I’ll step up and admit it. The photo above is over processed.

It doesn’t look good.

So I’ve decided to redo the photo. I give you, The Chicago Theatre (take II):