Current Chicago ‘L’ service shown in the style of the 1924 Interborough Rapid Transit map (New York City)
#calcagnomaps #chicagol #cartography #chicago #transitmap
A lone figure walks past a CTA pillar at Jackson Street Chicago L station, motion blur from a passing train filling the background
Random Photo of the Day
Jackson
motion and stillness
#Chicago #ChicagoL #CTA #Jackson #StreetPhotography #ChicagoPhotography #UrbanPhotography
Happy as heck Woman in sunglasses eating a hotdog at a baseball game her mouth is full of great tastes
Me at Wrigley Field for my first time. Eating a Chicago HotDog for my first time Happy chick #photography #travel #RedWed #eastcoastkin #baseball #Adventures #chicagoL #greatCity
Wishing you warmth, peace, and joy this Christmas.
From us at Calcagno Maps Co. and Tracks of the Chicago L (upcoming book)
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The CTA’s approach to the holidays: keep it moving, but add lights, Santa, and unlimited cheer.
📸: @cdats via Instagram
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#photography #visualart #fotografia #fotografie #color #photography #imagina #imagine #ficciones #artbasel #artcollector #artwork #ArteContemporanea #contemporanyart #ficciones #city #urbanismo #urbanism #arquitectura #architecture #metro #UBahn #Subte #Hochbahn #tube #underground #ChicagoL
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#photography #visualart #fotografia #fotografie #color #photography #imagina #imagine #ficciones #artbasel #artcollector #artwork #ArteContemporanea #contemporanyart #ficciones #city #urbanismo #urbanism #arquitectura #architecture #metro #UBahn #Subte #Hochbahn #tube #underground #ChicagoL
Looking for reviewers & contributors — operators, maintainers, historians, anyone who knows the system inside out.
Cover photo contest coming soon! DM if interested. 3/3
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I’m excited to announce Tracks of the Chicago L — the first full track-level diagram book of the entire @chicagocta.bsky.social ‘L’. Inspired by Peter Dougherty’s Tracks of the NYC Subway (nyctrackbook.com). 1/3
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#HandsOffHarvard #photography #art #visualart #fotografia #photographie #fotografie #Colors #ExperimentalPhotography #PainterlyPhotography #StreetPhotography #FotografíaUrbana #FotografíaCallejera #EverydayLife #DocumentaryPhotography #metro #underground #Subte #tube #precisionismo #ChicagoL #trains
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Chicago took its first steps toward the “L” system we know now on June 6, 1892, when the Chicago and South Side Rapid Transit Railroad departed 39th Street, arriving at Congress Street 14 minutes later.
Episode 420 - The CTA Derailment of 1977
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My fave #haunted spots?
#Chicagol–burger joint.
#CostaDelSol–club de #playa.
#UK/#Ireland–any #graveyard! ;)
Where are YOURS?
#TravelTuesday