Black and white photographs of an impromptu visit to the northern part of the Chicago shoreline. A hazy early evening, but still quite warm. I had the weird feeling that everyone there knew each other, and that I was the only "visitor". A welcome voyeur. In this shot, and older woman, possibly a grandmother, watches closely as a child slowly steps into the water. There are other people scattered about, on the sand and in the lake. © Preston Lewis Thomas

Black and white photographs of an impromptu visit to the northern part of the Chicago shoreline. A hazy early evening, but still quite warm. I had the weird feeling that everyone there knew each other, and that I was the only "visitor". A welcome voyeur. In this shot, a group of young adults and a child are standing along the jetty. At the far end, a man has climbed onto the day marker. © Preston Lewis Thomas

Black and white photographs of an impromptu visit to the northern part of the Chicago shoreline. A hazy early evening, but still quite warm. I had the weird feeling that everyone there knew each other, and that I was the only "visitor". A welcome voyeur. In this shot, a man leaps from the day marker and (ultimately) into the lake as two people watch. © Preston Lewis Thomas

"THE BEACH AT LAWRENCE AVENUE"
A few shots from an impromptu visit...
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