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I'm going to be self-indulgent, but only for a moment. It was two years ago this week (tomorrow, to be exact) that I packed up and left post-apocalyptic New Orleans to pursue life anew here in Chicago. I knew one person when I moved here and was heartbroken to leave the city I had called home for almost five years as well as the South, the part of the country I had known my whole life. But over the last two years, Chicago has not only grown on me, but swallowed me whole. I still miss New Orleans, but Chicago is my home now and these reader-submitted pictures from our Flickr pool capture the spirit and beauty of this city that has beguiled me so much these past couple of years. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
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Congrats, sort of, I guess.
Can't imagine the mis-adventure you have (not trying to give you pity, only empathy).
I know New Orleans well enough, and know enough people down there who stayed but are always having to think about leaving, and also know the overwhelming sense of loyalty that people in New Orleans have for the city, to have at least a superficial understanding of what this move must have meant.
Still a sad, fascinating story years later.
i left new orleans for chicago about two years ago myself. i've since been back three times. each time the urge to move back gets stronger and stronger. chicago is great - lots of opportunity, things getting done, polite people - but there is something about new orleans that takes a hold of you and doesn't let go.
i'm here now and determined to make the most of it as long as my stay lasts because i know when i move back, i probably won't ever leave again.
welcome, marcus. sad beginnings hopefully will turn into wonderful present moments. i've been here 11 years and i never grow tired of my beautiful city. simply gorgeous.
thanks, kids. Both cities have a beauty all their own and these pics capture a part of what I love so much about Chicago.
I love the Sears tower pic. As for NOLA, I get down there 3-4 times a year for work, and it's sad to hear from some of the old timers I work with how empty it feels. I can still manage to find tons of interesting things down there, but I'm not sure I could ever live there.
Thank you for the beautiful images. I left Chicago just over a year ago, for the other side of the world, and it's always nice, if a little homesickness inducing, to see pictures of my beautiful city.