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Focus on Industrial Chicago

By Olivia Leigh in Miscellaneous on Mar 26, 2007 5:30PM

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For us, one of the most interesting and bizarre aspects of living in Chicago is how suddenly you can be met with a glimpse into the city's industrial heydey. One minute, we're strolling down Damen, eating organic carrot cake from Goddess & the Grocer, watching picture-perfect families fuss with a stroller outside condo conversions, and just a few blocks away, we find ourselves staring up at colossal pieces of rusting metal and telephone lines.

Focus is a weekly photography feature that showcases different aspects, areas or events in the city.