the great lake mistake

architectural historian sharing cool finds and lukewarm takes. also: a transit rider, biker, roller skater, & general hater of car culture. she/her.

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

Humboldt Park in all seasons

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@watchingjupiter @brendenmoore13 this is 100x better than any of the official options 😭

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

hey uhhh @amazon did no one over there realize how insane this would look?

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

@ThunderWolf08 @aidannilsen still impatiently waiting for them to allow bikes on the Borealis 😭

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

@mcmansionhell wait i was just gawking at / internally pontificating about this building literally like 20 minutes before you posted this, must be something in the air

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

this whole thread exactly

[Midwest Modern @JoshLipnik]

Nite Owl Cafe
L’Anse, MI

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

to each their own i suppose but watching the marathon sounds like watching paint dry; i will simply never understand the appeal?!

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

a favorite view

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update: i have been watching nothing but golden girls and frasier and apparently Life Alert ads are still running (?!) so this has been a real flashback to my 90s childhood

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

i can't believe hotels are still subjecting everyone to shitty old cable... watching commercials is the opposite of luxury, i hadn't seen one in MONTHS until this work trip 😭

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

don't think i've ever seen this iteration ("pure-brewed") before 🤔

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

i can't believe hotels are still subjecting everyone to shitty old cable... watching commercials is the opposite of luxury, i hadn't seen one in MONTHS until this work trip 😭

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

hey Chicago Bike Twitter, my friend's bike (same model in the picture) was stolen last night in Andersonville, please keep an eye out and give me a shout if you see anything

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

@BuildingChi they've gotta just be trolling people with these finishes, right?

[Socialists For Pritzker @PritzkerForPrez]

Chicago is still the GREATEST CITY for POLITICAL CRIMES in the WORLD, and NEW YORK had better not forget it! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

September in Chicago remains undefeated ✨

[Chicago, Bike Grid Now! @bikegridnow]

9 months after building Dickens Landing, the city now plans on ripping out the first traffic diverter in Lincoln Park.

It’s time to jam!

⏰ 6:15pm Monday Sept 16
📍 Jonquil Park

Tell the city that low-stress greenways mean low-traffic greenways!
✍️ https://t.co/sIxstc3bdq

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

the bike storage situation on each leg of my @Amtrak round-trip this weekend 🙃

[Dow @mark_dow]

Harris rn killing a baby in his 78th year

[the great lake mistake @chicag0wl]

@north0fnorth https://t.co/jEkdvEheEb