Just got back from the longest road trip of my life, seriously - and that's coming from someone who took my car to Calgary. That said, the little loop I took through America's midwest took me through a bunch of really great cities. These are all phone pics just to warn you, but I like the way a lot of these cities are represented. Unfortunately I was in a hurry going through a lot of places - when I was finally coming through STL on my way back home, I was so drained of energy and interest from constant driving that I couldn't even be bothered to stop in STL for a few pics (granted already been there, done that). But the following are of KC, Omaha, Sioux City IA, Iowa City IA, and Chicago. I'll put the Cleveland pics in a separate thread.
KANSAS CITY - it always amazes me just how far ahead of us they are
18th and Vine area in KC, with blues and jazz clubs, and Negro Leagues HOF
The Crossroads district between Downtown and the Crown Center, Plaza is further south a few miles..
The new Kaufman PAC in Kansas City
Crown Center viewed from the new park-community garden space
OMAHA - finally a big city that doesn't completely show OKC up like KC does
SIOUX CITY - pop. 82,684. But formerly bigger and grander than Omaha.
ISU's Design Center just a block off the Historic Fourth district
One of the grandest Orpheums left in the Midwest
Just renovated, like a lot of the buildings you see here
Chris Robinson, Counting Crows
Saturday in the Park music festival
Wilco
This bandshell at Grandview Park reminds me a lot of the one at the State Fairgrounds
IOWA CITY - Home of the University of Iowa, and also only 67,862 folks.
Bicyclists everywhere in this town
Yes, this is a small city in Iowa
This feels and looks so similar to some small Dutch cities
Part of a patchwork of pedestrian malls in the historic Town Center
A surprising amount of people in the square for a 9am Sunday morning with school not in session
They got grits.
University of Iowa
I love the simplistic beauty of these streetscapes
Tons of vibrant public art everywhere
CHICAGO - Ok I confess this part is a bit of a sham, as I hooked up with old friends and spent all my time with them.
Cool deco bridge on Ashland, north of Wicker Park
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