Detail of the Corncob buildingsin Chicago.
In a TV programme, an ex-pat British architect explained how she could land here by boat
in the Chicago River, or drive right into the building.
All needs are catered for on
different levels of the towers so residents could, if they wanted, stay permanently in the
building.
The Loop is the electric train system which offers safe public transport
through what's been called the worst urban ghetto in the western world, as well as the
rich city and affluent outer 'burbs. This was a rainy day as seen from the front of the
train.
The Hancock Building, named after John Hancock. As with the Sears Tower,
this building has a public gallery at the top, served by an express elevator. The
ultra-wide lens makes it possible to stand across the street and capture the entire
building from street level to the top.
The lake is vast and there's plenty room for the millionaires to sail
their yachts on. The shadows of the buildings are pointing directly east in this
photograph. Taken from the top of the Hancock Building with a 17mm ultra-wide lens on my
old 35mm Yashica SLR
