Gary J Sibio
An Alley on the Southern Border of Rogers Park in Chicago, Illinois (2019-04-05 14-22-06_01)
In the early 20th century a religious community established the town of Zion, Illinois. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan just a bit south of the Wisconsin border. As the town was to be built from scratch, they had the opportunity to seek the advice of officials from other cities. One official gave them this advice: When you lay out the city, include alleys.
Chicago was way ahead of Zion. It is built around alleys which allow deliveries to be made to the back of houses instead of tying up the streets although this is not done as much any more. It also allowed for access to garages. They are also interesting.
This alley runs north from Devon Avenue between Glenwood and Newgard in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
I used a Nikon Coolpix P7700 camera to take the photo. Editing was done with Luminar Flex. I used the RAW Develop filter to increase the contrast, shadows and clarity and reduce the highlights. Then I added the Accent-AI and AI Sky Enhancer filters and used the Tone filter toNext I added the Details Enhancer and used the Brilliance / Warmth filter to increase the warmth and vividness. Last I converted it to black and white and fine-tuned it.
Photo © 2019 Gary J. Sibio. All rights reserved.
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Does your town have alleys?
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Yes
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No
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Gary, You really should look into professional photography. Your skills are crazy!
Thanks, Carol. I’d thought about it when I was in college but wasn’t able to pursue it. Now it’s not really a viable option.
It’s probably around 110 years old which is old by Chicago standards.
I have seen a few alleys in the Lake Charles area just off Louisiana State Highway 14 which is known as General Gerstner Drive.
Is Lake Charles an older city?
Lake Charles was founded in 1861. New Orleans was founded in 1718.
I knew New Orleans was old, at least by American standards. I’ve been there a couple of times and really liked it. I didn’t know anything about Lake Charles except that they mention in in “Up on Cripple Creek” by The Band. 🙂
I do not know about Lake Charles either. It is a nice small town that has some resemblance to New Orleans in some respects like the downtown area.
We have a lot of small alleys here, it’s hard to find a way if you’re not a native.
In Chicago the alleys are mainly for getting your car in or out of the garage. The only time that people who don’t live there drive through them is if someone’s selling their stuff at a garage sale. They aren’t used for deliveries any more.
Not many alleys but a few in Auckland CBD and yes a few alleys
What does the CBD stand for?
Auckland Central Business District is Auckland CBD. Yes, come to think of it there are about 4 alleys here in Onehunga
Aah. Thanks for the explanation.