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Monthly Archives: August 2023

Relics: Mapping Cutler mailing system mail chutes and boxes

words and images Posted on August 28, 2023 by dlschirfAugust 29, 2023

This may go nowhere (and I’m too lazy to look to see if something exists), but a chance to map Cutler mailing system mail chutes and/or boxes.

Posted in Blog, Relics | Tagged mail chute, relics | 2 Replies

Relics: Another Cutler mailing system lobby mailbox at National Louis University

On Friday in the late afternoon I went to the National Louis University building on Michigan Avenue for a physical therapy assessment. When I left, I was thinking mainly of how to get home, so I didn’t pay attention to my surroundings.

I returned this morning and as I was leaving this caught my eye — another Cutler mailing system lobby box for my photo collection. There was a white plastic USPS bin next to it, but I’m assuming it’s still in commission. I wonder if I could use Google Maps to map these collaboratively. Hmmm.

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August 28, 2023 by dlschirf Posted in Blog, Relics Tagged Chicago, mail chute, photo, relics Reply

Summer’s rainy day rainbow

The windy, rainy day overall put me in an autumn mood, and I thought I’d take video of Lake Michigan’s wave action. Instead, I was struck by this unexpected rainbow — the sun wasn’t out.

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The part of a full rainbow I could capture from my window
August 5, 2023 by dlschirf Posted in Blog, Photography, Weather Tagged Chicago, Chicago Park District, Great Lakes, Hyde Park, Lake Michigan, photo, Promontory Point, rainbow, weather Reply

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