Still a cold day, but the rain stopped and the clouds were deep. We started at Lincoln Park visiting the Zoo (free entrance) before I walked Downtown to see more Blues Brothers movie locations. The first spot was the tunnel in Lincoln Park, which is completely rebuilt.
From here I walked along the shore and had a great view to the skyline of Chicago with the skyscrapers blanketed in mist. It looked unreal.
The next Blues Brothers spot was the Chez Paul at N Rush St, which is now an office building. The nearby Water Tower was designed by William Boyington, who also made the plans for the Joliet Prison.
The place of the wagon free-fall at E North Water St is completely rebuilt into condominiums.
The Trailways Bus Depot is now a parking house, but the Oriental is still there.
The Cook County building as well as the Daley Plaza with the Picasso still look the same, well worth a visit, also the police car pile-up spot under the „L“ (elevated, the rapid transit system in Chicago) at N LaSalle St/Lake St.
After visiting other interesting spots like Buddy Guy’s Legend Club the weather finally cleared up and I went to the Millennium Park again where I spent the afternoon.
On my way back I took the chance to visit Wrigley Field, still home of the Chicago Cubs.
Day 5 –Ten Days in Chicago starting page – Day 7
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Greetings From Chicago Mural, 2226 N Milwaukee Ave 
Chicago Zoo looking like Ostfriesland 
Covered in mist 
School buses at the Zoo 
The Tunnel from the Blues Brothers movie 
Art on dead trees 
No, not edited! 
Looks really strange 
Lake Michigan 
Oak Street Beach 
Too cold to swim 
Fourth Presbyterian Church, build 1912 in neo-Gothic style 
Clouds are deep 
Historic Water Tower 
Chez Paul 
Now an office building 
The „L“ 
I wouldn’t work up there 
The wagon Free-fall spot 
Now condominiums 
River Esplanade Park 
1/32000 s – Fuji rules 
The Carbide and Carbon Building 
The former Trailways Bus Depot 
The Oriental 
Daley Plaza with the „Picasso“ 
Muddy Waters! 
Daley Center drive-in 
Still there 
No guns, please 
The „L“ 
Imagine 20 police cars… 
…crashing together. 
Another view to the „L“ 
Rhapsody in Blue 
Great architecture… 
…everywhere 
Not much left 
W Washington St 
Harold Washington Library Center, across from the Plymouth Hotel 
Chicago Board Of Trade 
S Dearborn St 
S Dearborn St 
Again the „L“ 
Fine Arts Building 
Blues Legends 
Buddy Guy’s Legends Club 
Fire escapes 
E Balbo Ave to Grant Park 
View to the city 
Grant Park/Buckingham fountain 
Grant Park/Buckingham fountain 
Lake Michigan 
Monroe Harbor 
E Monroe St 
Still spring 
View from Millennium Park 
Pedestrian bridge designed by Frank Gehry 
S Columbus Dr 
The Cloud 
Library of the city of Chicago 
View to Hankock Tower 
Wrigley Field, still home of Chicago Cubs 
The sun goes down in a Chicago suburb