Chicago artist creates tourism posters for city's neighborhoods
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by NaOH
1 hour ago
| 8 comments
| chicagotribune.com
| HN
stavros
33 minutes ago
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> “I mean, it’s exciting any time anyone says they like my art. Obviously, people buy it, but it’s still astounding to me that people like the stuff I make.”

I love this.

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tptacek
1 hour ago
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Not clear why this is hitting HN today, but these are popular enough in Chicago to be kind of a cliche. No matter how convincing the poster is, I think you'll be disappointed if you plan a trip to visit scenic Galewood.
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prawn
53 minutes ago
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This was bait enough that I jumped into Google Maps to look at a few random Galewood streets via street view. Obviously very suburban, but looks like it'd make for a nice stroll until you tired of the cookie-cutter layout. Hugh Hefner's childhood home as a bonus.
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tptacek
48 minutes ago
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I live across the street from it. It's fine! It's just one of the most boring neighborhoods in Chicago. Walking distance to Johnnie's Beef, though, which is the best beef spot in the city.
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fnord77
37 minutes ago
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The style is not novel either.
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tptacek
24 minutes ago
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Of Galewood itself? Yeah, no, though it's across the street from one of the most famous architectural areas in Chicagoland. But the posters? They're deliberately an homage to WPA style.
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cozzyd
7 minutes ago
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If only the Loop one were centered on Madison instead of Monroe so it would have my condo in it...
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3eb7988a1663
45 minutes ago
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For some less serious Chicago bulletins, there was SquirrelTruth[0]. A kickstarter was created to post signs in the CTA about the danger of squirrels. I am not sure how many variations there were, but the only one I ever saw was, "Statistically speaking, at least one 'person' on this train is actually 7 squirrels wearing a human suit. Don't be a victim."

[0] https://www.squirreltruth.com/

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holtkam2
42 minutes ago
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Moving from SF to Chicago this week. This made me feel a little more excited. TY for the share!
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tptacek
36 minutes ago
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Congratulations! I did Chicago (born and raised) -> SF -> Chicago -> SF -> Chicago (detouring through Ann Arbor).

Where in Chicago are you moving? It's really an amazing city.

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reg_dunlop
1 hour ago
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Thanks! Just bought 4!
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tptacek
48 minutes ago
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Which four? (We have Beverly, where I grew up, and Garfield Park, just because it's cool looking.)
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binarynate
1 hour ago
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claudiug
14 minutes ago
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what is sad, is that you an take the article, go to any LLM, ask to read and build an system prompt, from the images + text, and then you can replicate his work
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