The Crater Outside My Window
by froboy
As cars smash barrier after barrier, we use the detritus to fill in the hole. I guess you could consider that "fixed"
Mega-Pothole
by Eloise Mason
At Cicero and Chicago, in Chicago, IL, in early October 2006. Now THAT'S a pothole ... see also closeup (next shot in photostream).
Inadvertently serves as a record of gas prices then, too. :->
Swallow You Whole
by JOE M500
Potholes in Chicago. They often lead straight to the depths of hell.
Cellphone to FlickrMobile.
The Crater What Broke My Wheel
by Robert Dumas
Potholes
by Polomex
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Justin Goh
Justin Goh is an artist, cartographer and photographer. He has exhibited in galleries and art fairs in Chicago and the region. More
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These would be downright useful if they contained addresses.
Come on, #4 and #5 are totally weak! The first 3 were epic though. The one outside the Marathon station can hardly be believed. There are some beauties on westbound Addison out to 90/94 that I drive on every day. Alas, I'm too busy trying not to drive into them to snap a photo.
Agreed. A little more context on these photos would be great for something like this.
E_Munnie:
#2 has the cross streets in the photo. But yes, point taken. It's what I have to work with though. I can only post what information is available to me.
Anna Tarkov:
Yup. Weak. Couldn't find any CC licensed pics of bigger potholes. Which does not say that they aren't around, heavens knows there are car-sized ones all over town.
Address Love:
Duly noted. Any suggestions on how we can improve?
Actually I've been talking to Brad about changes to this blog. In my own attempt at making posts more meaningful, maybe?
My idea was for people to tell us where their favorite Hidden Gem is in Chicago and for the editors of this blog to go out each week to photograph one locations each week.
Does that sound interesting? Would really love to hear what people think.
I think it's a great idea. Go for it.
You know what else sucks? Those lakes that form on the corners of the sidewalks when the drainage doesn't work. We've got them bad in Uptown.
Get some pics and share them up on the Citizen.
The Citizen has seen it bad in and around the Loop. Crossing Michigan avenue turns into a real trek to find juuuust the right spot to cross at. A buddy of the Citizen's more or less threw his girlfriend over a buddle a few weeks back to get her over without mussing up her shoes.
Oh, boy! Much to complain about :)
Those drains get clogged because, of all things, ice and frozen bits of all manner of things get stuck in them.
As with anything on this blog. Post CC licensed pics on Flickr and tag them with Chicago. If they're any good we'll sniff them out for sure!!
Sorry for the delayed response, but my photo was taken just east of 60th and Ellis Ave in Hyde Park. It's still there, although now we have a barrier with two lights!
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