Fun with flags

Aon Center state flags return in 2019

Sign of spring 2019: state flags return to Aon Center

With spring comes the bright colors. Flowers bloom from the dark ground, butterflies emerge from gray chrysalides. Today, the colorful state flags arise on white flagpoles at Chicago’s Aon Center. All winter long the flags were gone. My window faces this courtyard of 52 flag poles (50 state flags, plus two poles each holding an …

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Flag of Dominica in Plaza of the Americas

Two minutes on Dominica flag from a Walgreens window

I stood in a Walgreens dish soap aisle for two minutes recording a video of the store window. Why? Because this Walgreens, in the historic Wrigley Building, features a fantastic view of 34 flags of all the South and North American countries.   All the bright vibrant colorful flags waving vigorously demand shoppers attention. Although, …

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Chicago flowers, tourists, architecture, flag, architecture

When one photo is able to capture multiple stories, you have a photo that tells one million words. Read about each of the stories below this loooong vertical pano photo. Flowers Emerging from a long cold winter, Chicago’s flowers grow on sidewalk planters. Tourists Tourists milling around. A tourist was standing in the exact spot …

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Tall buildings with an American flag

On the top of the 34-story Tribune Tower in Chicago flies an American flag. I don’t see any other taller buildings in Chicago sporting an American flag. Are there any buildings in the world taller than the 463-foot Tribune Tower that feature an American flag at its top?

Does Mount Prospect have a town flag?

Here’s an email I sent to Mount Prospect’s Village Hall: ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Does Mount Prospect have a town flag? From: “spudart.org” Date: Tue, September 14, 2004 3:49 pm To: pio@mountprospect.org Does the great town of Mount Prospect, Illinois have an official town flag? What is a town without aflag? Surely Mount Prospect …

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