Chicago "L" - commemoration of a massacre
The "L" is the nickname for Chicago´s elevated railroad, constructed and first operated in 1892.
Have you seen "While you were sleeping", "The Fugitive" or "Spiderman II"? Chicago "L" has been part of the set.
I myself was thinking about Al Capone, delivering his illegal goods, or, at worst, his deadly message, who´s the ruler in Chicago.
Capone was skillful at isolating and killing his enemies when they became too powerful. A typical Capone murder consisted of men renting an apartment across the street from the victim's residence and gunning him down when he stepped outside. The operations were quick and complete and Capone always had an alibi.
Capone's most notorious killing was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. On February 14, 1929, four Capone men entered a garage at 2122 N. Clark Street. The building was the main liquor headquarters of bootlegger George "Bugs" Moran's North Side gang. Because two of Capone's men were dressed as police, the seven men in the garage thought it was a police raid. As a result, they dropped their guns and put their hands against the wall. Using two shotguns and two machine guns, the Capone men fired more than 150 bullets into the victims. As usual, Capone had an alibi; he was in Florida during the massacre.
Alfons Fries 16. Januar 2017, 20:34
Ein tolles Motiv!Gruß
Alfons
El Porte-Bonheur 14. November 2009, 0:56
This is the 'complete package' Matthias, excellent street capture and conversion with fine tonality choice as well as your accompanying lines. Big compliments!I will have a good look at your works as soon as I have some spare time. Have a nice w-e, El
J e n n i f e r E. 8. Juni 2009, 23:45
++++katy taylor 8. Juni 2009, 23:18
fantastic shot! so many details... great contrast... great light...Simona B. 8. Juni 2009, 22:43
Excellent presentation.TFR 19. Mai 2009, 22:12
Great pic, great story.Robert
WGL 14. Mai 2009, 17:13
Great shot.Interesting story.Regards
WGL
Jim McKinniss 27. April 2009, 17:30
I really enjoy your capture of light and shadow here.The geometries of the scene created by the steel I-beams is terrific.
Jim
mike snead 27. April 2009, 10:20
great shot.regards
mike
Anders Å 14. April 2009, 22:40
Great composition with lots of depth. Framing the motif with the pillars works very well.Greetings, Anders
s. sabine krause 2. April 2009, 8:42
great b/w shot of my favorite windy city!!! love the downtown loop area, michigan avenue on a crispy cold day, that curve near oak street beach on lake shore drive… oopd, i feel wanderlust kicking in… ; ) greetings, sabine.Mircea Tiron-Tudor 12. März 2009, 15:03
Well done ! I like it !Regards, Mircea
Giorgos Fidanas 1. März 2009, 6:42
Very fine work!DRAGA PUC 28. Februar 2009, 7:08
+++ yes, very good!r
d
Andrej Nagode 18. Februar 2009, 16:54
+++