And a little Peoria/Chicago
 

When we last left we were back in Chicago, but now The Taste is in full swing.
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Then decided that Chicago is attracting waaaaay too many people so lets go some place a little less urban.
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The bike trail runs next to this California-ish canal that leads to the Illinois river.
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And they finally finished the trail. The rest is "urban" meaning sidewalk or street.
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One of the "new" bldgs. 3-4 years old by now.
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About as good as it gets from here.
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Wanna be in jail in the city? Here's the place you live when you're almost ready for society.:haha:
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Which is just up the street from a law firm.
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And across the street from an abandoned theater, yep Peoria has it all:yuck: :D :rolleyes:
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Holiday inn.
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But they do have some sweet historic buildings which aren't dilapidated.
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And what would Peoria be without CAT.
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Look in the background in the trees and see the mansions from back in the day.
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This used to be a bunch of plastic bushes :yuck: hopefully they'll keep these alive.:tup:
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Peoria has some sisters.
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Bradley University. Looks of a prison/retirement home but is actually a college.
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Back to the historic buildings.
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One last shot and were heading back to Chicago.
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Saw the Navy Pier fireworks then saw these around Montrose.
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Which was enough to turn Lake Shore into a parking lot.

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Peoria has a housing stock, particularly up on the bluff, that would surprise most folks on here. You sort of captured these from afar. I'm in town on business about twice a year, next time I go I'll try to grabs some photos. Thanks for sharing these.

Gotta take the good with the bad. NO city is perfect, so...don't focus on one or 2 negative/opinions but yet TRUTHFUL comments and focus on the entire thread(s).