Wordless Wednesday: Raising the Drawbridge – Wells Street, Chicago

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  1. John's avatar
    September 18, 2024 at 8:29 am

    I love these kinds of beidges, they are so common where I lived in Florida years ago. ❤️

    • seaangel4444's avatar
      September 18, 2024 at 3:52 pm

      I love the, too, John! Were they? It is a bit unnerving the first time you see one begin to move, especially when you regularly travel across it! LOL Cher xoxoxo

      • John's avatar
        September 18, 2024 at 4:09 pm

        I meant to type Bridge. The Dunedin Causeway in Dunedin, Florida where I lived years ago was raised fairly frequently as it is located on the Intracoastal Waterway. Beautiful beaches!

      • seaangel4444's avatar
        September 18, 2024 at 6:38 pm

        That’s okay, John! I knew what you meant! That must have been an amazing thing to see, John! Oh, I’ve never been to Florida, but I have no doubt that the beaches are beautiful! Cher xoxoxo

      • John's avatar
        September 18, 2024 at 6:45 pm

        Really, you must go but not in summer. Try spring or autumn to avoid the heat and highest humidity. 😎🌴

      • seaangel4444's avatar
        September 21, 2024 at 12:58 pm

        Good to know, John! Thank you! Cher xoxoxo

      • John's avatar
        September 21, 2024 at 1:49 pm

        You’re welcome, Cher. I advise the same thing for Las Vegas, you may not survive our summers! 🔥🌴

  2. thespiritkeeper's avatar
    September 18, 2024 at 8:32 am

    How nostalgic for me. It reminds me of my home town back in Ontario, Canada. The wellan canal ran through two towns and was host to laker ships. I remember getting stuck before a bridge was going up to allow these big ships to ply the lakes as it were. Thanks for the wonderful memory that was picked out of the shelf of the past. Be well my friend and have a great weekend. love Joawph

    • seaangel4444's avatar
      September 18, 2024 at 3:53 pm

      Awh, I had no idea you were from my home province, Joseph! How cool that you are familiar with drawbridges! What a site it must have been to see these on a regular basis! Thank you my friend, and to you as well! Love, Cher xoxoxo

  3. thespiritkeeper's avatar
    September 18, 2024 at 3:54 pm

    St. Catharines, Ontario

    • seaangel4444's avatar
      September 18, 2024 at 3:56 pm

      Ah, I know “St. Kitts” a bit! Nice area!

  4. JT Twissel's avatar
    September 18, 2024 at 4:31 pm

    Amazing shot! It looks like that skyscraper is floating.

    • seaangel4444's avatar
      September 18, 2024 at 6:39 pm

      Thanks so much, JT! Yes, LOL it does, doesn’t it? Cher xoxoxo

  5. Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)'s avatar
    September 18, 2024 at 5:19 pm

    Great shot! Is that the one you took when I visited earlier this year?

    • seaangel4444's avatar
      September 18, 2024 at 6:40 pm

      Thank you, my dear! Yes, it sure was! Between the two of us I don’t know how many pics we took! LOL Cher xoxoxo

      • Michelle (Boomer Eco Crusader)'s avatar
        September 19, 2024 at 7:49 am

        That was such an excellent tour! Love it.

      • seaangel4444's avatar
        September 19, 2024 at 7:51 am

        Me too! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable!

  6. Hugh W. Roberts's avatar
    September 19, 2024 at 8:52 am

    Very much like our own Tower Bridge in London, Cher. It’s great with the drawbridge goes up just as you’re passing as it doesn’t happen very much.

    • seaangel4444's avatar
      September 21, 2024 at 12:58 pm

      I didn’t even think about the Tower Bridge in London, Hugh. I imagine it is quite the site when it does go up. Apparently the drawbridges here in Chicago are on a schedule to go up twice in the Spring, and twice in the Autumn. I was lucky to see it here, too! Cher xoxoxo

      • Hugh W. Roberts's avatar
        September 22, 2024 at 4:58 am

        I wonder why that schedule, Cher? Tower bridge opens whenever anything sailing up or down the river is too big to go under. With a lot of cruise ships stopping in London, those draw bridges go and down a lot.

      • seaangel4444's avatar
        September 25, 2024 at 9:41 am

        Hugh, I think it might have to do with the fact that large freight ships no longer use the Chicago River, so that traffic on the water is primarily for leisure boats which are not normally large enough to warrant the drawbridge function.

        I’ll check into this and report back!

        Oh, do they, Hugh? I know we don’t have cruise ships that stop here. Yes, I imagine it is a constant occurrence, especially during high season! Thank you, Hugh! Cher xoxoxo

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