Chicago River Bridges presents the untold history and development of Chicagos iconic bridges; from the first wood footbridge built by a tavern owner in 1832 to the fantastic marvels of steel; concrete; and machinery of today. It is the story of Chicago as seen through its bridges; for it has been the bridges that proved critical in connecting and reconnecting the people; industry; and neighborhoods of a city that is constantly remaking itself. In this book; author Patrick T. McBriarty shows how generations of Chicagoans built (and rebuilt) the thriving city trisected by the Chicago River and linked by its many crossings.This comprehensive guidebook chronicles more than 175 bridges spanning 55 locations along the Main Channel; South Branch; and North Branch of the Chicago River. With new full-color photography of existing bridges and more than one hundred black and white images of bridges past; the book unearths the rich history of Chicagos downtown bridges from the Michigan Avenue Bridge to the often forgotten bridges that once connected thoroughfares such as Rush; Erie; Taylor; and Polk Streets.Throughout; McBriarty delivers new research into the bridges architectural designs; engineering innovations; and their impact on Chicagoans daily lives; explaining how the dominance of the "Chicago-style" bascule drawbridge influenced the style and mechanics of bridges worldwide. A confluence of Chicago history; urban design; and engineering lore; Chicago River Bridges illustrates Chicagos significant contribution to drawbridge innovation and the citys emergence as the drawbridge capital of the world.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. If you want your photos to have personality and uniqueness; this book is priceless!By H. HosnyEvery one of us is unique; but not every one of us knows how to express uniqueness in our photos. If you look at the photos of 100 people; youd be hard pressed to see any difference in the photos of 95 photographers. But the other five will enchant you.This is a book about how to be within that five percent. Jim Krause brings you as close as any author will bring you to being innovative; to being daring; and to making your photos stand out against other peoples photos. You get hundreds and hundreds of images as well as very copious explanatory text to walk you through exactly what avenues of creativity there are for situations in which youd otherwise be stumped for ideas.Your point of view; your technique; and your post processing of images will all be bolstered a *whole* lot by this book.Another really unique thing about this book (as well as Krauses other books in this series) is that he doesnt have the annoying habit many authors have of sharing part of the secrets to success while keeping the other part to himself. One senses that Krause is telling you everything he knows. Its a form of honesty that most people will really appreciate.People who already own Krauses older titles like _Photo Idea Index_ will already have a leg up in knowing that Krause believes in learning to see any given subject not in one; but in many; different ways. I almost lost my mind when I first looked at Photo Indea Index and saw the exercise in which Krause managed to show around 150 different points of view in the photography of a fork. A simple fork! Anyone who does that has bone-crushingly open vision. The same; more or less; applies in this book. A handful of people subjects are photographed in so many incredibly interesting ways that you cant help but to be impressed.I actually went ahead and bought all three books in the series and I consider them to be endless layers of inspiration. Its impossible to overstate how much they are helping me to think outside the box.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. My FAVORITE!By G.K.An amazing book. Seriously. I rarely write reviews; but this book has me really enthused and I felt obliged to post something (and forgive me if this review is a little long). Photo Idea Index: People is a totally different animal compared to other books about digital photography (and I own an embarrassingly large collection of books on the subject). The author went out and shot about five hundred photographs just for this book. All kinds of different photos using just three different people as subjects. And; according to the books intro; he presents each one of these photos in hopes of inspiring related picture-taking ideas in the readers mind and to demonstrate how much can be done with how little. The book covers a lot of ground through topics such as: how to make the most of a pocket camera and natural light; trying out different lenses on a digital SLR; experimental shooting techniques (the author even takes his camera underwater with one model); getting your model to relax; act up or even to put on some costume-types-of-things; and also computer-related subjects such as converting images to amazing black-and-white images and going for contemporary fine-art or commercial looks. So; are these 500 photos any good and do they give the reader ideas? Yes and YES. Believe me; practically every one of the books photos grabbed my eye; begged for a long look and got me excited about trying out something similar with my own camera. The book is about 90% photos and 10% text (the photos are mostly displayed without text; and the last couple pages of each chapter contain captions for all the images cover details about how the photos were shot; what was done on the computer; and maybe some behind-the-scenes stories). I honestly have no complaints about this book except that I had to wear my reading glasses to read the slightly small text. Photo Idea Index: People radiates enthusiasm and a "can do" mentality. I feel very fortunate to have found it. Also; this book has two companion volumes (one about Places and one about Things) that I have ordered but not yet seen. If they are anything like this one; then Im going to be one happy reader/photographer.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Just what it says;;; an idea bookBy Richard H.When I purchased a good DSLR camera last year; I also acquired a couple of how-to books to better learn the technical aspects of digital photography. They have been quite useful but they are primarily about the mechanics of photography. This book and the others in this series by Mr. Krause have helped me better understand the creative side of photography. Although there is some instruction about how to take photos; this is more about ideas; as noted in the title. I have not read the book from beginning to end but tend to jump around to what looks interesting when I pick it up. I am learning to look around and see the potential for photographs in my surroundings as a result. I see this book as an opportunity for a professional photographer to share his experience in deciding what to photograph rather than how to photograph.
