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That Bridge – Everything Else
27 Jun 2021

That Bridge – Everything Else

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: That Bridge | 0

In the years since I shot these photos of That Bridge, I haven’t been back to photograph it that much since. However at the beginning of 2021 I wrote a script and started doing filming for a movie about Joliet’s … Continued

bridge, Des Plaines River, Illinois, Joliet, Rock Island R.R., train bridge
That Bridge – Gritty
26 Oct 2015

That Bridge – Gritty

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: That Bridge | 0

That Bridge – Gritty, In the City of Stone There’s a certain grittiness to Joliet that I have always loved. The city has several nicknames, The City of Stone, The City of Steel, The City of Champions & Prison City and … Continued

bridge, city of stone, DesPlaines River, gritty, Illinois, Joliet, train bridge, trains, working man's town

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