The Curved Wooden Beam Gyms
What do 3 basketball gyms & a church have in common? A unique look from the 1950s & 60s.
Two Firsts Are The Newest Gym Visits Added
Morgan Park Academy, The Nation’s First & Oldest High School Basketball Team What does a place called “Horse Thief Hollows”, one of football’s greatest coaches, a college known for its brains not brawn, the YMCA, and a military academy have … Continued
5 Chicago High School Gyms For The Price Of 2
Schurz & Steinmetz High Schools Each Have Multiple Cool Old Gyms Carl Schurz High School is quite possibly one of the overall most impressive high school buildings I have ever been in. Completed in 1910 it is a sight to … Continued
Gym Added: Pekin HS’s Hawkins Gym
Pekin’s Hawkins Gym is the latest addition in the search for Illinois’ Best High School Gyms
New Trier – The Last Night At Gates Gym
Gates Gym witnesses its final game. Built in 1928 the Gates Gymnasium at New Trier High School’s Winnetka campus witnessed its final game Thursday night December 16, 2021. The aging structure which has issues with asbestos and lead paint will … Continued
Origin Story – Illinois’ Best High School Gyms
I’ve been talking about doing a photo book on Illinois high school basketball gyms since about 2012. I figured for sure someone else would have done something like this by now, but they haven’t (unless you’re talking about Indiana). Seriously, … Continued
Favorite Sports Photos: “The Kick” Joliet Catholic vs. Morris 1999
it feels like this game is still being played and in just seconds you’ll hear the roar of the crowd, but you don’t know from which side that roar will come from.
That Bridge – Everything Else
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
Family Photos From The Summer of 1918
During our current worldwide pandemic I took a look back at photo album from my family’s archive and got a look at what one part of the country looked like before the second wave of the Spanish Flu took hold. It looked normal.
Blue Angels over Chicago for Covid-19 workers
The Blue Angels flight team flew over the city of Chicago and a few surrounding suburbs, specifically over hospitals, to show support for the healthcare professionals. Luckily that flight path was right over the top of my house so with … Continued