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Original - BP Pedestrian Bridge amid its Millennium Park and Grant Park surroundings from Willis Tower in a view that no longer exists due to the construction of Legacy Tower. Also visible in the photo are parts of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and in the upper left corner you see McDonald's Cycle Center. The cross street is Columbus Drive (Chicago). Randolph Street is partially visible in the upper left.
Reason
The EV of this image is due to its archaic nature. The Chicago skyline photography is defined by three locations. The most classic photography of it comes from the Adler Planetarium (See Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Chicago skyline at sunrise‎ where several examples exist) and from observation decks at Willis Tower and Hancock Center. As WP:CHICAGO director who stumbles across a lot of Chicago photography, these are the three iconic views of the city's architecture. This particular 2007 view no longer exists (see File:WillisTowerPanorama01.jpg which shows how Legacy Tower impedes the view). Although the Willoughby Tower seems to impede the view of the rest of Millennium Park, it serves as a reminder that this is a view from within one of the world's most phenomenal skylines. Its highest EV uses a cropped version of this image. Since Willoughby Tower predates the Bridge by several decades, the view was never unimpeded.
Articles in which this image appears
BP Pedestrian Bridge (cropped version)
Millennium Park
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Columbus Drive (Chicago)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator
Flickr user KE4SFQ

Not promoted --Jujutacular T · C 16:30, 9 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]