BTW, as a Southeast side boy, I grew up at Rainbow Beach on 77th and
South Shore Drive. As teenagers, my friends and I sat on the wall at
the edge of the sand for most of the summer and flirted with the
girls. As we grew older we would try to have our dates conclude in
what was known as the overflow parking lot, an unpaved adjunct to the
regular beach parking that looked out on the water. Today I'm a member
of two Google groups called "The Overflow" and "The Overflow Pub and
Coffee Shop." They're devoted to the history of Rainbow Beach, South
Shore, Avalon Park and surrounding neighborhoods, and serve as a place
for old friends to get reacquainted. The group maintains a list known
as "The Wall," where deceased southeast side folks are memorialized.
In typical southside fashion we frequently referred to our
neighborhoods by parish names: Brides, Felicitas, Neri and OLP. (Short
for St. Brides, St. Felicitas, St. Philip Neri, and Our Lady of
Peace). That was the way it was down there and back then.
Paul
On Mar 29, 2009, at 1:12 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
John and Christine,
That is quarried stone John sees, not cement.
Chicago sits at the southwest corner of a huge lake (75 miles by 500
miles).
Some beaches have quarried stone protecting the shore from erosion
in storms.
As a hardy Austalian, John sees the drill holes that helped pop the
stone out.
Good catch!
We have no Egyptians in Chicago, only a museum or two at the U of C.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Christine Aguila
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi John: The 28 miles of Chicago beach front is a mix of sandy
beaches and
cement rock that takes the shape of staggered steps. Folks often
paint
images on the cement rock steps leading down to the water's edge.
The spot
this pic was taken is not a quarry. On the day this was taken, my
nephew &
I walked from sandy Foster beach to sandy Montrose beach. We
walked along
the lower cement rocks to get from Foster to Montrose beach. I've
posted a
link about the Chicago beaches, which should give you basic
information.
HTH. Cheers, Christine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_beaches
----- Original Message ----- From: "John Coyle" <[email protected]
>
To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 6:58 PM
Subject: RE: PESO Egyptian on the Rocks
I prefer #2 - it reminds me of the colours in original Egyptian
art. The
picture appears to be of the goddess Bast, as she is cat-faced and
wears
the
crown of Lower Egypt only, while carrying an Ankh, the symbol of
eternal
life. However, the inclusion of a lotus flower is odd, as this is
the
symbol of Upper Egypt!
Any idea why it should be found on the shore of Lake Michigan, in
what
appears to be a quarry?
John in Brisbane
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of
Christine Aguila
Sent: Saturday, 28 March 2009 2:49 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: PESO Egyptian on the Rocks
Hi Everyone: I found some painted art on the rocks & some playful
light
along the Lake Michigan shore on a short photowalk last Saturday.
There
are
3 different renderings here. I'd be interested in knowing if you
had a
preference. The 2nd rendering is pretty much as seen--as they
say :-).
http://faculty.ccc.edu/caguila/egyptian/index.html
comments welcome, Cheers, Christine
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