John Greenfield

@greenfieldjohn

Streetsblog Chicago editor. He/him/yinz. jgreenfield (at) streetsblog (dot) org. I'm also on Bluesky: @johngreenfield.bsky.social.

Chicago, Illinois, USA chi.streetsblog.org Joined November 2010

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John Greenfield @greenfieldjohn Jun 23

You know how right now lots of people are saying that the Obama Center is hideous? Remember what noted art and architecture critic Mayor Richard J. Daley said about the Chicago Picasso at its 1967 dedication.
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John Greenfield @greenfieldjohn 20h

Traffic safety infrastructure can be a road to romance.

John Greenfield @greenfieldjohn 2d

Here's Urban Spaceman, featuring Chicago Critical Mass cofounder Michael Burton, playing their Blue Wave anthem "Jail to the Thief."

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John Greenfield @greenfieldjohn 6d

Hilarious: I'm a guest star of Edgewater Residents for Responsible Development's video of their demonstration in front of a synagogue, dressed as a Blues Brother with an "I hate Illinois NIMBYs!" sign.
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John Greenfield @greenfieldjohn Nov 3

Making a "The Matrix" visual joke in a Streetsblog post just now reminded me of the time I tried to find all the Chicago references in that film by Windy City natives the Wachowskis.
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John Greenfield @greenfieldjohn Oct 7, 2024

🧵 Writer William Gibson called "The Matrix," released 25 years ago in 1999, "arguably the ultimate cyberpunk artifact."

I took a closer look at the Wachowskis' film to try to catch all the references to their hometown.

(L) Map of the movie's fictional city
(R) Map of Chicago

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