Seeing Cool Places
@seeingcoolplaces.bsky.social
I make videos about places that I find interesting. Also on IG/TikTok
How did Leg-in-Boot Square get its name? #vancouver
June 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
How did Leg-in-Boot Square get its name? #vancouver
Thank you to Maxwell and Block Club Chicago for sharing my video
A concrete slab sitting in a UChicago garage may not immediately register as art — let alone a piece painstakingly saved from obscurity and decay.
"Concrete Traffic" is gaining new attention as its custodians prepare a book on the '57 Caddy encased in concrete. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/28/s...
"Concrete Traffic" is gaining new attention as its custodians prepare a book on the '57 Caddy encased in concrete. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/28/s...
South Siders 'Puzzled,' Smitten By Concrete Cadillac Housed In Hyde Park Parking Garage
A 1957 Cadillac DeVille, encased in concrete using instructions by artist Wolf Vostell, moved into a University of Chicago garage in 2016. Now, the team of artists, conservators and tradespeople who helped save it are working to finish a book on the sculpture.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thank you to Maxwell and Block Club Chicago for sharing my video
This sculpture sits in a parking garage on Chicago’s south side
April 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This sculpture sits in a parking garage on Chicago’s south side
April 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Basketball legend Mike Krzyzewski grew up in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village #chicagohistory #marchmadness
March 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Basketball legend Mike Krzyzewski grew up in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village #chicagohistory #marchmadness
Austin by Ellsworth Kelly at @blantonmuseum.bsky.social
February 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Austin by Ellsworth Kelly at @blantonmuseum.bsky.social
This small playground is the site of the first major-league baseball game
January 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This small playground is the site of the first major-league baseball game
America’s oldest gas station is in Altoona, PA
January 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
America’s oldest gas station is in Altoona, PA
David Lynch *actually* changed film and television forever. He expressed himself differently, in a way that was authentic to himself, and altered the way that we view storytelling.
January 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
David Lynch *actually* changed film and television forever. He expressed himself differently, in a way that was authentic to himself, and altered the way that we view storytelling.
This impressive Diego Rivera fountain in Mexico City is still relatively unknown.
January 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This impressive Diego Rivera fountain in Mexico City is still relatively unknown.
This sculpture was mostly-hidden and the identity of its creators was a mystery for many years.
January 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This sculpture was mostly-hidden and the identity of its creators was a mystery for many years.
The Deerfield, IL train station had to set up designated “kissing” and “no kissing” zones.
January 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Deerfield, IL train station had to set up designated “kissing” and “no kissing” zones.
Muhammad Ali lived in these Chicago homes during an important time in his life.
January 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Muhammad Ali lived in these Chicago homes during an important time in his life.
This artist behind this mural on Penn State’s campus was a mystery for over 40 years.
January 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This artist behind this mural on Penn State’s campus was a mystery for over 40 years.
Chicago’s historic Damen Silos are one step closer to being demolished.
December 26, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Chicago’s historic Damen Silos are one step closer to being demolished.
The former E2 nightclub in Chicago, site of a 2003 tragedy, is being demolished.
December 19, 2024 at 3:07 AM
The former E2 nightclub in Chicago, site of a 2003 tragedy, is being demolished.
December 14, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Hiding in Altoona, PA is this landmark where the course of the Civil War was altered. #americanhistory #ushistory #lincoln #civilwar #altoona
December 11, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Hiding in Altoona, PA is this landmark where the course of the Civil War was altered. #americanhistory #ushistory #lincoln #civilwar #altoona
@michaelianblack.bsky.social I have been trying to find a clip from I Love the 90s that has stuck in my head for decades, where you say “A white reggae rapper from Canada…and go!” to introduce a segment about Snow- “Informer.” Do you have any insight into where I can find this?
December 7, 2024 at 4:20 PM
@michaelianblack.bsky.social I have been trying to find a clip from I Love the 90s that has stuck in my head for decades, where you say “A white reggae rapper from Canada…and go!” to introduce a segment about Snow- “Informer.” Do you have any insight into where I can find this?
This Pre-Columbian artifact sits in plain sight at this Mexico City intersection #mexicocity #cdmx #mexicanhistory
December 6, 2024 at 11:38 PM
This Pre-Columbian artifact sits in plain sight at this Mexico City intersection #mexicocity #cdmx #mexicanhistory