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Midwest Expat
@midwestexpat.bsky.social
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📍Chicago transplant, Ohio refugee.
Exploring my new home, urbanism du jour, doomscroll load management, sad sports fan. He/Him
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Urban farms in general: sure, in certain circumstances it’s a great thing.

Urban farms next to transit stops: disgraceful, apartments should be there yesterday.
Farm on Ogden next to the Central Park L stop in Chicago
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Beautiful neon sign and open windows!
Here’s the same building in 2025, with its densified neighbor #Pilsen
2141-2149 S Halsted St (NE corner of Halsted and Cermak) in Chicago, Oct 2025
December 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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If you’re cold, they’re cold.
Pigeons standing under an infrared heater at the Clark/Lake L station
December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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December 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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“NO ENTRY third rail ice prevention system in use” gate on the CTA pink line, Chicago, 12/10/25
December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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#Caturday
Handsome boy
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Love to get off the L and be greeted by an icy mess. C’mon Park District #PlowTheSidewalk
Entrance to Ashland Station next to Union Park before a mostly-untreated sidewalk
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Reading this CTA ad from the stupid AI company as a threat.
Train ad on the CTA from AI slop purveyor friend.com reading “I’ll never forget your birthday.”
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Kudos to those that #plowthesidewalk and gave this parking lot a purpose
parking lot with no cars but heaps of shoveled snow
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Was almost at the great beyond (border of Chicago and Cicero) but turned around. Maybe next time.
Kostner pink line platform on Chicago’s western edge
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Mornings at the Chinatown red line stop. Love to look out on our big beautiful parking lots.
Chicago Chinatown with a parking lot in the foreground
October 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Got out to Apollo’s 2000 Theater in Little Village for Open House Chicago Sunday. Very cool venue.
Dance floor at Apollo’s 2000 1920s-era film projectors at Apollo’s 2000 Slightly outdated sign for proof of age to buy alcohol @ Apollo’s 2000 (must be born on/before date in 1980) Exterior of Apollo’s 2000 Theater
October 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Wait, it’s all Ohio? Retailing heritage (derogatory) near Diversey and Clybourn
Micro Center, Joann Fabrics, empty parking
October 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM