fire
i got off the train at chicago and state, as usual, this morning. the exit i usually use was blocked off, so i thought it was broken. but when i saw the three chicago cops standing around, drinking coffee in the station, i knew something was wrong.
when i got out of the subway, i noticed nothing but fire trucks and cop cars. there were streets and sanitation trucks dumping salt all over the road, so i immediately thought, fire. then i saw the smoke... billowing out of Holy Name Cathedral. that's when i started running.
i tried to get down wabash, the street i usually take to get to work. blocked off. i ran down chicago to the alley next to bank of america an ducked down there. the exit on wabash, right in front of the church, wasn't blocked off. heh. i'm so sneaky. i got around the church, trying to avoid the firemen and fire trucks that were at every corner. there was ice everywhere, leaking out of the hydrants, making the trip a little precarious. i walked up to superior and state and managed to get some pictures. i couldn't get to where the actual fire was happening as it could be seen best from the courtyard, but i got some shots of smoke. that's when i noticed the door on superior. with water just pouring out from under it, cascading down the stairs, like some sad waterfall. i managed to get a few pictures before two firefighters told me to step back.
"how bad is it?" i asked.
"we don't know. we haven't been inside yet."
"is it totally destroyed?"
"oh, yeah," they replied.
i told them that Holy Name had just had major renovations done. it just seemed so sad to see that beautiful building burning after all the work they had just completed. but it sure revved up my usually boring morning. here are some pictures i got before my hands started to freeze.
by the way, it's 4 degrees outside with a windchill of -14. i felt like hugging each of those firefighters to keep them warm. ugh.
when i got out of the subway, i noticed nothing but fire trucks and cop cars. there were streets and sanitation trucks dumping salt all over the road, so i immediately thought, fire. then i saw the smoke... billowing out of Holy Name Cathedral. that's when i started running.
i tried to get down wabash, the street i usually take to get to work. blocked off. i ran down chicago to the alley next to bank of america an ducked down there. the exit on wabash, right in front of the church, wasn't blocked off. heh. i'm so sneaky. i got around the church, trying to avoid the firemen and fire trucks that were at every corner. there was ice everywhere, leaking out of the hydrants, making the trip a little precarious. i walked up to superior and state and managed to get some pictures. i couldn't get to where the actual fire was happening as it could be seen best from the courtyard, but i got some shots of smoke. that's when i noticed the door on superior. with water just pouring out from under it, cascading down the stairs, like some sad waterfall. i managed to get a few pictures before two firefighters told me to step back.
"how bad is it?" i asked.
"we don't know. we haven't been inside yet."
"is it totally destroyed?"
"oh, yeah," they replied.
i told them that Holy Name had just had major renovations done. it just seemed so sad to see that beautiful building burning after all the work they had just completed. but it sure revved up my usually boring morning. here are some pictures i got before my hands started to freeze.
by the way, it's 4 degrees outside with a windchill of -14. i felt like hugging each of those firefighters to keep them warm. ugh.
posted by mikraas at 7:57 AM
1 Comments:
I heard about the fire. Holy Name has been getting alot of bad luck. I saw a picture of the cardinal who works there and he looked so pissed. I laughed.
nice blog.
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