In 1996 and 1997 I was treated for head & neck cancer at University of Chicago Hospitals in Hyde Park. Twice a year I go back for checkups; in the fall, I see the oncologist, and in the spring I see the surgeon. I take the South Shore to 57th Street and walk to the clinic, and after my appointments I catch a Metra Electric to Randolph Street and go sightseeing until time for my train back to Indiana. October 5, 2004, was a perfectly clear, sunny autumn day, and I spent most of my time in the vicinity of Millennium Park.
University of Chicago and Hyde Park
Lorado Taft's 1922 sculpture, Fountain of Time, undergoing restoration
Frank Lloyd Wright's 1910 Robie House, located at 58th and Woodlawn Streets
Metra Electric from 57th Street to the Randolph/South Water Street Station
Millennium Park - Anish Kapoor's 110-ton polished stainless steel sculpture, Cloud Gate, popularly known as the Bean
Frank Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Millennium Park and Michigan Avenue
South Shore/Metra and Randolph Street Station
