Accompanying Photos for Travel Story - Chicago Zine Fest 2012 - Part 2

This is where Chicago Zine Fest 2012 took place.  It is Columbia College's Visual Media building.  This building was considered a skyscraper (one of the first) when it was built.  It's also a Nationally Registered building.

This was snapped at the entrance of the first floor.  The room had a great open-air feel, but was on the shady side of the building.  Some of the bigger names in the zine scene were on this floor.

Looking down the hallways of the 8th floor.  My table is halfway down to the right.  This was taken  just as the doors were open to the public.

Here is how I displayed my table.  I felt like I had a pretty good set up.  I did get  about 20 people to sign up for the mailing list.  For doing so, they will get an exclusive CCPP item in the near future.

The view from my table.  People are slowly filtering in.  After this photo was taken, I was basically too busy to take any more photos the entire afternoon.

This window was directly behind me.  For a couple of hours, the sunlight baked the back of my neck, but I was able  to get a really nice view of the South Loop and various close by neighborhoods.

Accompanying Photos for Travel Story - Chicago Zine Fest 2012 - Part 1

A few miles to Des Moines as daylight was approaching.

The first crack of light for the new day driving through Des Moines, IA.

Crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois.

This is what all of middle America looks like.

The outskirts of Chicago.

An original L-Train from the late 1800's inside of Chicago History Museum.

Chicago has a rich history of being a furtrade outpost for many years before becoming the city we know today.

The first steam engine to run Chicago lines.

Haymarket Riot exhibit w/ authentic Anarchist publications on display.

What every rapper wishes he was.

This exhibit of the 1968 Chicago Riots had a great impact on me.

A small display of the Modernist genius of Frank Lloyd Wright.

A drum kit from the early days of Chicago blues.

The only remaining structure to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.