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The South Loop used to be a rather desolate place, but Columbia College, DePaul University, Roosevelt University, and Jones College Prep have changed brighten the area.  With all those students, there is plenty of cheap eats and urban funk.  There is even a hostel, offering cheap and clean rooms--J. Ira & Nicki Harris Family Hotel, which is also known as Hi Chicago.

Photographer's Note.  I didn't have my technical camera with me, so convergence was an issue.  Fortunately I had a rather long lens (110mm).  I find that convergence becomes less of a problem when using longer lens.