Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
The Lakefront Festival of Art is on this weekend. Always a good place to wander, grab a snack, and find that nice piece for your living room that you didn’t know you needed. The backdrop of the Lake and the Calatrava also make the day. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2026)
I’ve actually never seen the thing I love most about this building. If you are flying into Milwaukee going from north to south along the lake shore, look closely and you will see the sign on this roof that says “Welcome To Cleveland.” This clever prank was completed by Mark Gubin almost 50 years ago and continues to this day. You can also find the image on Google Earth if you want to see the actual sign.
The Coffee Pot has always been one of my favorite places to grab breakfast or a sandwich. The food was great. The service was impeccable. In the summer dining outside with the cool Lake Michigan breeze was a guilty pleasure. After a fire, the place is closed and the neon of the blue coffee pot remains unlit until further notice (Kenosha, Wisconsin, 2026)
Sometimes pizza is better by when and who you are with. Although this was a great pizza on its own, I was exploring New York City with friends. We had walked along the High Line and descended looking for a place to eat. Great company, great day out in the City, we were tired and hungry, so the pizza was even better. (New York, New York, 2014)
Rob the Hound Dog loved the desert. Hikes through South Mountain Park were one of his favorite things to do. The year we lived there was a wet winter so the park was filled with spring flowers (Phoenix, Arizona, 2005)
Our first 2 homes were in residence halls so this was the first time we had our own place outside of campus. It was a nice enough place, but the walls were thin and we could hear the drama of the couple next door (a lot of drama). (Columbus, Ohio, 1987)
Mr. Yee’s has been serving food in Kenosha since 1955. Although if it was made today, the neon would read differently. However today, the neon would never have been crafted. I always loved seeing the sign as I drove by. The food was good too. (Kenosha, Wisconsin, 2026)
I love the Kenosha streetcar. It is one of the best ways to avoid parking crowds at the Harbor Market on Saturdays. These restored streetcars are just a lovely ride through the harbor. Last time I was on it, I saw some new spaces and murals that I hadn’t seen before. (Kenosha, Wisconsin, 2026)
I was in Kenosha for some meetings and spent some time downtown shooting photos of the new developments (there are a lot!). This guy was just great. He was enjoying the day and the sunshine in all the best ways. I enjoyed meeting him. (Kenosha, Wisconsin, 2026)
In the 1970s AMC was putting out some innovative autos. One of my favorites was the Gremlin. It was nice to see it as a big mural. (Kenosha, Wisconsin, 2026)
Lighted Spaces and Landscapes 