Not clear why this is hitting HN today, but these are popular enough in Chicago to be kind of a cliche. No matter how convincing the poster is, I think you'll be disappointed if you plan a trip to visit scenic Galewood.

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60654 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah the posters have been pretty well known for, let's see, maybe a decade now? But it's cool to read more about the artist.

And also, didn't realize he released a bunch of cool fonts, too: https://tomato-giraffe-jpm4.squarespace.com/fonts.

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perardi 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s a total cliché rite of passage to buy one of these when you move to Chicago.

And I am typing that as I look at the Edgewater poster hanging right there over my desk.

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prawn 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This was bait enough that I jumped into Google Maps to look at a few random Galewood streets via street view. Obviously very suburban, but looks like it'd make for a nice stroll until you tired of the cookie-cutter layout. Hugh Hefner's childhood home as a bonus.

	▲	tptacek 9 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I live across the street from it. It's fine! It's just one of the most boring neighborhoods in Chicago. Walking distance to Johnnie's Beef, though, which is the best beef spot in the city.
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fnord77 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The style is not novel either.

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tptacek 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Of Galewood itself? Yeah, no, though it's across the street from one of the most famous architectural areas in Chicagoland. But the posters? They're deliberately an homage to WPA style.

	▲	mikeaskew4 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		South Shore Line ones, too…which may have also been WPA style. I should look that up…