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aggiesal

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47. Grew up in Chicago. The day after I graduated from HS, I boarded a flight heading west ...

Reply to Lucky Luciano (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2024, 09:56 AM

Aug 31

Last edited Sat Aug 31, 2024, 10:52 AM - Edit history (1)

On my drive to the airport, I saw the most amazing sunset that I'll never forget.
It was that amazing. It looked much like these images.

The sun, as it receded in to the horizon, the bottom of the sun disappeared. But what made this one so special was the top of the sun started to disappear as well, showing me, what looked like a 16 : 9 widescreen TV, (Widescreen didn't exist in TV's those days, just using it as a comparison), until it finally disappeared completely. I couldn't stop staring at it.

I haven't seen a sunset like that ever since.

I considered it, a gift from Chicago.

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Chicago sunset from my apartment 30 minutes ago. [View all] Lucky Luciano Aug 30 OP

Wow. Beautiful photos. I live a glorious sunset. Lonestarblue Aug 30 #1

Wow! Simply stunning! Diamond_Dog Aug 30 #2

Beautiful, and what a great view! Ocelot II Aug 30 #3

Oh man I am breathless... rogerballard Aug 30 #4

Stupendous! usonian Aug 30 #5

Oh definitely tough to beat your back yard indeed! Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #28

Sharing a mountain background that you might not get there! usonian Aug 30 #37

The moon always has a calming effect on me. Thank you for this big calming effect! Lucky Luciano Aug 31 #43

Breath-taking!! AmBlue Aug 30 #6

Wow! bamagal62 Aug 30 #7

Chicago Sequoia Aug 30 #8

I hate Illinois Nazis! Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #29

Oy jeez,... magicarpet Aug 30 #9

Thank you! Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #30

Awesome. LoisB Aug 30 #10

The fluidity of a Great Lakes sunset never fails to amaze me. LisaM Aug 30 #11

Wow. I grew up in Chicago. Demobrat Aug 30 #12

It has a sort of surrealistic quality to it...absolutely stunning. Thank you. patphil Aug 30 #13

Astonishing views and colors, not to mention textures! Lucky you, my dear Lucky Luciano! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 30 #14

Thank you my dear Peggy! Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #31

Every one is frame-able! And saleable! colorado_ufo Aug 30 #15

Thank you! Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #32

Wow!! relayerbob Aug 30 #16

Wow... ultralite001 Aug 30 #17

Bet you see some great t storms too! AKwannabe Aug 30 #18

Had an amazing one 3 days ago. Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #33

Any time I been at Ohare AKwannabe Aug 30 #40

Doesn't do it justice at all...but I got this...unfortunately YouTube made it a short, so you have to click through. Lucky Luciano Aug 31 #44

Wowee!! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. judesedit Aug 30 #19

ooohh ,ahhhh. ohm myyyy!. AllaN01Bear Aug 30 #20

62 floor. Top floor is 76 actually. Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #34

Very Nice !!! Rubyshoo Aug 30 #21

Absolutely breathtaking!!! Thank you so much for sharing! niyad Aug 30 #22

Shadowy Mystery Ships! calimary Aug 30 #23

That's not a sunset, that's the remnants of Minneapolis burning down, as reported by traitortrump. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 30 #24

I took a picture too. It was gorgeous 😍 live love laugh Aug 30 #25

In Chicago? Lucky Luciano Aug 30 #35

Yep! live love laugh Aug 31 #41

Amazing colors! NJCher Aug 30 #26

great photos I love Chicago gopiscrap Aug 30 #27

Absolutely gorgeous!!! FemDemERA Aug 30 #36

WOWZA! these are fantastic - and so was that sunset! orleans Aug 30 #38

Beautiful DaBronx Aug 30 #39

I was watching the Mets game last night... druidity33 Aug 31 #42

I dreamed of buying a floor in an old Chicago warehouse building in the late 80s. BrightKnight Aug 31 #45

We saw that last night as we were coming out of the restaurant where we had dinner. lees1975 Aug 31 #46

Grew up in Chicago. The day after I graduated from HS, I boarded a flight heading west ... aggiesal Aug 31 #47

Each one more splendid than the last. planetc Aug 31 #48

Georgeous! George McGovern Aug 31 #49

Absolutely breathtaking view! dlk Aug 31 #50

❤️ Chicago. My favorite big city I would never live in but love to visit. LakeArenal Aug 31 #51

I 💙 Chgo! Gaytano70 Aug 31 #52

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