Send me a Hilton hotel or a cross on a hill...

Hobby photographer + writer. Midwest Gothic. American Gothic. Suburban Gothic. Americana. Occasionally cottagecore thrown in to lighten the mood.

[visionsofamericana]

Hi! I absolutely love your blog <3 I grew up around the Chicagoland area and all your posts are like little snapshots of my own childhood. It's kind of surreal, seeing places I have hazy but fond memories of captured by someone else, but still looking like they did over a decade ago. I appreciate your pictures and stories so much.

Thank you for sharing some love!! I haven't updated this blog for a while since I've been battling a chronic illness, but this gives me inspiration to! I'll actually be moving back to the Chicago area soon so hoping I can get better and produce more content! Thanks again, glad I could help you with your walk down memory lane :)

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I feel like Over the Garden Wall tapped into some primal belief we all have that the woods near our childhood hometown were hiding something Unknown. That there is magic in the world and it is so much closer than we think.

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Chicago Gothic Part 2

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Chicago Gothic Part 1

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I shall pass through this world but once, any good thing therefore I can do, or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now, let me not defer it or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.

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Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit, Summer 2021, Chicago

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Land of Lincoln -- He's always watching

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50 followers

I am at 50 followers!! I'm so excited, thank you to everyone who's interested in my blog. This blog really picked up within the past month and it's made me so happy. I've been going through health issues in the past month and actually have a procedure scheduled for this Monday. Seeing the way this blog has grown has been one of the few good things in my life lately. So, I thank you all so much for bringing a ray of sunshine into my life as of late.

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte-1884 by Georges Seurat

The Art Institute of Chicago

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Self-Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh-The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso-The Art Institute of Chicago

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American Gothic by Grant Wood-The Art Institute of Chicago

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Cow's Skull with Calico Roses by Georgia O'Keeffe

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Twentieth Century Ruin by Alexander Brook-The Art Institute of Chicago

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Nighthawks by Edward Hopper-The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Ivan Albright-The Art Institute of Chicago