Bootleg Fireworks
2020's July 4th celebrations being rather different for obvious reasons, backyard, homegrown fireworks displays were even more prevalent than usual across the country, and Chicago was no exception. The night air was so thick with smoke from all the displays- launched in the street from beer bottles, in backyards, from almost anywhere- as to create a haze that settled over the city and lasted into the next couple of days, triggering air-quality warnings (read: smog). That night, a small display pops into the sky in Chinatown, seen from the 18th Street Viaduct overlooking Amtrak's South Branch Chicago River Bridge.
Bootleg Fireworks
2020's July 4th celebrations being rather different for obvious reasons, backyard, homegrown fireworks displays were even more prevalent than usual across the country, and Chicago was no exception. The night air was so thick with smoke from all the displays- launched in the street from beer bottles, in backyards, from almost anywhere- as to create a haze that settled over the city and lasted into the next couple of days, triggering air-quality warnings (read: smog). That night, a small display pops into the sky in Chinatown, seen from the 18th Street Viaduct overlooking Amtrak's South Branch Chicago River Bridge.