The Peninsula, Chicago

Nordstrom, downtown Portland, Oregon

Washington, D.C.

Building entrance, Washington, D.C., 7th and Massachusetts Ave., N.W.

District of Columbia council chambers, John A. Wilson Building, Washington, D.C.

Alexandria, Va., south shore of the Potomac River across from Washington, D.C.

At the Amtrak Depot on Toole Ave., Tucson, Ariz.

Matsuya department store, Ginza, Tokyo - tax refund counter for foreign shoppers.

An annoying loud talker plies his trade while a tortured woman looks on. Poor thing. At least I had a phone camera to use as revenge. She saw me taking the picture too, and seemed to approve. Whoever you are, nice woman, I hope you see this photo. I felt for you. I got off the train one stop later than you, at McPherson Square. The big talker was going all the way to Farragut West... I know, because he announced it to everyone.

Detroit Metro Airport, 7/5/2009

next to Union Station

PBS headquarters, Cyrstal City (Arlington), Va.

Greenwich Ave., lower Manhattan

(Goldman Sachs headquarters in the background (with lights on))

Chrysler building in Windsor, Ontario, reflecting the headquarters building of General Motors across the Detroit River

Rosslyn (Arlington) Virginia, Washington DC area.

ANA first class

From 47th floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel at Columbus Circle, NYC looking east over Central Park South

adjacent to the Agua Spa on the top floor of the Delano Hotel, South Beach.

Flushing, Queens

Delta Airlines terminal at LGA

new headquarters

Woman getting ready to extinguish a cigarette, New York.

Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.

inside Bally's Las Vegas

The Lufthansa ticketing hall of Vienna's airport.

45 floors, 301 Clay Street, part of a multi-building complex called Embarcadero Center, connected by a shopping center, outdoor plazas and concrete pedestrian overpasses. Completed in 1971.

on Santa Monica and Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA

Overdone Chase brand identity at 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza (Chase Manhattan became J.P. Morgan Chase Co.)

in Lincoln Park, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Bond 45 Restaurant on W. 45th near 7th Ave., Times Square, Manhattan

Not sure how I like the new stainless steel models (provided by the city?) What's with the electric meter smack in the middle of the merchandise?

next to Union Station

ANA first class lounge at Narita/Tokyo

On Hinode Pier, Tokyo Bay waterfront

41st floor lobby of the Tokyo Park Hyatt

Delta Shuttle's terminal at New York La Guardia International Airport

The U.S. Capitol can be seen at the far right. In the foreground is South West DC, home of some big federal agencies. The National Mall stretches diagonally across the center of the picture.

taken at the St. Regis Hotel, NYC