Monopoly



On Monday I flew into Chicago Midway airport.  Right before turning my phone off I took these shots.  I remember thinking that it reminded me of playing banker in Monopoly.  We used to line up the houses and hotels in the banker area before my brother Troy bought them all up.  (He cheated. lol!) 



Chicago through an airplane window

Doesn't this row upon row of houses look just like Monopoly houses?  I could not figure out why it looked so stark naked, so sterile or pristine.  You can see the lines of houses with the tiny garages lined up behind them.  Slightly different roof colors between the residences but other wise stenciled one after another back to back with an alley sliding down a straight line between the rows of garages. 



Chicago through an airplane window


It took me awhile before I realized the difference it was so blatantly obvious.  But it isn't what you see it is what you are NOT seeing that makes the difference.  There are very few shade trees.  I remembering flying a Cessna and not being able to see the roofs of the houses because of the trees.  Even in the winter time after the leaves have fallen, the trees would partially obstruct the houses.  No wonder they have so much smog in the city.  They don't have enough trees to clean and purify the air.