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Return of the Emerald City: Chicago dyes the river green for St. Patrick's Day, 2010. |
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[March 15, 2010] - Chicago's way of celebrating St. Patrick's Day leaves other cities you-know-what with envy. |
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In 1962, one strong culture combined with another - Chicago's strong labor history - when the pipefitters union took an orange fluoresein dye that turned green when mixed in water (allowing the analysis of how water was flowing) and used it to dye the Chicago River the same day-glo green as the relish on a Chicago hot dog. They've been doing it every year since, now on the Saturday closest to March 17th, and this past Saturday was no exception. So now here's a video and photo essay on how it all came down in 2010. As we've written previously, changing the color of the river makes it a hyper-vibrant carpet, setting off the architecture and activity of the city in a very different way. This Saturday added an additional, almost mystical scrim of fog and mist. Join a discussion on this story.
© 2010 Lynn Becker All rights reserved.
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