Journal
Every year around Memorial Day, Chicago changes. The lake begins to sparkle differently, boats return to the harbor, and the city slowly exhales into summer. In this reflection on Chicago, memory, and the feeling of home, Stacey B. Street shares how paintings like Diversey Harbor capture the quiet beauty of an American summer beginning.
A flash of yellow. Headlights cutting through the rain. The city doesn’t slow down—but sometimes, for a second, it gives you something worth holding onto.
