Detail of "Don't Blame Daisy" 180 E. Chicago

This is one of my favorites.  It is an image of the Old Water Tower (which survived the fire) in the foreground and the burning city in the background.   I believe this is a copy of a drawing that is at the Chicago Historical Society.

The spots on this cow all have images of the fire.  It is quite appropriately sited by the Old Fire Station on Chicago Ave.  The cows eyes mirror the city to come that will grow out of the cinders, quite literally as the area to the east was reclaimed from the lake with rubble from the destroyed city.

This is not from the cow with the fire spots,
but it should have been! 
Here is the cow with the lantern

This has replaced "Where is the Water Tower shopping center" as the number one question asked by tourists (traditionally asked while across the street from the Water Tower shopping center.)  The cows are a whimsical sculpture project sponsored by the city of Chicago and a business organization.  It shows what happens what you give an artist a cow canvas and some cash.  They are in the words of my British friends, "brilliant."  The cows will be here until the last roundup on October 31 and it is hard to see how the city will top this for ice breaker, tourist draw, and just downright making you feel good about living in the Big City.

Please note the cows do moove around!  You can get a cattle-log (really!) at the Tourist Center as a finding aid or you can give the Streetwise guy $1 who sells them on Michigan Ave.  Or just walk around and be surprised.  The cows are in buildings, on buildings, down in holes, in the air, and sometimes underfoot.

ONE-OFF COWS

VANDALIZED COWS