On any given day, throughout the seasons, the Wabash bridge over the river at Wacker is where Chicagoans take a selfie of themselves flipping off Trump International Hotel and Tower. (It seems almost obligatory.) Even those of us who don’t take selfies will feel our middle fingers twitch walking by this garish name emblazoned in twenty-foot letters on the side of the building, marring the otherwise beautiful view of the mighty Chicago River. (David Hammond)
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