316/R365 - Sunset at Soldier Field - Home of the Chicago Bears - Chicago, Illinois

Originally opened in 1924, Soldier Field was known as one of the great venues during the “Golden Age of Sports” and one of Chicago’s most famous landmarks. Crowds in excess of 100,000 were commonplace, marked by several memorable events including the 1926 Army-Navy game and the epic 1927 Jack Dempsey/Gene Tunney heavyweight rematch featuring the controversial long count. In 1944, 150,000 spectators attended a wartime visit by President Franklin Roosevelt and thousands turned out to hear evangelist Billy Graham in 1962. Soldier Field is also the birthplace of the first Special Olympics Game in 1968. Rock concerts, festivals, rodeos, circuses and even a skiing/toboggan event have called Soldier Field home. The Chicago Bears began using the facility in 1971 and played their first game on the renovated Soldier Field on September 29, 2003. Originally dedicated on August 19, 1925, Soldier Field and it's sister, the Navy Pier, were built as monuments to World War I soldiers by the South Park Commissioners.

"The great...Stadium, Soldier Field, has been built as the Parthenon or Coliseum of Rome to endure through the ages. Perpetuating the memory of Chicago's sons who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War, it symbolizes in its architecture, in its beauty, and in its strength the youth and the courage and the will to win - the spirit of the city's young manhood of 1917." -- quote from 1932 in a Chicago Guidebook published in 1969

Soldier Field was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on August 9, 1984. A portion of the information above and much more not included here was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
catalog.archives.gov/id/28892472

This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!

Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 400
Aperture – f/5.3
Exposure – 1/4 second
Focal Length – 48mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

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Taken in: United States / Illinois / Chicago / Central Station (show map)

Taken on: November 12, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D5200, f/5.3, 1/4 sec, 48mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5200
Lens:	18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.3
Exposure Time:	0.25 sec (1/4)
Focal Length:	48mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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