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The Quad Cities
through my eyes.

Quirky and weird and a little off and decaying in the wake of too many layoffs — but we've stuck together. These are the images I keep taking because someone should.

Centennial Bridge, Rock Island

The Centennial Bridge — holding the two banks together since 1940.

Rock Island, IL

Iowa Road, Quad Cities

Iowa Road. The kind of light that only happens for about four minutes.

Quad Cities

Water tower at sunset with crescent moon

Riding I-280 bypass at dusk.

Quad Cities

Sylvan Island, Moline

Sylvan Island. An old steel mill site that turned back into something wild.

Moline, IL

Prospect Park, Moline

Prospect Park. The green that persists.

Moline, IL

The Monocoupe, Quad Cities Airport

The Monocoupe. A golden-era aircraft from a golden-era town.

Quad Cities Airport

Trees reflecting on the Rock River

The view from the Blackhawk State Park lookout in summer.

Rock Island, IL

Ferris wheel silhouette at sunset

Ferris wheel at dusk. The sky does this sometimes and you just have to be there.

Davenport, IA

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