Looking south towards St. Mary's from Fourth and Appleton Streets, circa 2005.
As I lived a block east, in the shadow of St. Mary's, it was, undoubtedly, the tallest object in my world. It was defintely a landmark; it even appears on nautical navigational charts for the area as a point of reference, labeled as "spire."
I lived several blocks north in the 600 block of 6th St. The train smells and noise still are in my memory.
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