As the landmark gardens at the conglomerate’s global headquarters prepare to undergo a renovation, here’s how they looked at the end of their first life.

When a headline leads to the tale of a forgotten street, a local watering hole, a bowling bus driver, and a trip to the cemetery.

“It’s good knowing he’s out there. 'The Dude.' Taking 'er easy for all us sinners.”

I’ve begun working on a project to upload (almost) everything I’ve shot. In a day and age where social media has become nearly untenable, I’ve found that Flickr is one of the few remaining digital platforms where people can still come across things honestly while sharing their work genuinely.

“A Midwestern suburb in the middle of November can be a dark place for two men in their mid-30s. Quite literally, not just nostalgically or metaphorically.”

The Midwest is far too polite to ever secede from the greater-United States, but if it asked nicely and became its own nation (after Canada even more politely (but wisely) rejected it): Chicago would have to be the capital, right?