Trippy Thursday - Chicago Opera House

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Here are a few murals in the ceilings of the Chicago Opera House elevators for this #trippythursday by @blacklux . My work office has recently moved here from the Wrigley building.
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This elevator depicts a vintage airplane. I'm not sure if this is a reference to a particular opera or play?
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Here is a mural of some geese migrating south for the winter. I am not cultured enough to know what sort of play or opera this might reference.
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Now for some cupids. I'm sure this one could relate to many different operas. Each time I go out for lunch I try and get into a different elevator to see what sort of mural might be on the ceiling.
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Now for some acrobats.
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And finally some paper airplanes. I estimate there are probably another ten or more elevators to explore eventually.
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So long Wrigley Building. It's always a bit weird adjusting to a new office. Happy #trippythursday



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Maybe the artists live in the clouds 😂

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Probably, i wonder how old the paintings are, they are painted by hand and the building is pretty old art deco style.

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Lovely murals.

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Hand painted too, maybe a works progress project from the great depression... I'll have to do a bit of research on it though.

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