Remember that something needs to say “Milwaukee Ave” in every photo. I’ve verified that these things exist on Milwaukee Ave., but not that there’s an angle where it’s possible to satisfy this requirement. There might not be!
Sometimes you might have a photo of something that fits more than one category. In that case, you’ll have to choose how to use it– you can’t reuse pictures or take two pictures of the same thing to use in different categories.
Finally, remember that it’s ok to split up, but I’ll text you at 4 random times during the hunt asking for a team selfie. If you can’t provide a selfie with all of your team members within 5 minutes, you’ll lose 25% of your points. Obviously, it would be very easy to cheat and take a photo ahead of time, but don’t do that. And selfies taken in cars don’t count because distracted driving is dumb.
Happy hunting!
One Offs
[3 points each]
1. A former carpet factory
2. A former piano factory
3. An analogue clock on a building
4. The Statue of Liberty
5. A shopping cart
6. A news kiosk
7. A fruit cart
8. A fireproof warehouse, clearly labeled as such
9. An honorary street sign for a former dance studio owner
10. An honorary street sign for a Cuban independence fighter
11. An honorary street sign for a crossing guard
12. An honorary street sign for a drive-in worker
13. The Sears Tower (or whatever we’re calling it these days)
14. A phone number that’s a 10 digit prime
15. Drinks for the afterparty
Fivers
[10 points for a set of 5]
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1. Flags - Chicago, Pride, Mexico, Palestine, Puerto Rico
2. Neons - hot dog, beer, scissors, skull, diamond
3. Signs - lion, shark, crab, mole, unicorn
4. Carvings - griffin, eagle, lion, dragon, fleur de lis
5. Marquees
6. Signs - five words that rhyme
7. Architectural features - quoins, pilaster, ogee arch, finial, dormer
8. Mosaics
9. Cars - same make, different models
10. Signs - pickle, crown, dancers, pyramid, scissors
11. Architectural features - oriel window, spandrel, parapet, cresting, corbel
12. Paintings - raccoon, snake, eagle, lion, wolf
13. Doors - red, blue, green, black, glass
14. Five numbers on signs, addresses, etc., which equal 192 when multiplied together
15. Weekdays on signs - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Fibonaccis
[1 item=1 point, 2=2, 3=3, 4=5, 5=8, 6=13, 7=21, 8=34, max 9=55]
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1. Corner stones with dates in consecutive decades
2. Different kinds of birds
3. License plates of states admitted to the Union in consecutive years (not just states admitted
consecutively)
4. College sports flags
5. Signs in languages using different alphabets
Highlanders
[10 points, but only to one team, ties divide points]
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1. The lowest train number on a CTA train
2. The lowest advertised price for a hot dog
3. The longest word spelled from single letter signs**
4. The oldest building (by corner stone or a link to reputable website)
5. The most different “architectural features” as listed in “One Offs,” in a single photo
**The sign can have other words on it, but the single letter should stand alone. For example the “M” in the Marathon Gas logo would count, but the “M” on an AMC theater would not count