Boys Playing Basketball

Open URL Boys Playing Basketball
  • Title Boys Playing Basketball
  • Caption Kids watch a Chicago Park District sponsored basketball tournament in Wentworth Gardens, a Chicago Housing Authority project, on a hot day.
  • Photographer Pope, Wes
  • Date June 19, 2000
  • Iso Date 2000-06-19
  • Project Location Wentworth Gardens (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Project Number 203
  • Project Title Diary
  • Original Sleeve Title Wentworth Hoops
  • Sleeve Caption Diary throughout the year. All of the staff photographers began keeping a diary of sorts at the beginning. Most were not diaries in a strict sense but a way of keeping track of random and found photos." Wes Pope's Diary: This is less diary and more of a hodgepodge of photos that I shot throughout the year that didn't fit with any specific assignment. At the start of the year, Rich Cahan asked me to try to take at least one photo every day of the year. Initially, I tried to do this, but slipped a few times along the way. I probably missed 10-20 days (including two trips to Seattle for weddings."(Many photos were taken at CITY2000 offices at 312 North May Street in West Town, Pope's apartment in Old Wicker Park, and the apartment of Teri Boyd (CITY2000 photo editor) and several CITY2000 photographers in Old Wicker Park 1/7 (4 rolls), at Gallery 312, 312 North May Street in West Town, CITY2000 show opening. 1/9-1/10 (1 roll): 1/9, at Pope's apartment, Old Wicker Park, television set showing the Seattle Seahawks lose wildcard playoff football game to Miami Dolphins. 1/10, at CITY2000 office, 312 North May Street in West Town, showing interiors and exteriors of the building and a staff meeting at CITY2000. Slide film on same sheet: January (day unknown) Angel on my Shoulders Antiques (exterior), 2052 West Belmont in Roscoe Village. 1/14 (1 roll), at the Matchbox bar at 770 North Milwaukee Avenue in River West, CITY2000 photographers Bill Kirby and Yvette Dostatni drinking. 1/18 (2 rolls): Frames 1-9, Tire repair shop at Wolcott and Division in Old Wicker Park Frames 10-21 and roll 2, Old Chicago Daily News billboard on side of building on North Halsted 1-2 blocks north of North Avenue in Lincoln Park. 1/22 (1 roll): Frames 1-6, Moonrise over city Frames 7-36, Dinner party at Pope's apartment, Old Wicker Park, with Claudia and Nicholas Courbon, CITY2000 photographers Bill Kirby and Yvette Dostatni, and CITY2000 photo editor Teri Boyd. 1/23 (2 rolls), at 3362 West Ogden Avenue in Lawndale, photos taken with Pope's 35mm camera while doing pop can pinhole photos. 1/27 (1 roll), at Best Buy at North Sheffield and West North Avenues in Ranch Triangle. Photos of President Clinton's State of the Union address broadcast on televisions at Best Buy. Pope chose this location to represent the historic level of prosperity at the time of the speech. 1/27 (1 roll): Frame 0, CAN TV class Frames 1-3, Pope in his apartment shot by roommate John Lee? Frames 4-34, at Pep Boys Automotive Supercenter, 2604 North Elston in Elston Corridor, waiting to have Teri Boyd's car repaired. 1/29 (1 roll): Frames 1-4, at Twisted Spoke bar, 501 North Ogden Avenue in Little Bari, showing Jasmin Shah and Teri Boyd drinking beers Frames 5-36, Yvette Dostatni moving to Old Wicker Park. 2/1 (1 roll), walk from Kevin Horan's studio at 955 West Lake Street to Pepe's Restaurant (830 West Randolph) in Near West Side, following a photographer's meeting, with Kevin Horan, Zbigniew Bzdak, Leah Missbach, Yvette Dostatni, Bob Davis and 2 of Kevin's colleagues. 2/5 (2 rolls): Frames 11-16, toasting at 1545 North Wood Street (possibly birthday or housewarming) Frames 17-24, Whole Foods Market grocery store at 1000 West North Avenue in Ranch Triangle Frames 25-36 and second roll, shopping at Home Depot, 1232 West North Avenue in Elston Corridor. 2/10-2/11 (1 roll): Frames 1-15 (2/10), CITY2000 show at the City Gallery inside the historic Water Tower, East Chicago Avenue and North Michigan Avenue in Magnificent Mile. Frames 16-28 (2/11), scenes in Old Wicker Park, including Teri Boyd's dog Wolfie and playing the game Trivial Pursuit. 2/14-2/15 (1 roll): Frames 1-20 (2/14), view from Pope's apartment in Old Wicker Park, looking east Frames 21-35 (2/15), Murals on Metra rail tracks at North May and West Hubbard Streets in West Town. 2/15 (1 roll) Murals on Metra rail tracks at North May and West Hubbard Streets in West Town. 2/17 (1 roll): Frames 0-2, Danny Lyon photographing at 312 North May Street in West Town. Then he snapped at me,"Don't do that!" Frame 3, Ezuli Lounge bar at 1415 North Milwaukee in Old Wicker Park, John Flak and others Frame 5, Teri Boyd's closet in Old Wicker Park Frames 8-20, Smoke Daddy bar at 1804 West Division Street in Old Wicker Park Frames 21-25, Party in Old Wicker Park, Bill Kirby takes a photo 2/18 (1 roll): Snow scenes near North Rush and East Pearson Streets in Gold Coast 2/18-2/19 (1 roll): Frames 1-11 (2/18), Pope's neighbors Claudia and Nicholas Courbon get in their car during a snowstorm to go to the airport on a trip to Paris (photos taken in Old Wicker Park) Frames 12-22 (2/19), Jasmin Shah and 2 of her high school friends from Kenosha, Wisconsin, in living room in Old Wicker Park 2/20 (2 rolls), Snow scenes near 712 North Aberdeen in River West, near Teri Boyd's old apartment. 2/24 (1 roll): Frames 1-16, Sunset as seen from CITY2000 offices at 312 North May Street in West Town Frames 17-20, Vacant lot north of Von Steuben High School, 5039 North Kimball in Albany Park Frames 21-31, Woman passing out promotional cards for a restaurant at the northwest corner of North Michigan and East Pearson Streets in Magnificent Mile. 2/26 (1 roll): Frames 2-5, 1400 Block of West Chicago Avenue in East Ukrainian Village. Frames 6-22, photos inside "House of Shit" junk shop on 1400 block of West Chicago Avenue in East Ukrainian Village. Frames 23-32, Teri Boyd working in front yard in Old Wicker Park. 2/28 (3 rolls): Photos taken with a 600mm lens on loan from Canon. #41712, photos taken at the intersection of the North Branch of the Chicago River and North Halsted Street in Goose Island / River West / Cabrini-Green. Frames 1-8, looking west at Pickens Kane Records sign on warehouse Frames 13-25 and 31-35, looking east at Greyhound Bus garage Frames 9-12 and 26-30, looking north at fire escape on warehouse, with Cabrini-Green CHA public housing projects in background Frame 36, looking east at Cabrini-Green CHA public housing projects #41713, photos taken at the intersection of the North Branch of the Chicago River and North Halsted Street in Goose Island / River West / Cabrini-Green. Frames 1-5, looking east at Greyhound Bus garage with Cabrini-Green CHA public housing projects in background Frames 6-8 and 12-15, looking east at Cabrini-Green CHA public housing projects Frames 8-11, looking southwest at a Catholic church steeple under repair Frames 16-36, looking north at Cabrini Green, a Catholic church and a warehouse. #41711 Frames 1-30, photos taken at the intersection of the North Branch of the Chicago River and North Halsted Street in Goose Island / River West / Cabrini-Green. Frames 31-34, photos taken at intersection of Garfield and Federal in Fuller Park, looking north at the Robert Taylor homes, CHA public housing projects. Frames 1-2, 5-6, 8-12, looking east at Greyhound Bus garage Frames 3-4, looking east Cabrini-Green CHA public housing projects Frames 13-17, looking south, sidewalk on west side of the North Halsted Street bridge over the North Branch of the Chicago River. Frames 7, 19, 20, looking east/southeast, sculpture on top of the Montgomery Wards building in River North Frame 18, Greyhound buses parked at the bus garage Frames 21-25, looking southeast at Hotel Intercontinental, 500 block of North Michigan Avenue in Magnificent Mile Frames 26-30, view looking northeast at warehouses, Cabrini-Green, apartment highrises Frames 31-34, looking north from intersection of Garfield and Federal at the Robert Taylor Homes in Fuller Park 3/2 (2 rolls), #41904, View looking west from top level of Navy Pier parking garage #41901, frames 1-13, photos of Pope's bedstand and bedroom wall taken from his bed Frames 14-16, station wagon with license plate Chi Whiz, at 5430 North Ridge in Epic 3/4 (1 roll), Chicago's Birthday celebration at the Water Tower, including Mayor Richard Daley and his mother. 3/9 (1 roll), Drunken revellers at the intersection of West North Avenue and North Wood Street in Old Wicker Park. 3/10 (1 roll): Frames 0-2, Kevin Horan and Rich Cahan discuss Kevin's refrigerator project at CITY2000 offices Frames 5-6, dinner party Frames 8-15, blowfish and computer belonging to Pope's roommate Frames 16-27, Teri Boyd with Mardi Gras beads shipped via Fed Ex from her sister in New Orleans for next day's party Frames 28-35 (3/11), Mardi Gras party at 1545 North Wood Street 3/11 (6 rolls): #23320, frames 1-6, Drunken revellers at the intersection of West North Avenue and North Wood Street in Old Wicker Park. Frames 7-36, Mardi Gras party at 1545 North Wood Street #23329, frames 1-10, Teri Boyd's dog Wolfie locked in her room during Mardi Gras party Frames 11-36, Mardi Gras party #23328, #23331, #23323, #23311, Mardi Gras party at 1545 North Wood Street 3/13 (1 roll), vacant lot at 25 East Superior Street in River North, showing Holy Name Cathedral, workers at Hotel Cass replacing a neon sign, mounted police officer riding a horse in a vacant lot, sign announcing construction of The Fordham highrise apartments on the vacant lot 3/14 (2 rolls), murals along West Hubbard Street on the north wall of Metra tracks, near the intersection with North May Street. The murals were being torn down as the wall was being rebuilt. 3/14 and 3/15 (1 roll): Frames 1-12, sunset as seen from CITY2000 offices Frames 13-16, Rich Cahan and Andrea DeFotis waiting to meet Brother Mike Cameron at South Oakley Avenue and West Jackson Boulevard in West Town. 3/16 (1 roll): Frames 1-11, alien drink container hanging inexplicably on a No Parking sign at the intersection of North Oakley and West North Avenues in Old Wicker Park. Walking past on the sidewalk is Pope's neighbor, Daniel Tegeder, a painter. Frames 12-14, large dumpster on 2200 block of West North Avenue in Old Wicker Park. 3/18 (1 roll), Colombian party at University of Illinois at Chicago (Pope drove his neighbor Claudia Courbon to the event). Frames 18-19, cards promoting Claudia's documentary movie Frames 20-21, Claudia with the Colombian consulate 3/19 (1 roll), rain on the window of Pope's car parked in fromt of 1545 North Wood Street. 3/22 (1 roll), lunch at CITY2000 offices, Leah Missbach looking at negatives, Alison McKenzie waiting for a print from the laser printer. 3/24 to 3/26 (1 roll): Frames 0-7, Golfing with John Popcorn Sampson at Robert A. Black Golf Course at North Damen and West Pratt in West Rogers Park Frames 7-11, with Popcorn at McDonalds at North Lincoln and North Western Avenues in Lincoln Square Frames 12-20, At a bar in Joliet, Illinois, with a NPPA Newspaper Photographer of the Year, Rob Finch Frames 21-25, Zbigniew Bzdak at CITY2000 offices Frames 26-28, Pope asleep at 1545 North Wood Street, photo by Teri Boyd with Pope's point and shoot camera Rest of roll at CITY2000 offices: Frame 29, Yvette Dostatni and John Flak Frames 30-32, Popcorn and Mike Zajakowski with Zachary Frames 31-35, Bill Stamets 2/14 (1 roll), Photos of Airplane diagram inside Kinko's copy shop at northwest corner of North Wood Street and West North Avenue in Old Wicker Park. A repairman was using the diagram to test a printer. 3/25 (1 roll), Photos on Pope's drive to Joliet, Illinois, along Intersate 55 (in Chicago city limits) Frames 32-34, Illinois Press Photographer's Association (IPPA) photo night at Joliet Herald News. IPPA president Scott Strazzante introduces 1999 NPPA Photographer of the Year Rob Finch. (Strazzante later won the 2000 POY title." 3/27 and 3/28 (1 roll): Frames 1-12 (3/27) Cranes at West Carroll and North Elizabeth Streets in West Town Frames 13-36 (3/28) Students smoking outside the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 37 South Wabash Avenue in the Loop. 4/31 (4 rolls) #69980, Frames 2-24, Facets Multimedia, 1517 West Fullerton Avenue in Lathrop Homes, Showing of Pope's neighbor, Claudia Courbon's documentary movie about Colombian gold miners, shown as part of the Latino Film Festival. Frames 30-36, a car covered with springs outside Tecalitlan Restaurant (1814 West Chicago in East Ukrainian Village) were they all went for food and drinks after the movie. #08664, Frames 1-19, 12,268 blue ribbons on trees, representing all the cases of child abuse in Cook County in 1999, in fromt of the Fourth Presbyterian Church at 126 East Chestnut Street in River North Frames 20-36, #08667 and #08663, construction workers take a lunch break outside the Bristol 4/7 (1 roll): Frames 1-6, view from second story window at 1545 North Wood Street Frames 7-25, windstorm at the intersection of East Chicago and North Michigan Avenues in Magnificent Mile 4/9 (1 roll): Jewel/Osco grocery store at North Paulina and North Milwaukee Avenues in Old Wicker Park, showing police investigating a car theft. 4/14 (1 roll): Frames 1-3, repair work on Monroe Street bridge over the Chicago River in the Loop Frames 4-7, elevators inside Mercantile Exchange at 30 South Wacker in the Loop Frames 8-36, Bob Davis's 8 x 10 camera in the CITY2000 office, also Flynn the fish (Teri Boyd's pet fish) 4/17 (3 rolls): #09147 and #09149 frames 23-36, Postal workers collect tax mailings at the post office at West Fullerton and North Sheffield Avenues in Wrightwood Neighbors #09148 and #09149 frames 1-2, people doing taxes at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service at 3037 North Ashland Avenue in Lake View #09149 frames 3a-22a, people at Logan Square Station Post Office (2339 North California Avenue in Logan Square), trying to mail their taxes after 5:00pm. Sign on door indicates other post offices with extended hours. 4/19 (1 roll), Coloring contest entries hang on windows at Jewel/Osco grocery store at North Paulina and North Milwaukee Avenues in Old Wicker Park 4/22 (2 rolls): #09274 and #09273 frames 1a-5a, Teri Boyd and Venessa Cassetta walking from to party at Jenny Burkholder's house in Old Wicker Park #09273 frames 6a-36a, Party at Jenny Burkholder's house in Old Wicker Park 4/24 (1 roll), movie being filmed in the 2200 block of South Wentworth in Chinatown, fire escapes in alley on same block. 4/24-4/26 (1 roll): Frames 1-9, 2200 block of South Wentworth in Chinatown Frames 11-36, view looking north up the Chicago River and up railroad tracks from the Kinzie Street bridge in River North / River West 4/26 (2 rolls), Metra train passing north under the Kinzie Street Bridge, just west of the Chicago River in River West 4/27 (2 rolls): #09440, frames 1-6, walking across Wells Street bridge over the Chicago River, including the Merchandise Mart, in West Loop Frames 7-17, sculptures along the south side of the Merchandise Mart in West Loop Frames 18-25, Kinzie and Wells looking north under the elevated tracks in River North Frames 26-34, parking lot at Kinzie and Wells in River North 4/27 (1 roll), Curt Wagner's old apartment on the day he was moving to his new house 4/29 (2 rolls): #09544, North Milwaukee Avenue between North Ashland Avenue and West Division Street in Old Wicker Park, showing garbage on the ground #09533, ship leaving the harbor as seen from Calumet Park on the lakefromt at East Side 4/30 (3 rolls), CITY2000 founder Gary Comer watches an IMAX movie at the Museum of Science and Industry at the lakefront at East Hyde Park, and with students after their buses arrived. He had arranged a private showing for the students from Paul Revere school but the buses were late and they missed the movie. 5/2 (1 roll), people in the plaza outside the Water Tower at East Chicago and North Michigan Avenue in Magnificent Mile 5/5 (3 rolls), #09688 frames 1-7, wrecked car at East 87th Street and South Blackstone Avenue in Stony Island Park / Marynook. Other shots on all three rolls are CITY2000 party on roof of 312 North May Street building 5/8: Frames 25-31, Pope's old, dead, 1988 Honda Accord and a new 1992 Accord on North Bell Street near West North Avenue in Old Wicker Park Frames 12-22, Kinko's at North Wood Street and West North Avenue 5/9 (1 roll), Tow truck takes away Pope's old 1988 Honda Accord, which he donated to charity after it quit running, at North Bell Street and West North Avenue in Old Wicker Park. 5/13 (1 roll): Frames 19-20, 12-18, brunch crowd waits outside Toast restaurant at 746 West Webster Avenue in Lincoln Park Frames 1-12, buildings across from 2251 West North Avenue. 5/19 (1 roll), Theatre-goers leave the old Goodman Theatre at East Monroe Street and South Columbus Drive in the Loop after performance of Raisin in the Sun. 5/21 (1 roll), dog in a wagon on bike path near intersection of East Jackson Boulevard and South Lake Shore Drive in the Loop 5/21 and 5/22 (1 roll): Frames 1-6, 3100 block of North Clark Street in Lake View Frames 7-18, driving east on West North Avenue between North Leavitt and North Dames Avenues in Old Wicker Park.
  • Subject Boys; African Americans; Basketball; Day
  • Subject Vocabulary Scheme LCSH
  • Type Image
  • Form Photographs
  • Medium Color
  • Sponsorship Funded through the support of the Comer Foundation.
  • Host University of Illinois at Chicago. Library.
  • Collection CITY 2000 (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Repository University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives.
  • Citation Cite as [Creator]. [Title], [Identifier]. Comer Archive of Chicago in the Year 2000 (University of Illinois at Chicago).
  • Rights Contact photographer for use rights.
  • Staff Notes CITY 2000: images from the book
  • Local Identifier 38198100040433_03
  • Item Url http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/u?/uic_city,4320
  • Digital Collection CITY 2000 (University of Illinois at Chicago)
  • Rights Contact photographer for use rights.