The view of Main Street and Dodge Avenue from the second floor of the Robert Crown Community Center. The black dots on the window are part of a pattern that was installed to reduce the number of bird strikes on the building, said Don Wilson, former 4th Ward council member who oversaw construction of the Crown Center. “It’s been working,” said Lara Biggs, city engineer. “Birds are avoiding the building.” (Photo by Richard Cahan)

Richard Cahan

Richard Cahan takes photos for the Evanston RoundTable. He also is publisher of CityFiles Press, a small but mighty media company that believes in the power of words and pictures. You can reach him at...