Here's another illustrated detail of two adjacent rooflines on Clark Street. This type of stepped gable is a bit unusual in Chicago. And it's in really poor shape. I rendered the joints as black not because that's the appropriate color, but because all of the mortar has been washed out. The black is just a shadow line. I don't expect them to be repaired until they start to crumble onto pedestrians below...But I have to admit, there's a certain satisfaction in restoring the parapet, even if it's just with pixels.
The building next to it has these great rough-textured bricks, but has been so poorly re-pointed as to lose the elegance of the joint patterns. If you ever see someone re-pointing masonry without carefully grinding out the old mortar you're witnessing a ridiculous waste of time and money.
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