Joy Darrow, journalist and her partner Steve Pratt an editor for the Chicago Tribune hosted an art gallery and other cultural events on the first floor of their Victorian Mansion in the south loop of the city of Chicago. The couple not only enjoyed Nelson's artwork but were fascinated with his experiences growing up in the Panama Canal Zone and the Republic of Panama.
"I created this 30% scaled down multi-media version of a Chicago El Train for the Prairie Avenue's 1987 CTA Show.