Thanks, an older gentleman with his wife walked by as I was taking these and he said quickly "what are you taking pictures of" and then looked towards the direction my lens was pointed and said "oh I get it, the street light..." and went on his way. I thought it was funny that he thought he could size up the situation quickly and make a determination.
I considered stopping and routing all traffic outside of Lake Street, but I decided I didn't want to get shot. Joking of course but I really hate getting cars in my shots, they date the photos and distract... what can ya do? Thanks for the comments.