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a 1789 copy of the American completely destroyed in the
Constitution, first printed in 1871 fire, the street grew into
a Philadelphia newspaper. Chicago’s premier shopping
The building has two faces – district after the opening of the
the original 1932 Neo-Georgian Michigan Avenue Bridge in
structure, and a 1988 addition 1920. Exclusive shops line the
with a three-story, glass-and- wide boulevard, while modern
steel atrium entrance. retail outlets and skyscrapers
rub shoulders with historic
buildings.
2 Newberry To the north lies the Gothic
Library Revival-style Fourth
Original Neo-Georgian entrance to the Presbyterian Church. Its
Chicago History Museum Map D2. 60 W Walton St. Tel (312) exposed buttresses, stone spire,
943-9090. q Chicago or Clark/ and recessed main window
1 Chicago History Division stops (red line). Open hours reflect the influences of
Museum for lobby, book rooms, & exhibits vary. medieval European churches.
Call ahead. Closed public hols. 7 8
To its right are two historic
Map D1. 1601 N Clark St. Tel (312) 3pm Thu; 10:30am Sat. = Exhibits, castellated structures, the
642-4600. q Clark/Division, then bus lectures, concerts. ∑ newberry.org Water Tower and the Pumping
22, 36. @ 11, 151, 156. Open 9:30am– Founded in 1887 by banker Station, among the few
4:30pm Mon–Sat, noon–5pm Sun. Walter Newberry, this buildings that survived the 1871
Closed Jan 1, Thanksg., Dec 25. independent research library for fire. The tower, originally
& 7 8 (call for times). h
Concerts, lectures, films. the humanities was designed housing a standpipe, is now
∑ chicagohistory.org by Henry Ives Cobb, master home to a photography gallery
architect of the Richardsonian and a theater. The station still
The city’s oldest cultural Romanesque style. fulfills its original purpose of
institution, the 1856 Chicago The collection spans pumping water and houses a
Historical Society is a major cartography, Native American
museum and research center, history, Renaissance studies, the
with a library open for public history of printing, genealogy,
research. It traces the history and such rarities as first editions
of Chicago and Illinois, from of Milton’s Paradise Regained
its first explorers through the and a 1481 edition of Dante’s
development of the city to Divine Comedy.
the major events in modern-
day Chicago. Miniature
dioramas depict great events 3 Magnificent Mile
such as the Great Fire of 1871, Michigan Ave, between E Walton Pl &
the Chicago River during the E Kinzie St.
Civil War, and the bustling
LaSalle Street in the mid-1860s. The Magnificent Mile, a stretch
The American Wing holds one of Michigan Avenue north of
of only 23 copies of the Dec- the Chicago River, is the city’s Open-air skywalk topping the John
laration of Independence, and most fashionable street. Almost Hancock Center

Architecture in Italianate design
Chicago style was inspired by
Renaissance palaces and
Chicago is world famous as a villas of northern Italy.
center of architectural innovation, The elegant Drake Hotel
a city where architects have exemplifies this style.
pushed the boundaries of
creativity. This reputation had its
beginnings in the tragic fire of
1871. Working on a blank slate,
architects rose to the challenge Richardsonian
of reshaping a devastated city. Romanesque style –
It was in Chicago that the world’s Gothic Revival style, typified by rough-cut
first skyscraper was built, and represented by the stone, round arches,
here that Frank Lloyd Wright Water Tower, drew and recessed windows –
developed his Prairie School from medieval can be seen in the
of architecture. European architecture. Newberry Library.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp422–4 and pp425–7

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