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    Look Up, Chicago! A Walking Tour of The Loop (Center)
    Look Up, Chicago! A Walking Tour of The Loop (Center)
    Look Up, Chicago! A Walking Tour of The Loop (Center)
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    Look Up, Chicago! A Walking Tour of The Loop (Center)

    By Doug Gelbert

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    There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.

    Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.

    The Loop, defined by the Chicago River to the west and north, Roosevelt Boulevard to the south and, of course, Lake Michigan to the east, is city's commercial hub (roughly some 16,000 of Chicago's nearly three million residents live here). It is the second largest central business district in the country, housing the world's biggest commodities market.

    The Loop initially took its name from the circuitous route 19th century streetcars took but later became defined by the elevated train tracks that lead here from every part of the city. The Center of the Loop, containing the financial district, is where Chicago's reputation as the "Home of the Skyscraper" lies. The first tall building to be supported, both inside and outside, by a fireproof metal frame was built here in 1884. The oldest surviving skyscraper in the world is here. The tallest building in the United States has been here for almost 40 years. The skyscrapers came so fast and furious here that the building that lorded over the Chicago skyline for 35 years is now hard to see.

    Our walking tour of the heart of the Loop will encounter many buildings with a "first" or an "oldest" or a "tallest" but before
    we descend into the great canyons of Chicago we will start in a treasured open space whose lakefront existence can be attributed to a single man...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDoug Gelbert
    Release dateAug 29, 2011
    ISBN9781466164772
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      Look Up, Chicago! A Walking Tour of The Loop (Center) - Doug Gelbert

      A Walking Tour of Chicago: The Loop (Center)

      a walking tour in the Look Up, America series from walkthetown.com

      by Doug Gelbert

      published by Cruden Bay Books at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 by Cruden Bay Books

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the Publisher.

      The Loop, defined by the Chicago River to the west and north, Roosevelt Boulevard to the south and, of course, Lake Michigan to the east, is city’s commercial hub (roughly some 16,000 of Chicago’s nearly three million residents live here). It is the second largest central business district in the country, housing the world’s biggest commodities market.

      The Loop initially took its name from the circuitous route 19th century streetcars took but later became defined by the elevated train tracks that lead here from every part of the city. The Center of the Loop, containing the financial district, is where Chicago’s reputation as the Home of the Skyscraper lies. The first tall building to be supported, both inside and outside, by a fireproof metal frame was built here in 1884. The oldest surviving skyscraper in the world is here. The tallest building in the United States has been here for almost 40 years. The skyscrapers came so fast and furious here that the building that lorded over the Chicago skyline for 35 years is now hard to see.

      Our walking tour of the heart of the Loop will encounter many buildings with a first or an oldest or a tallest but before we descend into the great canyons of Chicago we will start in a treasured open space whose lakefront existence can be attributed to a single man...

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