The Loop District in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wacker Drive

August 28, 2021

1. Wacker Drive Marker

Inscription. South Water Street 1834
South Water Street 1924

Wacker Drive
Begun 1924 Completed 1926

Built by the
City of Chicago
Wm. E. Dever
Mayor
Francis X. Busch
Corporation Counsel
Board of Local Improvement
John J. Sloan
President Frank X. Rydzewski, V. Pres. • Edw. J. Denemark • Edward J. Glackin, Sec’y • T. Arthur Evans, Chief Engineer • Mitchell C. Robin • Wm. G. Legner • C.D. Hill, Engr. • Arthur Engh, Ass’t Chief Engineer
Chicago Plan Commission
Charles H. Wacker
Chairman Edward H. Bennett, Consultant • Hugh E. Young, Engineer
Mid-Continent Construction Co. • Great Lakes Dredge & Lock Co. • Underground Construction Co. • U.S.A. Company • M. E. White Co.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 41° 53.15′ N, 87° 38.223′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in The Loop District. It is at the intersection of West Wacker Drive and West Lake Street on West Wacker Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 398 West Wacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker: First Post Office (here, next to this marker); Lincoln's Nomination Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Sauganash Hotel - Chicago - 1831 (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Sauganash Hotel/Wigwam (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake-Franklin Group (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Morton Salt Company Headquarters (about 500 feet away); Chicago River Fish Hotel (about 700 feet away); Chicago Bridges (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Detail from the Wacker Drive Motiff image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

2. Detail from the Wacker Drive Motiff

South Water Street 1834

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

3. Detail from the Wacker Drive Motiff

South Water Street 1924

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

4. Wacker Drive Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 29, 2011

5. Wacker Drive Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,327 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 29, 2021. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.