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Historical Markers and War Memorials
in Chicago’s Loop

 
By Sean P. Flynn, December 12, 2024
Bicentennial Memorial
1 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Bicentennial Memorial —
On Columbus Drive south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
Celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the founding of the republic By Isamu Noguchi Commissioned by the trustees of the B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund Dedicated November 30, 1976 — — Map (db m262822) HM
2 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Christopher Columbus
On Columbus Drive at Roosevelt Road, on the right when traveling north on Columbus Drive. Reported permanently removed.
[Inscription on the shaft holding up the statue:] To Christopher Columbus Discoverer of America [Text on the pedestal's east side:] By the grace of God and in the name of Her Majesty Queen Isabella has taken possession of this land . . . — — Map (db m310596) HM
3 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Faheem Majeed — Freedom's Stand: Sentries Beacon, 2024 — Augmented Chicago: Inaugural Realities —
Near North Michigan Avenue near East Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
"We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us. Too long has the public been deceived by misrepresentations, in things which concern us dearly.” -John Brown Russwurm, Founder of Freedom's Journal . . . — — Map (db m251751) HM
4 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Franz West — Stonehenge (2011); Dorit (2002)
Near Michigan Avenue near Madison Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Presented as part of Franz West: Millennium Park, this public art exhibition features three monumental installations by the acclaimed Austrian artist Franz West (1947-2012). Set against the iconic backdrop of Millennium Park, the largescale aluminum . . . — — Map (db m262821) HM
5 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — John H. Bryan —
On Michigan Avenue near Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north.
In gratitude from the City of Chicago to John H. Bryan, Chairman, Millennium Park, Inc., for his vision and leadership and to all the founders whose names are represented for all time on this Millennium Monument Their generosity, in . . . — — Map (db m262784) HM
6 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Maggie C. Daley Park — Established 2014 —
On Monroe Street at Columbus Drive, on the right when traveling west on Monroe Street.
In 2012, the Chicago Park District began transforming the northeastern part of Grant Park into Maggie Daley Park. For many decades, an expansive surface parking lot occupied this site with a portion of the Illinois Central's sunken rail yard . . . — — Map (db m236741) HM
7 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Maggie C. Daley Park — Established 2014 —
On DuSable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41) at East Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
In 2012, the Chicago Park District began transforming the northeastern part of Grant Park into Maggie Daley Park. For many decades, an expansive surface parking lot occupied this site with a portion of the Illinois Central's sunken rail yard . . . — — Map (db m249996) HM
8 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Maggie C. Daley Park — Established 2014 —
On East Randolph Street east of North Columbus Drive, on the right when traveling east.
In 2012, the Chicago Park District began transforming the northeastern part of Grant Park into Maggie Daley Park. For many decades, an expansive surface parking lot occupied this site with a portion of the Illinois Central's sunken rail yard . . . — — Map (db m249999) HM
9 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Millennium Park —
Near Michigan Avenue near Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north.
Mayor Richard M. Daley dedicated Millennium Park 16 July 2004 as a gift to the people of Chicago. This park is an enduring tribute to Chicago's long history of architectural and artistic excellence. It will stand as an inspiration to the future . . . — — Map (db m262801) HM
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10 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Parkways Foundation —
Near East Monroe Street west of DuSable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west.
Essential funding for the creation of Maggie Daley Park has been provided by Parkways Foundation. Throughout its 18 year history, Parkways Foundation raised and strategically invested more than $30 million to support programs within the Chicago Park . . . — — Map (db m249993) HM
11 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Re-SPLAM — Reclaimed — Spatial Laminated Timber Pavilion —
On South Michigan Avenue south of East Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
How will we build differently in a circular economy? What new systems have to be invented to make efficient use of scarce resources? Made entirely of locally reclaimed timber, Re-SPLAM is a proof of concept for an optimized, lightweight structural . . . — — Map (db m291048) HM
12 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Wrigley Square — Dedicated October 30, 2002 — A gift of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation to the people of Chicago —
Near Michigan Avenue south of Randolph Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Millennium Monument pays tribute to leading individuals corporations and foundations at the time of the millennium. Their generosity made possible the creation of Millennium Park, which commemorates the spirit and achievement of the great City . . . — — Map (db m262785) HM
13 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Grant Park — Yvette Mayorga — The Lovers Dance, 2024 — Augmented Chicago: Inaugural Realities —
Near Michigan Avenue east of Madison Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Lovers Dance is Yvette Mayorga's first augmented reality public work. Drawing from the stories and shapes of her intricately piped paintings and public installations, Mayorga creates an immersive, interactive experience that reflects her . . . — — Map (db m262802) HM
14 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Chicago Building — Holabird & Roche, architect; 1904-05 — Chicago Landmark —
On Madison Street at State Street, on the left when traveling west on Madison Street.
This building epitomizes the Chicago School, a design movement that changed modern architecture. Its distinctive features include large windows, steel-frame construction, projecting bays, and ornate terra cotta cladding. Located at what was known as . . . — — Map (db m240284) HM
15 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Daley Center — C.F. Murphy Associates, architect; Pablo Picasso, sculptor; 1965, 1967 (Chicago Picasso) — Chicago Landmark —
Near Washington Street near North Clark Street.
This building is an exceptional example of the International Style and was Chicago's first major public building to be designed in a modern, rather than historically-derived, style. Innovative for its time are the building's eight-seven foot spans . . . — — Map (db m242108) HM
16 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Fine Arts Building — Solon S. Beman, architect; 1885; converted to Fine Arts Building in 1898 — Chicago Landmark —
Near South Michigan Avenue north of East Ida B. Wells Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Built by the Studebaker company for the assembly and display of their carriages and wagons, this building was converted into studios and theaters for artists and craftsmen in 1898. The interior public spaces, featuring murals on the tenth floor, . . . — — Map (db m237986) HM
17 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District
On North Michigan Avenue north of East Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable.
The Michigan Avenue "streetwall" along Grant Park is one of the most iconic images of Chicago, one known around the world. Comprised of many of Chicago's finest individual buildings, this dramatic ensemble reflects the city's development as a grand . . . — — Map (db m238007) HM
18 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Majestic Building and Theatre — Edmund R. Krause, architect; 1906 — Chicago Landmark —
On Monroe Street east of Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling east.
This lavishly-detailed early skyscraper houses one of Chicago's oldest legitimate theatres, having featured vaudeville, drama and musicals in its long history. Designed in the French Renaissance style with tripartite Chicago-style windows, it has a . . . — — Map (db m241085) HM
19 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — Reliance Building — D. H. Burnham & Co., architects; 1890-95 — Chicago Landmark —
On State Street at Washington Street on State Street.
Expansive windows and Gothic-ornamented terra cotta give this building a light and airy appearance befitting its international reputation as a forerunner of 20th-century glass-and-steel skyscrapers. The building was constructed in two stages: the . . . — — Map (db m240283) HM
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20 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Loop District — State Street — Chicago Cultural Walk —
On State Street south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
[side 1] Chicago’s Great Street There is only one State Street. Widely celebrated in song, “That Great Street” has been known since the 1870s for its concentration of premier department stores and world-class architecture. . . . — — Map (db m240288) HM
21 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — "Shovel Day" — September 3, 1892 —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Chicago Riverwalk.
Began the construction of the Sanitary & Ship Canal January 2, 1900 — Reversal of the River Waters — — Map (db m289639) HM
22 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — ... I'm Speaking. — Kamala Harris —
On South Wabash Avenue north of Balbo Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
49th Vice Preisdent USA (First woman and person of color elected VP) — — Map (db m275696) HM
23 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — “Hubbard’s Folly” —
On West Wacker Drive at North LaSalle Street on West Wacker Drive.
On this site about 1834, Gurdon S. Hubbard built Chicago’s first warehouse for storing pork and other pioneer produce. Because of its size and substantial construction early skeptics called the building "Hubbard’s Folly." — — Map (db m47692) HM
24 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 300 West Adams Street Office Building — Jens J. Jensen, Architect; 1927 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Adams Street at Franklin Street, on the left when traveling west on West Adams Street.
This terra-cotta-clad office building is a handsome example of the Gothic Revival architectural style. Built on the site of an earlier wholesale warehouse for the Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. Department Store, the building exemplifies the . . . — — Map (db m236485) HM
25 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 333 North Michigan Building — Holabird & Root, Architect — 1928 —
Near North Michigan Avenue.
This outstanding Art Deco-style skyscraper helps define one of the city's finest urban spaces. Its prominence is further heightened by the jog in Michigan Avenue, where it crosses the Chicago River. The base of the building is sheathed in polished . . . — — Map (db m99920) HM
26 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 333 North Michigan Building — Holabird & Root, architect; 1928 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Michigan Avenue south of East Wacker Drive, on the right when traveling north.
This outstanding Art Deco-style skyscraper helps define one of the city's finest urban spaces. Its prominence is further heightened by the jog in Michigan Avenue, where it crosses the Chicago River. The base of the building is sheathed in polished . . . — — Map (db m291058) HM
27 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 35 East Wacker Drive Building — Giaver & Dinkelberg, architect; 1926-27 — Chicago Landmark —
On East Wacker Drive west of North Wabash Street, on the right when traveling east.
This 40-story building was the tallest outside New York City at the time of its construction. The building's terra cotta-clad, classical design marks it as one of the most prominent high-rise statements of the City Beautiful movement. It is also the . . . — — Map (db m234661) HM
28 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — 910 South Michigan — Built 1911 — Architect: Marshall and Fox —
On South Michigan Avenue at East 9th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
The Karpen Furniture Company commissioned Marshal and Fox to design a 12-story showroom and company office. The building’s simple ornament contrasted with the exuberant facades of Marshall and Fox’s other work, including the Blackstone and Drake . . . — — Map (db m47884) HM
29 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — A Century of Progress —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Chicago Riverwalk.
1933 A Century of Progress for Chicago's 100th Birthday. A world's fair which focused on science and industry. Buildings were prime examples of art deco and the famous Skyride which was then the tallest man-made structure west of Manhattan. . . . — — Map (db m289563) HM
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30 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Aaron Montgomery Ward — Businessman, philanthropist, preservationist (1843-1913) — Chicago Tribute —
On North Michigan Avenue at Madison Street, on the right when traveling south on North Michigan Avenue.
Born in New Jersey, Ward grew up in Niles, Michigan. He left school at 14 to work as a laborer and then a clerk. In 1865 he moved to Chicago, where he clerked briefly in the dry goods emporium of Field, Palmer and Leiter. His next job, selling a St. . . . — — Map (db m237359) HM
31 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Aaron Montgomery Ward Gardens — In Grant Park — “Forever Open, Clear and Free” —
On South Michigan Avenue at East 11th Street on South Michigan Avenue.
Aaron Montgomery Ward had a vision for Chicago’s lakefront that set him apart from most of his contemporaries. For two decades (1890-1910),he fought tirelessly to preserve Chicago’s lake shore as an open space and assure the city’s “front . . . — — Map (db m47782) HM
32 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Auditorium Building — Adler and Sullivan, architects — 1889 —
On South Michigan Avenue at East Congress Parkway, on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
The extraordinary engineering talent of Dankmar Adler and the architectural genius of Louis Sullivan created this building to reflect the cultural maturity of Chicago. Combining hotel and office space with a splendid theater, the Auditorium was a . . . — — Map (db m34975) HM
33 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Auditorium Building — Erected: 1889; Architects: Adler & Sullivan —
On South Wabash Avenue north of East Ida B. Wells Drive, on the left when traveling south.
The Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks by authority of the City Council of Chicago has designated this building as an architectural landmark. In recognition of the community spirit which here joined commercial and artistic ends, . . . — — Map (db m237448) HM
34 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Augustus Garrett —
On Washington Street at N. Clark Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street.
Early church leader and Chicago Mayor with his wife, Eliza whose gifts established Garrett Theological Seminary. — — Map (db m117494) HM
35 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Bataan- Corregidor Memorial Bridge —
On North State Street at East Wacker Drive, on the right when traveling north on North State Street.
Dedicated to the memory of those gallant heroes from the Chicago area who were members of the besieged garrison on the Bataan peninsula and at Corregidor, Philippine Islands, in World War II. May the courage and fortitude displayed . . . — — Map (db m134843) WM
36 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Bertha Van Hoosen, M.D. —
Near South Michigan Avenue north of East Ida B. Wells Drive, on the right when traveling south.
At this site on November 18, 1915, was founded the American Medical Women's Assoc., dedicated to the support of women physicians and women's health. As its founder and first president, Bertha Van Hoosen, M.D., demonstrated her dedication to the . . . — — Map (db m237431) HM
37 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Blackstone Hotel — Marshall & Fox, architects — 1910 —
On East Balboa Avenue near South Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
An outstanding example of Modern French style of Beaux-Arts Classical architecture. As one of the city's earliest luxury hotels, it became the "Hotel of Presidents," serving as host to a dozen U.S. Presidents, including Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. . . . — — Map (db m94409) HM
38 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Brooks Building — Chicago Landmark —
On U.S. 66 at South Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 66.
Holabird & Roche, architect 1909- 10 An excellent example of the Chicago School, an architectural style of international importance that developed between the 1880s and the early 1900s. This building was commissioned by Boston developers . . . — — Map (db m134414) HM
39 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Brunswick Corporation Headquarters — 1913-1964 —
On South Wabash Avenue north of Balbo Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
For over a half century, this building housed the headquarters of the Company which has come to be known as Brunswick Corporation. Then called the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, it moved here in 1913 after a fire destroyed its previous home. The . . . — — Map (db m237407) HM
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40 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Burnham Center —
On Washington Street west of Clark Street, on the right when traveling east.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m262782) HM
41 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Carbide and Carbon Building — Burnham Brothers Inc., architect — 1929 —
On East Wacker Place at North Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Wacker Place.
According to popular legend, the architects chose this building’s dark green and gold colors based on a gold-foiled champagne bottle seen at an office holiday party. Whether true of not, the building is one of the most-distinctive features on . . . — — Map (db m51698) HM
42 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Carson Pirie Scott & Company Building — Louis H. Sullivan, architect, 1899, 1903–1904; 1906 addition by D.H. Burnham and Co. — Chicago Landmark —
On South Wabash Avenue north of East Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Carson Pirie Scott store ranks as one of the most important structures in early modern architecture. An example of 19th-century modular construction, it also clearly expresses the period's philosophy about an ornamental architecture. . . . — — Map (db m244990) HM
43 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Central Station Fragments —
Near South Michigan Ave.
These carved granite fragments are from the Illinois Central Station which stood at the southwest edge of Grant Park for more than 75 years. Bradford Lee Gilbert, a prolific architect of American railroad buildings, designed the massive . . . — — Map (db m99761) HM
44 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the left when traveling east on Chicago Riverwalk.
Chicago (Chicagou in the Algonquin tongue) was named for the wild onions that grew in abundance on the river banks. 1673 Guided by Indians, Pere Jacque Marquette, a Jesuit Missionary and Louis Jolliet an explorer, arrive at the portage to . . . — — Map (db m289643) HM
45 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Bridges —
On Chicago Riverwalk west of the Wells Street Bridge.
Chicago had the fastest growing population in the world during the 19th century. The river helped create a bustling economy but also required bridges. Chicago has the most moveable bridges in the U.S. and the most bridge design patents in the world. — — Map (db m270459) HM
46 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago in the 1830s —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Chicago Riverwalk.
By 1832, due to increased lake traffic, a lighthouse was built next to the fort. In 1834 the United States Army cut through a sand bar at the mouth of the Chicago River to create a better commercial harbor. By 1839 the first shipment of . . . — — Map (db m289647) HM
47 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences —
On East Balbo Drive east of South Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Founded as the Goodman Children's Theatre in 1925 and recognized as a pioneer of theatre for families, Chicago Playworks welcomes more than 25,000 students and families to our highly celebrated productions each season. Today, we are dedicated to . . . — — Map (db m275673) HM
48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Remembers —
Near Chicago Riverwalk.
This memorial is dedicated to all veterans of the armed forces who served in Viet Nam. It replaces the former memorial and reflecting pool located on Wacker Drive that had been dedicated by Mayor Jane M. Byrne on November 11, 1982. The inscribed . . . — — Map (db m134950) WM
49 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago River —
On North Michigan Avenue at East Wacker Drive on North Michigan Avenue.
This river originally flowing eastward from the prairie home lands of the Potawatomi and other Indian tribes into Lake Michigan, linked the waters of the Atlantic, the St. Lawrence and the Great Lakes with those of the Illinois, the Mississippi and . . . — — Map (db m99534) HM
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50 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago River 2000 —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east on Chicago Riverwalk.
The main branch of the river 2000 — — Map (db m289513) HM
51 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago River Bridge Technology —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Chicago Riverwalk.
1894 The Vertical Lift Bridge was at Halsted Street on the South Branch of the river. The swing style bridge did not allow room for the newer, larger ships to pass in the river so several new designs were used to solve the problem. . . . — — Map (db m289652) HM
52 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago River Fish Hotel —
On Chicago Riverwalk east of the Orleans Street Bridge.
Friends of the Chicago River's Fish Hotel was the first floating wetland in Chicago and demonstrated we could build habitats where there previously weren't any. — — Map (db m270457) HM
53 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago River Wildlife —
Near Chicago Riverwalk near Michigan Avenue.
The mixture of river, marshes, prairie and forest surrounding the pre-settlement Chicago River supported a variety of wildlife species, but numbers dwindled as development and pollution changed their habitat. With the health of the river improving, . . . — — Map (db m256602) HM
54 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Riverwalk 2000 —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling east on Chicago Riverwalk.
Riverwalk 2000 — — Map (db m289533) HM
55 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Route 66 / Ruta 66 de Chicago — Start of the Trail / Inicio de la Ruta — History of Route 66 / Historia de la Ruta 66 —
On South Michigan Avenue at East Adams Street (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling south on South Michigan Avenue.
[English-language text on the west-facing side of the marker:] “The Main Street of America” In the 1920s, America became an automobile nation. At the start of the decade, there were 8 million cars on the road, but roughly 32,000 of the . . . — — Map (db m251544) HM
56 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Submarine Memorial —
Near Chicago Riverwalk 0.1 miles east of Michigan Avenue.
This historical memorial is a representation of a WWII era submarine watertight bulkhead. Its design, construction, and placement here is a result from a challenge by a group of WWII Submarine combat veterans to "not forget Pearl Harbor." The west . . . — — Map (db m256910) HM
57 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Temple —
On Washington Street east of Clark Street, on the right when traveling east.
The first Methodist church World's tallest church building and present home of this city's oldest religious body Erected 1922 — — Map (db m262852) HM
58 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago Theater — Rapp and Rapp, architects; 1921 — Chicago Landmark —
On North State Street south of Lake Street, on the right when traveling north.
A distinctively American building type, the motion picture palace provided a fantasy environment in which fantasies of stage and screen could be enjoyed. This Beaux-Arts style building, with its elaborate decoration and grand proportions, was one of . . . — — Map (db m236517) HM
59 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago's Early Settlers —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Chicago Riverwalk.
1782 Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, an Afro-French Canadian fur trapper settled on the north bank of the river. He peace with the Potawatomis and married Catherine, a member of the tribe. They left in 1803 when the Louisiana Purchase opened . . . — — Map (db m289646) HM
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60 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Chicago's Movable Bridges —
Near Chicago Riverwalk near Michigan Avenue.
Chicago has more movable bridges than any other city in the world. Most bridges over the Chicago River are trunnion bascule bridges known throughout the world as "Chicago Style". The French word "bascule" means teeter-totter. Through the mid-century . . . — — Map (db m256590) HM
61 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Civic Opera Building — Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, architects; 1927-1929 — Chicago Landmark —
On North Wacker Drive at West Madison Street, on the right when traveling south on North Wacker Drive.
This structure combines a 45-story, Art Deco-style office tower with a 3,650-seat opera theater. The lower part of the Wacker Drive facade was designed in an ornate French Renaissance Revival style to resemble the Paris Opera House. The dramatic . . . — — Map (db m236406) HM
62 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Columbia Yacht Club — Founded 1892 —
On North Lake Shore Drive.
During the winter of 1891, a group of Chicago sailors gathered at the home of a bridge tender to discuss the formation of a club dedicated to the sport of sailing. Their idea was to create on the lakefront, a facility where men and women could enjoy . . . — — Map (db m47651) HM
63 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Continental and Commercial Bank Building — D.H. Burnham & Co. ; Graham, Anderson Probst & White, architects — 1914 —
On South LaSalle Street at West Adams Street, on the right when traveling south on South LaSalle Street.
This massive block-long office building was built to house one of Chicago’s leading banks and exemplifies the large commercial buildings that define the distinctive LaSalle Street “canyon.” Architect Daniel Burnham personally . . . — — Map (db m47757) HM
64 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Couch Place —
On Couch Place near North State Street.
Named for brothers Ira and James Couch, owners of the Tremont Hotel which stood at Lake & Dearborn streets from 1850 to 1871. Chicago's first brick building, the Tremont hosted President Abraham Lincoln when he visited Chicago. — — Map (db m245008) HM
65 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Couch Place —
Near Couch Place east of Dearborn Street.
Named for brothers Ira and James Couch, owners of the Tremont Hotel which stood at Lake & Dearborn streets from 1850 to 1871. Chicago's first brick building, the Tremont hosted President Abraham Lincoln when he visited Chicago. — — Map (db m245011) HM
66 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Crane Company Building — Built 1913 —
Near 9th Street at South Michigan Avenue.
This Property has been Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. — — Map (db m99757) HM
67 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Dearborn Street — Chicago Cultural Walk
On South Dearborn Street north of West Congress Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
[Side A] Dearborn Street showcases some of Chicago’s best architecture, art, and urban design dating from the late 19th century. Great names in architecture include Chicago School architects William LeBaron Jenney, Burnham & Root, and . . . — — Map (db m47885) HM
68 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Dearborn Street — Chicago Cultural Walk —
On South Dearborn Street north of Van Buren Street.
[Side A] Dearborn Street showcases some of Chicago’s best architecture, art, and urban design dating from the late 19th century. Great names in architecture include Chicago School architects William LeBaron Jenney, Burnham & Root, and Holabird & . . . — — Map (db m241136) HM
69 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Diane Simpson: “Good for Future” — Untitled — 2025; Acrylic-painted MDF —
Near East Monroe Street east of South Michigan Avenue, on the right.
In the mid-198os Chicago-based artist Diane Simpson made a series of drawings, rolled them up, and wrote a note to herself: "good for future.” The drawings, which borrowed motifs from architecture and design that Simpson had recently seen in Japan, . . . — — Map (db m291012) HM
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70 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Diosa (Jasmina Cazucu) — On the Wings of Change — 2021 —
On South Wabash Avenue south of Ida B. Wells Drive, on the right when traveling south.
On the Wings of Change depicts a young adolescent girl enthralled in wonder as she opens a magical book from which the history of Chicago's women's suffrage emerges as enchanted pages that whirl all around her. The animated pages contain . . . — — Map (db m275665) HM
71 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Early Chicago River Crossings —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable Lake Shore Drive (Route 41), on the right when traveling west on Chicago Riverwalk.
1857 Plat of an Industrial Subdivision built by the Chicago South Branch Canal Company to serve the fast growing need for more dock facilities. 1850 All bridges which replaced those destroyed by the Great Flood were of a . . . — — Map (db m289650) HM
72 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Eternal Flame Memorial —
On North Dearborn Street north of West Washington Street, on the left when traveling north.
Eternal flame in memory of the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces from the Revolutionary War to present. Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force Coat Guard, National Guard Reserves and Merchant Marines. — — Map (db m126812) WM
73 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Fairbanks Morse & Company Building —
Near South Wabash Avenue at 9th Street.
Fairbanks Morse & Company Building Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of Interior Built 1906 — — Map (db m99883) HM
74 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Field Building — Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, architects; 1928-34 — Chicago Landmark —
On South La Salle Street at West Adams Street (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling north on South La Salle Street.
The vertical profile and stepped silhouette of the facade, together with a sleek two-story lobby, make the Field Building one of the most distinctive Art Deco buildings in the city. Built by the estate of department store founder Marshall Field, it . . . — — Map (db m248525) HM
75 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Firefighter Walter Watroba — Engine Co. 13 — Died in the line of duty, November 22, 1976; 5-11 Alarm —
On Columbus Drive at South Water Street, on the right when traveling north on Columbus Drive.
On November 22, 1976, Chicago Fire Department responded to a fire at the Commonwealth Edison generating plant located at 1111 W. Cermak Road. As firefighters battled the blaze, a coal conveyor chute collapsed, trapping three firefighters beneath it . . . — — Map (db m256557) HM
76 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — First Jewish House of Worship —
On South Clark Street at West Jackson Blvd (U.S. 66), on the right when traveling north on South Clark Street.
On this site stood, in 1851, the first Jewish house of worship in the State of Illinois and the middle Northwest. Kehlath Anshe Mayriv Congregation Men of the West Now known as K.A.M. Temple Established 1847 Dedicated by the Jewish . . . — — Map (db m134416) HM
77 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — First Post Office —
Near West Wacker Drive at West Lake Street.
Near this site in 1833, the log store of John S.C. Hogan, was this section’s only post office, serving settler from miles around. Eastern mail was delivered once a week from Niles, Michigan. Erected by Chicago’s Charter Jubilee Authenticated . . . — — Map (db m47724) HM
78 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Fisher Building — D.H. Burnham and Company, architects; 1896 — Chicago Landmark —
On South Dearborn Street north of Van Buren Street.
A remarkably light and open facade, enlivened by terra-cotta fish, eagles, salamanders, and other ornamental forms makes the Fisher Building an original and fanciful design within the tradition of the Chicago school. The taller 1907 addition to . . . — — Map (db m241123) HM
79 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Float by Noah MacMillan —
On State Street at Adams Street on State Street.
Noah MacMillan is an illustrator, designer, and artist who has been making things for as long as he can remember. His work often mixes surreal concepts with a love for observational drawing in a visual language heavily influenced by printmaking, . . . — — Map (db m262831) HM
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80 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Fort Dearborn —
On East Wacker Drive at North Michigan Avenue on East Wacker Drive.
Defense Fort Dearborn stood almost on this spot. After an heroic defense in eighteen hundred and twelve, the garrison together with women and children was forced to evacuate the fort. Led by Captain Wells, they were brutally massacred by the . . . — — Map (db m47670) HM
81 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Founded by This Church —
Near Washington Street east of Clark Street, on the right.
Garrett Theological Seminary Northwestern University Lake Bluff Children's Home
Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital — — Map (db m262848) HM
82 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Founding of the Arthur Dixon Bible Class —
On West Washington Street east of Clark Street, on the right.
Oldest adult church school class in continuous operation in the United States 1838 — — Map (db m262835) HM
83 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Founding of the First Methodist Church —
Near Washington Street east of Clark Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founding of the First Methodist Church in a cabin on Wolfe's Point (where the Chicago River divides) June 16, 1831 — — Map (db m262833) HM
84 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Fourth Church Building of First Methodist Church of Chicago —
On Washington Street east of Clark Street, on the right when traveling east.
Fourth building with church facilities on floors 3 and 4 Erected 1873 — — Map (db m262850) HM
85 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Freeform — Richard Hunt — September 10, 1993 —
On LaSalle Street north of West Randolph.
"FREEFORM," by the Chicago artist, Richard Hunt, is a three-ton, stainless steel, bas-relief sculpture suspended on the east exterior wall between the sixth and ninth floors, of the State Office Building at 160 North LaSalle. The 26 by 35 foot . . . — — Map (db m241092) HM
86 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Grant Park — Buckingham Fountain — Architect: Bennett, Parsons and Frost • Engineer: Jacques Lambert • Sculptor: Marcel François Layau —
On South Columbia Drive at East Congress Parkway on South Columbia Drive.
[Decorative features listed left to right; click on marker to enlarge] Console Size: 7’-0” high 3’-6” wide 6’-0” deep Material Pink Marble The console is a decorative bracket carved as a vertical scroll and projecting from . . . — — Map (db m47659) HM
87 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Harold Washington — 1924-1987 — Mayor Of The City Of Chicago —
Near State Street.
Harold Washington was elected Chicago's first African American Mayor on April 21 1983. He brought together a coalition of Chicagoans that spanned economic, social and racial lines. Of his legacy, he said: I hope someday to be remembered by . . . — — Map (db m99684) HM
88 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Harris and Selwyn Theaters — Chicago Landmark —
On North Dearborn Street at East Lake Street, on the left when traveling north on North Dearborn Street.
Harris and Selwyn Theaters Crane and Franzheim, architects 1922 New York theatrical producers Sam Harris and Archie and Edgar Selwyn constructed these buildings for live stage shows. The "Twin Theaters" have terra-cotta facades . . . — — Map (db m180950) HM
89 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Heald Square Monument — Robert Morris • George Washington • Haym Salomon —
On East Wacker Drive at North Wabash Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Wacker Drive.
[Text on the base on the monument:] The government of the United States which gives to bigotry no sanction to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it . . . — — Map (db m259830) HM WM
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90 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Michigan Avenue south of East Jackson Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
The Michigan Avenue "streetwall" along Grant Park is one of the most iconic images of Chicago, one known around the world. Comprised of many of Chicago's finest individual buildings, this dramatic ensemble reflects the city's development as a grand . . . — — Map (db m237441) HM
91 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District —
On South Michigan Avenue south of East Adams Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Michigan Avenue "streetwall" along Grant Park is one of the most iconic images of Chicago, one known around the world. Comprised of many of Chicago's finest individual buildings, this dramatic ensemble reflects the city's development as a grand . . . — — Map (db m237442) HM
92 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District
On South Michigan Avenue south of East Monroe Street. Reported unreadable.
The Michigan Avenue "streetwall" along Grant Park is one of the most iconic images of Chicago, one known around the world. Comprised of many of Chicago's finest individual buildings, this dramatic ensemble reflects the city's development as a grand . . . — — Map (db m237443) HM
93 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District
On South Michigan Avenue south of East Madison Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported unreadable.
The Michigan Avenue "streetwall" along Grant Park is one of the most iconic images of Chicago, one known around the world. Comprised of many of Chicago's finest individual buildings, this dramatic ensemble reflects the city's development as a grand . . . — — Map (db m237446) HM
94 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District —
On Michigan Avenue south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Michigan Avenue "streetwall" along Grant Park is one of the most iconic images of Chicago, one known around the world. Comprised of many of Chicago's finest individual buildings, this dramatic ensemble reflects the city's development as a grand . . . — — Map (db m262823) HM
95 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Historic Michigan Boulevard — Chicago Landmark District —
On Congress Plaza Drive at Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Congress Plaza Drive.
The Michigan Avenue "streetwall" along Grant Park is one of the most iconic images of Chicago, one known around the world. Comprised of many of Chicago's finest individual buildings, this dramatic ensemble reflects the city's development as a grand . . . — — Map (db m275667) HM
96 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Hotel Somerset —
Near South Wabash Avenue at Roosevelt Road.
Hotel Somerset Built 1889 This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m99908) HM
97 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Illinois and Michigan Canal —
On Chicago Riverwalk at Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Lake Shore Drive (U.S. 41), on the right when traveling west on Chicago Riverwalk.
1836-48 Jolliet's dream to cut through the portage and thus, create a way to the Gulf via the Mississippi was finally realized with the completion of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Many were hired to hand-dig the 60' wide and 6' deep canal. . . . — — Map (db m289649) HM
98 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Illinois Bell Telephone Company War Memorial —
On West Randolph Street at North Franklin Street, on the left when traveling west on West Randolph Street.
Bell Post No. 242 dedicates this plaque to those employees of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company who gave their lives in the service of our country — — Map (db m268465) HM
99 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Inland Steel Building — Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architects; 1956-57 — Chicago Landmark —
On West Monroe Street near Dearborn Street.
This is one of the defining commercial high-rises of the post-World War II era. The use of stainless steel cladding is an eloquent testimony to the corporation that commissioned the building as its headquarters. The placement of all structural . . . — — Map (db m241094) HM
100 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, The Loop District — Inland Steel Company Building — Erected: 1957 — Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill —
On West Monroe Street east of Dearborn Street.
The Commission on Chicago Architectural Landmarks by authority of the City Council of the City of Chicago has designated this building as an architectural landmark. In recognition of the fine open relationship of the building elements to the . . . — — Map (db m241093) HM

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