Chicago River

Chicago is one of the few cities around the world that incorporates nature to its rich history of architecture fleets, which makes it a unique city. There are many magnificent architectural styles around the city, but we mainly focused on the Art Deco style. This trip truly incorporates a better understanding of how nature and Art Deco buildings around the Chicago land area tend to create a wonderful experience for the public. On this trip, I visited the Chicago River, NBC Tower, The 333 N Michigan

The Chicago River was settled by Native American tribes and they were the first to discover the portage between the Chicago River and Des Plaines River. The portage of the river is a valuable to Europeans since it is linked to the Great Lakes with the Mississippi that is a good way to export and import goods and the shipbuilding industry. The river has been reversed in 1889 by the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to keep the sewage clean and flushing filthy water into Lake Michigan due to the waterborne

Chicago’s water is still polluted. The Chicago River has been polluted for most of history. An article from the Chicago Tribune states, “Within minutes, the noxious blend of liquid waste began flushing out of more that three dozen overflow pipes that empty into the Chicago River … During the next twenty nine hours, more than two point six billion gallons of bacteria-laden sewage and runoff poured into the river …’”. This article was written only in June of 2017, that’s almost one year ago. Looking

With Trumps decision to build a new skyscraper in Chicago, architectural company Skidmore, Owings and Merrill had their work cut out for them. They needed to design a building that matched the expectations of not only Donald Trump but also the city of Chicago. Trump International Hotel and Tower forever changed the Chicago skyline. Trump Tower was the tallest building built in the United States since the Sears Tower also located in Chicago. This luxury building offers only the finest accommodations

southside Chicago. Before private stock yards were created, tavern owners provided land and care for cattle herds waiting to be sold. With the increasing service of railroads throughout the United States, small stockyards were created in and around the city of Chicago. Chicago became the largest railroad center in the world,

fish preventing passage to Lake Michigan. Because the barrier is not one hundred percent efficient, some organizations propose to permanently close the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal which provides the access for the fish migration. However, this would cut off a vital recreational and commerce transportation link between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes,

Chicago is a world famous city, well known for its architecture, culture, and attractions. For all that it was thriving in the early 1900s, there were a few setbacks and unfortunate incidences, one of those being the Eastland Disaster of 1915. Unfortunately, this has never gotten the remembrance it deserves because this ship consisted of the working class, whereas a ship such as the Titanic consisted of all three classes, and those who were remembered belonged to the first class. The Eastland was

The city that we modeled is Chicago, and what we noticed throughout our intense research was that Chicago most resembles the Sector Model. Hoyt’s Sector Model is an urban city model describing urban land uses and patterns. In this model, social classes are separated by a series of sectors and or wedges which originate from the core, the central business district, and in the case of Chicago, the ‘Chicago Loop’. The blah blah blah of Chicago has lead to the formation of these characteristics that so

Travel Chicago by Trolley: A New Way to See the Windy City Touring Chicago, a city sprinkled with towering skyscrapers, beautiful 20th century architecture and gorgeous parks can be difficult to navigate by foot. There is simply too much to see. Museums are scattered across Museum Campuses, Navy Pier shines brightly from River North and the popular shopping mecca Michigan Avenue is always cramped with Chicagoans and visitors alike. While are several ways to discover the beautiful city of Chicago, one

In Erik Larson's tale The Devil In The White City he utilizes chapter separation in order to convey the plot lines of the two different stories. This author's craft technique helps in the overall organization of the plot. In addition, the device helps the reader understand and seperate the two stories up until the point that they relate more to each other. Larson uses the technique of separating chapters for a logical organization of ideas throughout the entire story. A logical organization that