Three-Foot Walls in a City of Glass

Chicago Cultural Center

3 min story8-stop walk

The story

You're standing on East Washington Street, just across Michigan Avenue from Millennium Park, in front of the building Chicagoans call the Cultural Center.

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Chicago · 8 stops · 1 h 19 min · 2.2 mi

1
Chicago Board of Trade Building
The Tower That Mud Next Door ToppledPhoto: southie3, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
The Rookery
Crows, Politicians, and a Cautious SkyscraperPhoto: Marlene Calderon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3
Monadnock Building
The Building a Stingy Man Made BeautifulPhoto: David K. Staub, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
4
Marquette Building
The Cornice That Came BackPhoto: Jaysin Trevino from Evanston, IL, US, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5
Reliance Building
The Building That Grew Downward FirstPhoto: Mx. Granger (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
6
Carson, Pirie, Scott Building
The Architect Who Kept One ClientPhoto: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7You're here
Chicago Cultural Center
Three-Foot Walls in a City of GlassPhoto: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8
DuSable Bridge
The Bridge That Moved Downtown NorthPhoto: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.

The story

The rest unlocks with the walk

Part of Chicago Loop Architecture Walking Tour

Chicago Board of Trade Building

The Rookery

Monadnock Building

Marquette Building

Reliance Building

Carson, Pirie, Scott Building

Chicago Cultural Center

DuSable Bridge