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|   Historic Route 66 - Begin - Chicago, Illinois, USA.
in National Scenic Byways The official Route 66 Sign proclaims BEGIN. The Start and finish of Route 66, has moved several times. The Sign can be found on Adams Street Near its junction with Michigan Avenue. posted by:  veritas vita location: Illinois date approved: 6/22/2014 last visited: 5/8/2014 |
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|  Route 66 Begins
in Route 66 - The Mother Road The current site near the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago where Route 66 begins for west-bound travelers (and ends one block south for east-bound travelers). posted by: TravisGood location: Illinois date approved: 3/12/2007 last visited: 3/19/2013 |
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|  Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The AIC can be found in Grant Park near the shores of Lake Michigan. It was originally built in 1893 as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building for the 1893 World's Fair. posted by:  Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 7/14/2007 last visited: 9/5/2013 |
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in American Guide Series The AIC can be found in Grant Park near the shores of Lake Michigan. It was originally built in 1893 as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building for the 1893 World's Fair.
posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 7/14/2007 last visited: 9/5/2013 |
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in First of its Kind Mary Harris Thompson was the first woman surgeon in Illinois. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 7/8/2011 last visited: 11/9/2011 |
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in Abraham Lincoln This sculpture is on permanent display on a wall at the Art Institute of Chicago. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 7/10/2011 last visited: 2/1/2013 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  The America Windows by Marc Chagall - Chicago, IL
in Spirit of '76 These windows were a gift from the artist to commemorate America's bicentennial and are on permanent display at the Art Institute of Chicago. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 7/9/2011 last visited: 4/25/2012 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  The America Windows by Marc Chagall - Chicago, IL
in Community Commemoration These windows were a gift from the artist to commemorate America's bicentennial and are on permanent display at the Art Institute of Chicago. posted by: Metro2 location: Illinois date approved: 7/9/2011 last visited: 11/9/2011 |
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in Ancient Roman Civilization The Art Institute's collection includes examples of Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and Egyptian sculpture in stone, clay, and bronze, as well as coins, glass, jewelry, vases, and mosaics of outstanding quality and interest. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Illinois date approved: 7/25/2011 last visited: 11/1/2014 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km | Where it all ends? near the beginning! in Route 66 - The Mother Road The commemorative sign marking the end of Rt. 66 in downtown Chicago, IL. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 3/12/2008 last visited: 8/12/2013 |
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| Auditorium Building, Roosevelt University in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Auditorium Building, with Adler and Sullivan as architects, was built in 1889. It combined hotel and office space with a spendid theatre. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 10/10/2009 last visited: 11/30/2013 |
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in Illinois Historical Markers The Auditorium Building, with Adler and Sullivan as architects, was built in 1889. It combined hotel and office space with a spendid theatre. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 10/31/2009 last visited: 11/30/2013 |
 view galleryS0.3 km | Auditorium Building - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Auditorium Building in Chicago, built by Dakmar Adler and Louis Sullivan was one of the boldest architectural conceptions of it's time, combining office and hotel space with a theatre. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 10/16/2009 last visited: 11/30/2013 |
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| Monadnock Block - Chicago, Illinois in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Monadnock Building, the last building designed by John Root, was built in 1892 and is the tallest solid brick masonry building in the world. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 7/31/2007 last visited: 6/22/2012 |
 view galleryW0.3 km | Monadnock Building - Chicago, IL in American Guide Series The Monadnock Building, the last building designed by John Root, was built in 1892 and is the tallest solid brick masonry building in the world. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 7/31/2007 last visited: 12/21/2014 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km | Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State ("Seated Lincoln") in Abraham Lincoln Another bronze Abraham Lincoln statue by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. (I posted the prior piece as waymark WM369V.) posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 2/18/2008 last visited: 5/8/2014 |
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| Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Carson Pirie Scott name is strongly associated with the historic Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building designed by Louis Sullivan, built in 1899 for the retail firm Schlesinger & Mayer, and expanded and sold to Carson Pirie Scott in 1904. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 8/3/2013 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.3 km | Marquette Building - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, is a Chicago, Illinois landmark that was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 6/7/2009 last visited: 11/17/2013 |
 view galleryNE0.3 km |  Chicago Stock Exchange Entrance - Chicago, IL
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins Originally built by Louis Sullivan in 1893 on LaSalle Street, preserved and rebuilt near the Art Institute (East Garden) at Monroe Street & Columbus Drive. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 4/22/2008 last visited: 8/6/2014 |
 view galleryW0.3 km | The Marquette Building in Illinois Historical Markers The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 4/11/2010 last visited: 11/17/2013 |
 view galleryW0.3 km | Marquette Building in American Guide Series The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 4/11/2010 last visited: 11/17/2013 |
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| Chicago Public Library, Central Building - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Designed by the Boston firm of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge as the first home of the Chicago Public Library, now the Chicago Cultural Center was completed in 1897. It was designated a Chicago Landmark by the City Council on November 15, 1976. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 6/20/2008 last visited: 11/1/2014 |
 view galleryN0.5 km |  Benjamin Franklin mosaic quote - Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
in Benjamin Franklin Honoring Ben Franklin for founding of the circulating library, in mosaic, along an ornate stairway in what used to be the main library for Chicago, now a cultural center. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 6/22/2008 last visited: 9/19/2009 |
 view galleryNW0.5 km | Chicago Savings Bank Building (aka Chicago Building) - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places An excellent and very visible example of the internationally recognized architectural style known as the Chicago School, featuring large "Chicago windows," metal-frame construction, distinctive bays, and terra cotta cladding. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/9/2009 last visited: 4/20/2013 |
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| Old Colony Building - Chicago,IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places A 17-story landmark building in the Chicago Loop community area, designed by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche in 1893-94, the building was designated a Chicago Landmark on July 7, 1978. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/9/2009 last visited: 6/22/2014 |
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