enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Olson Park and Waterfall - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olson_Park_and_Waterfall

    Olson Park and Waterfall was a heavily visited park and waterfall complex that was located in the Avondale community area of Chicago.It was built by Walter E. Olson, the owner of the Olson Rug Company, next to his factory and headquarters on the northwest corner of Diversey and Pulaski, and was a popular landmark for Chicago families.

  3. Chicago River - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_River

    A view of the Chicago River from the South Branch, looking toward the main stem (right) and the North Branch (upper left) at Wolf Point in 2009. Before reversal, the South Branch generally arose with joining forks in the marshy area called Mud Lake to flow to where it met the North Branch at Wolf Point forming the main branch. [34]

  4. The 78 - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_78

    The area is bordered by Roosevelt Road to the north, Clark Street to the east, 16th Street to the south, and the South Branch of the Chicago River to the west. [1] [5] The 78 will also include a $1.2 billion research center called the Discovery Partners Institute, which will be operated by the University of Illinois. In April 2019, the Chicago ...

  5. Hubbard Street - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbard_Street

    Hubbard's Cave and the Chicago skyline, in 2010. In a view facing southeast, Hubbard Street is seen crossing over the Kennedy Expressway, with the Metra tracks behind and above it. Where Hubbard Street crosses over the Kennedy Expressway, there is a long underpass popularly known as Hubbard's Cave. The underpass is about a quarter of a mile in ...

  6. Michigan–Wacker Historic District - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan–Wacker_Historic...

    The Michigan–Wacker Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places District that includes parts of the Chicago Loop and Near North Side community areas in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The district is known for the Chicago River, two bridges that cross it, and eleven high rise and skyscraper buildings erected in the 1920s. [3]

  7. Heald Square - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heald_Square

    Heald Square is a public square in Chicago, Illinois, United States.It is located at the corner of East Wacker Drive and North Wabash Drive, as the latter crosses the Chicago River via the Irv Kupcinet Bridge, in the Michigan–Wacker Historic District of Chicago's Loop community area.

  8. Why is L.A.'s iconic skyline far from the beach — unlike ...

    www.aol.com/news/why-l-iconic-skyline-far...

    A reader asked why L.A.'s recognizable skyline — with skyscrapers such as the Wilshire Grand Center and U.S. Bank tower — developed roughly 15 miles from the Pacific. We have answers.

  9. North Harbor Tower - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Harbor_Tower

    North Harbor Tower is a 556 ft (169m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, US. It was completed in 1988 and has 55 floors. Fujikawa Johnson & Associates designed the building, which is the 53rd tallest in Chicago. Each window in the building has a triangular projection to take advantage of skyline, park, lake, and river views.