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Chicago Riverwalk as seen from Upper Wacker Drive looking down at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Chicago Riverwalk is a multi-use public open space located on the south bank of the main branch of the Chicago River in Chicago, extending from Lake Michigan and the Outer Drive Bridge westward to the Wolf Point area and Lake Street. [1]
Three Dots and a Dash is a craft cocktail tiki bar in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Three Dots and a Dash was one of the first tiki bars with a consideration to mixology, along with Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco which opened in 2009. The bar was a success almost immediately; it sold 6,000 drinks per week in its first ...
312 RiverRun is a Chicago public hiking area along the Chicago River. [1] The development is a further move toward Chicago's goal of having a continuous pedestrian path along the entire riverfront. [2] It connects three parks with one two-mile-long bike and pedestrian path. [3]
Also in 1962, the Sip 'n Dip Lounge opened in Great Falls, Montana, bringing a tiki theme to the cold northern state and featuring a swimming pool where swimmers could be observed underwater from a window in the bar, a concept inspired by a similar design at the Playboy Club in Chicago. [24] The Kahiki Supper Club was a very large tiki ...
The Kahiki restaurant was established at the height of popularity for tiki culture in the United States. Its owners, Bill Sapp and Lee Henry, had operated a bar nearby, the Grass Shack. The Polynesian-themed bar was frequented by World War II veterans in the 1950s. It was destroyed in a fire, prompting creation of the Kahiki Supper Club. [3]
Wolf Point in July 2018 Map depicting Wolf Point (area owned by the Kennedy family in black, with approximate area of the historical Wolf Point settlement in red). Wolf Point is the location at the confluence of the North, South and Main Branches of the Chicago River in the present day Near North Side, Loop, and Near West Side community areas of Chicago.
The Chicago Harbor Lock, also known as the Chicago River & Harbor Controlling Works, is a stop lock and dam located within the Chicago Harbor in Chicago, Illinois at the mouth of the Chicago River. It is a component of the Chicago Area Waterway System , and is used to control water diversion from Lake Michigan into the river and for navigation.
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) [1] that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop). [2]