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July 19, 1984. Designated CL. April 9, 2003. The Chicago Harbor Lighthouse is an automated active lighthouse, and stands at the south end of the northern breakwater protecting the Chicago Harbor, to the east of Navy Pier and the mouth of the Chicago River.
Lake Point Tower is a residential skyscraper located on a promontory of the Lake Michigan waterfront in Chicago, just north of the Chicago River at 505 North Lake Shore Drive. Completed in 1968, it is in the Streeterville neighborhood on the Near North Side. Located adjacent to Navy Pier, the building is the only skyscraper in the city east of ...
During construction, 1915 (Chicago Daily News)Navy Pier opened to the public on July 15, 1916. [5] Originally known as the "Municipal Pier", the pier was built by Charles Sumner Frost, a nationally known architect, with a design based on the 1909 Plan of Chicago by Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett [6] Its original purpose was to serve as a dock for freighters, passenger ships, and indoor ...
The Navy Pier in Chicago offers more than a place to catch fish. Year-round fun for the entire family includes shows, attractions, rides, games and theaters. Construction began more than 90 years ...
Montrose Avenue Beach (4400 N.) in Uptown. Ohio Street Beach (400 N.) in Near North. 63rd Street beach house fountain (6300 S.) with beach and lake beyond in Jackson Park. The beaches in Chicago are an extensive network of waterfront recreational areas operated by the Chicago Park District. The Chicago metropolitan waterfront includes parts of ...
In 2011, the MPEA handed over operations of Navy Pier to the newly established Navy Pier Inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation and hired a world-wide venue management company, SMG, to run the operations of McCormick Place. In 2017, MPEA completed the 10,387-seat Wintrust Arena adjacent to McCormick Place as well as an additional hotel tower.
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile. / 41.898417°N 87.627611°W / 41.898417; -87.627611. The Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile, formerly named the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, is a hotel in Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. [ 1] It is operated by the Sofitel hotel chain. The hotel was designed by French architect Jean-Paul Viguier.