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  2. List of tallest buildings in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] New York City then began building skyscrapers as Chicago had done, and the two cities were virtually the only cities in the world with huge skylines for many decades. Chicago has always played a prominent role in the development of skyscrapers and three past buildings have been the tallest building in the United States.

  3. Jay Pritzker Pavilion - Wikipedia

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    [32] [33] The structural steel for the ribbons had an abnormally low fit tolerance of 0.125 in (3.2 mm), rather than the standard 1 to 2 in (25 to 51 mm). [29] The proscenium was inspired by Gehry's 2001 flagship store for Issey Miyake in New York City, which has sculptured titanium that represents pleating . [ 34 ]

  4. Lake Point Tower - Wikipedia

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    Lake Point Tower from St. Regis Chicago between Navy Pier and Lake Shore Drive, 2022. The architects for Lake Point Tower were John Heinrich and George Schipporeit, working under the firm name of Schipporeit and Heinrich; the two were students of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, one of the best known architects of the Bauhaus movement and International Style school, who taught at the Illinois ...

  5. Magnificent Mile - Wikipedia

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    The Magnificent Mile (also The Mag Mile) is a section of Michigan Avenue in Chicago devoted to retail, dining, hotels and tourist attractions. Running from the Chicago River to Oak Street in the Near North Side, [1] the district is located one block east of Rush Street and is the main retail corridor between the Loop and Gold Coast. [2]

  6. Community areas in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    With the exception of 1970 (whose data was published in 1980 [2]), it continued this publication for every subsequent census through 1990, expanding in the 1960s to also cover major suburbs of Chicago. [2] [3] The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning continues this work by periodically publishing "Community Snapshots" of the community areas ...

  7. St. Regis Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The St. Regis Chicago has two independently owned restaurants. Miru is located on the 11th floor of the middle-tower and is Japanese-inspired. In addition to its interior dining room, Miru has a large, north-facing outdoor terrace. [25] In March 2024, Chef Evan Funk's Tuscan-inspired "Tre Dita" opened in the St. Regis Chicago. [26]

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  9. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is also divided into 77 community areas which were drawn by University of Chicago researchers in the late 1920s. [3] Chicago's community areas are well-defined, generally contain multiple neighborhoods, and depending on the neighborhood, less commonly used by residents. [2] [4]