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Navy Pier is a 3,300-foot-long (1,010 m) pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan, located in the Streeterville neighborhood of the Near North Side community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Navy Pier encompasses over 50 acres (20 ha) of shops, restaurants, live theaters, family attractions, parks (including Polk Bros Park), gardens, and ...
The Gold Coast Historic District is a historic district in Chicago, Illinois. Part of Chicago's Near North Side community area, it is roughly bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Street. The Gold Coast neighborhood grew in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire.
A new stainless steel bridge was lifted into place in May 2020, [3] and opened in October 2020. [4] There is a pier from which ferries (known as the Ullswater 'Steamers') provide connections to Glenridding and Howtown. Pooley Bridge was formerly known as Pooley or Pool How meaning the hill by the pool or stream.
The park has hosted concerts, [3] film screenings, [12] and other events, such as fitness classes, [13] ice cream socials, [14] public art exhibitions, [15] [16] and Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Shakespeare in the Park series. [17] The space has been considered to host Taste of Chicago. [18] In 2022, the park hosted a pop-up Pixar-themed mini ...
The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, commonly known as MPEA or McPier, [1] [2] is a corporation that owns Navy Pier and McCormick Place in Chicago.It also manages the city's collection of taxes for vehicles picking up passengers (including limousines, buses, airport shuttles, taxicabs and Uber/Lyft) for O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport.
Man charged for killing Chicago cop The Chicago Police Department has announced charges against a 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a police officer. The announcement comes just days after ...
Ogden Slip in 1950 Ogden Slip in 1973 View of Ogden Slip (looking towards Navy Pier) in November 2007. In 1861, [1] Chicago Dock and Canal Company constructed the Odgen Slip. It was among many real estate investments of the company that were overseen by William B. Ogden. [2]
In honor of her mother, Giuliana organized a walk in Chicago this year that drew around 100 participants in an effort to bring awareness to ovarian cancer. Courtesy of Mary Kate Borner.