The Chicago Water Tower was built to enclose the tall machinery of a powerful water pump in 1869. It became well known when it survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, although the area around it was burnt to the ground.
The Allerton Hotel, built in 1924, was originally designated a "club hotel." By the 1940s, the Warwick Allerton was proclaimed as one of the city’s most exciting after-hours spots with the addition of its penthouse bar, The Tip Top Tap room, where Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack would play. Recently, the Warwick Allerton was designated a Chicago landmark.
Chicago Bronze Cow, located at 88 E. Washington Street. While in Zurich, Switzerland in 1998, Chicago shoe retailer Peter Hanig saw a public art display of cows. The following year, Hanig, along with Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg, organized Chicago’s “Cows on Parade," 320 life-size cows placed throughout the city. Each was decorated differently
The event was temporary but in 2001, Hanig unveiled an 8-foot-long, 4 1/2-foot-tall bronze cow he donated as a gift to the city with the hope that it would conjure up fond memories of the original exhibit. Notice the most interesting details: eyes that are etched with images of the Water Tower and Picasso’s Untitled sculpture.
Muddy Waters Mural, located at 17 N. State Street, honors Muddy Waters, a Chicago Blues legend.
The Chicago Theatre was the first large, lavish movie palace in America and was the prototype for all others. Today, it hosts shows operated by Madison Square Garden.
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