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The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was operated by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a centralized processing area. By the 1890s, the railroad capital behind the Union Stockyards was Vanderbilt ...
Cloud Gate. / 41.88270°N 87.62333°W / 41.88270; -87.62333. Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian -born British artist Anish Kapoor, that is the centerpiece of Grainger Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The sculpture and Grainger Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase ...
DuSable Bridge. / 41.888861°N 87.624361°W / 41.888861; -87.624361. The DuSable Bridge (formerly the Michigan Avenue Bridge) is a bascule bridge that carries Michigan Avenue across the main stem of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The bridge was proposed in the early 20th century as part of a plan to link ...
One Chicago. One Chicago renderings. / 41.896167°N 87.628778°W / 41.896167; -87.628778. One Chicago (formerly One Chicago Square) is a skyscraper in the River North neighborhood of Chicago . It reaches 971ft and is among the tallest buildings in Chicago .
stevegeer/Getty Images. Commute time to/from Downtown by car: 23 minutes Commute time to/from Downtown by Metra: 40 minutes from Central St., Davis St., Main St. Evanston is kinda like “Chicago ...
AT THE WATER'S EDGE: 16 best lake resorts and hotels in the U.S. for families. 1. Haig Point Lighthouse. Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. Haig Point Lighthouse. Historic Haig Point on Daufuskie ...
The Congress Plaza Hotel is a hotel on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, across from Grant Park. Opened by R.H. Southgate just before the 1893 World’s Fair, [1] the hotel has hosted numerous US Presidents and a wide range of political and cultural events. The hotel is frequently claimed to be one of the most haunted buildings in Chicago.
Americans are relatively wealthy by this measure too as 68% of Gen Z and millennial Americans have already received an inheritance or expect to receive one in the future, according to USA Today ...