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Check out these links to read more about the real places:

35 E Wacker

City of Chicago Landmarks info about 35 E. Wacker Dr.

Illinois Institute of Technology - Skyline Panorama as seen from the offices of Murphy/Jahn in the cupola atop the Jeweler's Building

Lake Shore Dr Apts

City of Chicago Landmarks info about 860-880 Lake Shore Dr.

Rich Lewis' page dedicated to 860 Lake Shore Dr.

Mies van der Rohe: Lake Shore Drive Apartments, by Werner Blaser, published by Birkhäuser (1999)

Aon Center

Glass Steel and Stone - Aon Center article

Aon World Headquarters PDF Factsheet

Auditorium Building

City of Chicago Landmarks info about the Auditorium Building

The Auditorium Building (A Building Book), by Jay Pridmore, Chicago Architecture Foundation, published by Pomegranate (2003)

The Chicago Auditorium Building, by Joseph M. Siry, published by University Of Chicago Press (2004)

Bahai Temple

The official website for the Bahai House of Worship

Live webcam on the Bahai website

Chicago Harbor Light

Chicago Public Library history of Chicago Harbor

Lighthouse overview at Lighthouses of the Great Lakes

Tribune Tower

Chicago Tribune article about the Tower

City of Chicago Landmarks info about Tribune Tower

Crown Hall

Recent restoration of Crown Hall by IIT

Mies van der Rohe Society - dedicated to preservation of Mies' buildings at IIT

City of Chicago Landmarks info about Crown Hall

Mies Van Der Rohe: Crown Hall, by Werner Blaser, published by Birkhäuser (2001)

Getty Tomb

City of Chicago Landmarks info about the Getty Tomb

Graveyards of Chicago - Graceland: www.graveyards.com

Grosse Point Light

Grosse Point history at Seeing the Light

National Historic Landmark nomination for Grosse Point Lighthouse

The Grosse Point Lighthouse, by Donald J. Terras, published by Windy City Press (1995)

John Hancock Center

The official John Hancock Observatory website

Fazlur Khan, engineer of the tower

WTB: the World's Tallest Buildings

Nalyd's Skyscraper Page

Building Blocks: The John Hancock Center, by Ezra Stoller, published by Princeton Architectural Press (2000)

The Cloudbase Chronicles: Life at the Top, by Harry W. Budge III, published by Outskirts Press (2009)

L Train

Official CTA website

Chicago-L.org, extensive website with information about history, maps and cars of the Chicago Elevated system

Chicago Tribune article about the L

Lake Point Tower

Lake Point Tower facts at A View on Cities

Cité, a restaurant on the 70th floor

Rubloff Residential Properties, owner of the building

Marina City

Great Buildings Online entry for Marina City

Marina City article on Galinsky.com

The House of Blues website

The Hotel Sax Chicago website

Metropolitan Correctional Center

Visiting regulations for the prison

Photos of the building on Boiteaoutils blog

Michigan Ave Bridge

City of Chicago Landmarks info about Michigan Ave Bridge

Magnificent Mile history at A View on Cities

Proposed river museum by Friends of the Chicago River

Ohio House Motel

More about Googie architecture at Space Age City

Lots of photos of Googie signs and buildings on Roadside Peek

Picasso Sculpture

Chicago Public Library article about the unveiling of the sculpture

Reliance Building

The Reliance Building was recently cleaned and restored

See photos of the building from 1994

City of Chicago Landmarks info about the Reliance Building

A historic photo of the building and a little more history

The Reliance Building (A Building Book), by Jay Pridmore, Chicago Architecture Foundation, published by Pomegranate (2003)

Sears Tower

The official Sears Tower website

Chicago Public Library facts about the Sears Tower

Fazlur Khan, engineer of the tower

WTB: the World's Tallest Buildings

Nalyd's Skyscraper Page

Sears Tower (A Building Book), by Jay Pridmore, Chicago Architecture Foundation, published by Pomegranate (2002)

Sears Tower

Sun Times entry at Glass Steel and Stone

Photos & updates of Trump Tower construction on rachelleb.com

Trump Tower

The official websites for the Trump Tower hotel, and condos

Chicago Tribune articles and info graphics about the construction of the tower

A visit to the 16th-floor outdoor restaurant Terrace, with a stunning view of the city

A timelapse movie of 4 years of tower construction in 2 minutes

Water Tower

The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory, at the Chicago Historical Society

Chicago Tribune article about the Great Chicago Fire

Watertowers of the World: members.tripod.com/~watertowers

Wrigley Building

The official Wrigley Company website about the Wrigley Building

Capsule history of the Wrigley Building

Wrigley Field

The official website of the Chicago Cubs

Facts and figures about Wrigley Field from Ballparks.com

See a larger paper model of Wrigley Field made by Bookshelf Models


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