The Chicago Water Tower
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Contaminated drinking water killed thousands of Chicago's original citizens, so the city took the unprecedented step of digging a tunnel two miles long and 30 feet below lake bottom. Since the facilities on shore included an unsightly 138-foot vertical pipe, famed architect William Boyington concealed it with a limestone, castle-like tower that soon became a celebrated landmark. Through the first 150 years of its existence, Chicago's iconic Water Tower has survived the Great Fire--the only public structure in the burn zone to do so--and at least four attempts at demolition. John Hogan pays tribute to the beloved monument that accompanied the evolution of Michigan Avenue from cowpath to Magnificent Mile.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1467144975
ISBN13:9781467144971
Release Date:December 2019
Publisher:History Press
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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