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Interesting facts about Chicago and some of its major points of interest

The giant lions guarding…

…the entrance to Chicago’s Art Institute were designed by Edward L. Kenrys in 1894. Kenrys was a dentist who turned to sculpture.

Post Comment | Posted on May 11th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

The first McDonald’s restaurant…

…in the franchise system owned by Ray Kroc opened in Des Plaines (a Chicago suburb by O’Hare) in 1955.

Comments (1) | Posted on May 8th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

A mixed-use residential/commercial building complex…

…Marina City consists of two corncob-shaped 61-story, 587 foot (179 m) tall residential towers, a saddle-shaped auditorium building (House Of Blues), and a mid-rise hotel building (House of Blues Hotel).

Post Comment | Posted on May 4th, 2009 by c. in Marina City Facts

The first Ferris Wheel in the world…

…was created by George Ferris for the Wolrd’s Columbian Exposition. Its axle was the largest steel forging in the world. Weighing 1,200 tons it stood 250 feet above the ground and was capable of carrying 1,160 in its 36 cars each with a capacity of 60 people. A smaller scale replica of the original Ferris Wheel can be found and ridden at Navy Pier.

Comments (3) | Posted on May 2nd, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

Hugh Hefner started…

…his “Playboy” in 1953 at 6052 S Harper St.

Comments (2) | Posted on April 27th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

Chicago has 15 miles of public beach…

…out of the total 29 miles of lake frontage.

Comments (2) | Posted on April 24th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

Chicago’s central water filtration plant…

…located on the lakefront North of Navy Pier, is the largest in the world.

Post Comment | Posted on April 20th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

There are 104…

…elevators in the Sears Tower.

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After being delayed several times…

…(partly due to weather) the installation of the spire on top of the Trump Tower was completed on January 3, 2009. It was originally scheduled for October 2008.

Post Comment | Posted on April 13th, 2009 by c. in Trump Tower Facts

Deaths from typhoid fever…

…averaged 65 per 100,000 people each year between 1860 and 1900.

Post Comment | Posted on April 10th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

The first Oscar Mayer mobil…

…(the Wienermobile) came out of General Body Company on July 18, 1936. The invention of Carl Mayer (Oscar Mayer’s nephew), the Wienermobile is still touring throughout the US.

Post Comment | Posted on April 6th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

Bank robber John Dillinger…

…was shot by the FBI on July 22, 1934 in the alley next to the Biograph Theater (located at 2433-2443 N Lincoln Ave in Chicago). He had just come out from a showing of “Manhattan Melodrama”.

Comments (2) | Posted on April 3rd, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

The final confrontation scene…

…between Batman and The Joker from “The Dark Knight” was shot at the construction site of the Trump Tower.

Post Comment | Posted on March 30th, 2009 by c. in Trump Tower Facts

The Museum of Science and Industry…

…was founded in 1933 by Julius Rosenwald. The museum is became one of Chicago’s leading attractions.

Post Comment | Posted on March 27th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

A total of…

…74,000 tons of steel were used for the construction of the Sears Tower.

Post Comment | Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by c. in Sears Tower Facts

The Field Museum…

…was founded in 1893 with a $1 million contribution from Marshall Field. He later contributed another million dollars and left the museum $8 million in his will.

Comments (2) | Posted on March 20th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

The World’s Columbian Exposition…

…(May through October, 1893) attracted approximately 27 million visitors. That’s almost half the US population at that time.

Post Comment | Posted on March 16th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

Even though Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable…

… was the first settler in the area and the founder of Chicago (only recognized as such in 1968), the area didn’t really start attracting new settlers and developing until the construction of Fort Dearborn in 1803. Named after President Jefferson’s Secretary of War, Henry Dearborn and built by US Federal Troops. the fort stood on what is today the intersection of Michigan Ave and Wacker Dr.

Post Comment | Posted on March 13th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

The Great Chicago Fire…

…happened in 1871. It lasted for 27 hours (from October 8th to the 9th) destroying 3.5 square miles of the city, 17,450 buildings and killing approximately 250 people.

Post Comment | Posted on March 9th, 2009 by c. in Chicago Facts

The exact address of the Marina City complex is…

…300 N State, Chicago, IL 60654

Comments (1) | Posted on March 6th, 2009 by c. in Marina City Facts

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