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Chicago's Past

General Links:

• Chicago: Historical Information About Chicago
• Chicago History Internet Links from Jazz Age Chicago
• Timeline of Chicago's Architecture

Specific Topics:
 

• Columbian Exposition of 1893/ George Ferris
• Columbian Exposition from the Chicago Historical Society
• Chicago Historical Society
• Chicago Stadium
• Fort Dearborn
• Fort Dearborn: The Heald Family
• Graceland Cemetery
• The Great Chicago Fire
• The Great Chicago Fire from the Chicago Historical Society
• Prairie Timeline(from 280 million years ago up to the present)will help with Early Settlers, Explorers, and Native Americans
• Pullman Strike
• Water Tower

  

http://wilmette.newtrier.k12.il.us/wilmette/central/museum98/museum00/architecture/oldwt Central School students tell about the Water Tower Building.

http://wilmette.newtrier.k12.il.us/wilmette/central/museum98/museum00/architecture/wtpump Central School students tell about the Water Pumping Station.

http://www.cityinsights.com/watertower.htm See a picture of the old Water Tower Building at night.

• Water Tower: The Haunted Water Tower
• World's Fair of 1933-34 (Century of Progress)Photos
• World's Fair of 1933-34 OnLine Resources
• World's Fair of 1933-34 Postcards
• World's Fair of 1933-34 (Century of Progress)Info from the Chicago Public Library
• World's Fair of 1933-34 (Century of Progress)Just the Art-i-Facts
• World's Fair of 1933-34 (Century of Progress) Chicago Historical Society
• World's Fair of 1933-34 (Century of Progress) Explore Illinois from 1920-1950

 

Chicago's Present

General Links:
 

• Chicago Links

  

http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/004chicago.html The Chicago Public Library has create a whole site to learn about Chicago!

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/ Visit the "Exploring Chicago" site presented by the city.

• Chicago Museums OnLine
• City of Chicago
• Timeline of Chicago Architecture

Specific Topics:

• Chicago Board of Trade
• CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)
• Navy Pier

  

http://www.cityinsights.com/navypier.htm Here you will find a great picture of Navy Pier and some information about this exciting place.

http://www.chicago.il.org/ View a beautiful picture of Navy Pier at this site.

http://www.navypier.com/ This is the main page for the Navy Pier web site.

http://www.emich.edu/public/geo/557book/d363.navypier.html Learn about the history of Navy Pier at this site.

Airports:

• O'Hare Airport
• MidwayMidway Airport
• Meigs Field

Buildings:

• Be sure to check Building the Windy City first!
• John Hancock Center
• Marina City
• Marina City Architect: Bertram Goldberg
• Merchandise Mart
• Sears Tower

  

http://www.cityinsights.com/chsearst.htm See a picture of the Sears Tower at dusk. Find out the address and phone number of the Sears Tower.

• Thompson Center (State of Illinois Building)
• Tribune Tower

  

http://wilmette.newtrier.k12.il.us/wilmette/central/museum98/museum00/architecture/tribun Central School students tell about the Tribune Tower.

• Watertower Place

  

http://wilmette.newtrier.k12.il.us/wilmette/central/museum98/museum00/architecture/wtplac Central School students tell about Watertower Place.

• Wrigley Building

  

http://wilmette.newtrier.k12.il.us/wilmette/central/museum98/museum00/architecture/wrigle Central School students tell about the Wrigley Building.

Museums:

• Adler Planetarium

  

http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/skyeye/ See Chicago's skyline form the dome of the Adler Planetarium.

• Art Institute

  

http://www.artic.edu/aic/visitor_info/site_contents.html This is the visitor information page from the Art Institute.

http://www.artic.edu/aic/kids/heykids.html Ask Artie at the Art Institute a question.

• Dusable Museum of African-American History
• Museum of Science and Industry
• Field Museum of Natural History

  

http://centerstage.net/other/field-museum.html This site lists the hours for the Field Museum. It gives directions on how to go to the museum.

http://rol.irm-systems.com/cgi-shl/foxweb.exe/rol/rol?ac=il&id=ilchictb&kn=23579 Gather some information about the Field Museum at this site.

http://chicago.citysearch.com/E/V/CHIIL/0023/92/31/cs1.html See a picture and learn about the Field Museum.

• Hull House

Public Art: Fountains, Mosiacs and Sculptures:

• Buckingham Fountain

  

http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Tourism/Postcards/big/BuckinghamFountain.html Learn the full name and see a picture of Buckingham Fountain.

http://chicago.citysearch.com/E/V/CHIIL/0027/11/69/ This Tip Sheet gives you information about Buckingham Fountain.

http://www.travelape.com/chicago/attractions/192/ Learn about Buckingham Fountain from this guide.

http://www.cityinsights.com/buckinghamfountain.htm This site provides a picture and some information about Buckingham Fountain.

• Calder: Flamingo
• Chagall: Four Seasons Mosiac
• Dubuffet: Monument with Standing Beast
• Picasso Statue
• Miro: Chicago
• Highlights of Chicago Public Art lists which buildings have art works outside.

Sports:

• Chicago Stadium (Old one)
• Comiskey Park
• Soldier Field
• Wrigley Field

Zoos and Aquarium:

• Brookfield Zoo

  

http://www.aaskolnick.com/zoo/ This site, by Andrew Skolnick, is slow loading because of all of the pictures. If you are patient, you will see some marvelous animal pictures.

• Lincoln Park Zoo

  

http://www.lpzoo.com/general/genfun.html Did you know that there are paddle boat rides at Lincoln Park Zoo. Learn about a lot of fun activities at the zoo.

• Shedd Aquarium and Oceanarium

  

http://www.sheddnet.org/index.html You will find an index to the Shedd Acquarium's internet site.

http://www.fishnet.org/inschool/resources/sheddedu.html This is a good site for teachers. It tells about a virtual field trip to the Shedd Acquarim. The trip requires Adobe Acrobat. There is a nice picture of the outside of the acquarium looking towards the west from the lake.

Louis Sullivan, Architect

Famous Chicagoans, Past and Present

Mies van der Rohe, Architect

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