This afternoon we took a 90-minute tour through the Chicago River to see the diverse and magnificent architecture in this interesting city. Our docent had an amazing recall of details about each building, the date of construction, the architect, material composition, the period it was built and other factoids about each one. It was most memorable and my photos do not do it justice.
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| Trump International Hotel & Tower |
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| 600 West Chicago Avenue |
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| Civic Opera Building |
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| Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center |
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| Centennial Fountain along the Chicago River |
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| Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) |
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| Nicknamed "Dresser Drawers" |
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| Building on right with Woody Woodpecker-like clock is Boeing |
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| Merchandise Mart -- where catalog shopping began |
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| Chicago Sun Times |
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| On-going project -- the River Walk through Chicago |
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| One of twin Marina City buildings nicknamed "Twin Corn Cobs" |
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| Wrigley Building |
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| Lake Point Tower |
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| The wavy building is Aqua at Lakeshore East |
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| Where the cruise begins and ends along the river |
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