The Chicago Water Tower
Download or Read eBook The Chicago Water Tower PDF written by John F. Hogan and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John F. Hogan |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2019-12-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781439668702 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1439668701 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Chicago Water Tower by : John F. Hogan
Book excerpt: 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.
