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I spent a beautiful weekend in Chicago with Shaun and Anne and we did a Historic Skyscraper Tour. |
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The Berghoff Bar opened in 1898 and started as a "men only" saloon, but thankfully times have changed. |
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We weren't allowed inside of the LaSalle Bank. Maybe they think one of the tour groups will gang up and rob the place. |
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The Fisher Building was built in 1896 and, at the time, was one of the tallest buildings in the world with 18 stories. |
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The Marquette Building's very ornate lobby was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
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The Sears Tower doesn't look like the tallest building in the U.S. from down here, but from the top it does. |
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The Harold Washington Library is the largest public library building in the world, holding 9 million books and 70 miles of shelving. |
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The Monadnock building is one of the tallest buildings constructed of solid brick. The walls at ground level had to be 6 ft. thick to carry the upper floors. |
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The Chicago Board of Trade - the place to go if you want to trade some wheat or corn. In California we call it a Farmer's Market ;) |
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