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Downtown Stairway at the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute		 View of the Loop from the Hancock Building
Loop Area		 Looking North toward the Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower
Magnificent Mile		 A Snowy View of the Museum Campus from the Sears Tower
Museum Campus		 The Famous Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier
Navy Pier
           
Near South
& Hyde Park		 The Gothic Architecture of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago		 A View of the Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of
Science & Industry		 Distinctive Frank Lloyd Wright Glasswork at the Robie House
Robie House

 A Vintage Home in the Prairie District
Prairie District

 Street Ornament Celebrating Music in Bronzeville
Bronzeville
           
North Looking South to the Hancock Building from Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park

 Exterior of a Vintage High Rise in the Gold Coast
Near North \
Gold Coast		 Wrigley Field, "Home of the Chicago Cubs"
Wrigley Field

 Mausoleum designed by Louis Sullivan at Graceland Cemetary
Graceland
Cemetary
 St. Mary's of the Lake Church in the Buena Park / Uptown Neighborhood
Far North
Neighborhoods
           
Northwest Ornate vintage home in the Bucktown/Wicker Park area.
Wicker Park Area

 A Ukrainian Church in Chicago's Ukrainian Village Area
Ukrainian Village
Area		 Church in the Irving Park Area
Irving Park Area

 Bird feeder typical of residential styles in the Bungalow "suburbs" inside Chicago.
Bungalow Suburbs

 Detail of the Illinois Centennial Monument in Logan Square
Logan Square
           
O'Hare Airport
 O'Hare Airport features two stunning terminals; the American Airlines Terminal, pictured here, and the United Terminal, designed by Helmut Jahn
Terminals		 A large mural project depicting Chicago's multiculturality adorns the pedways to and from public transportation
Murals		 O'Hare's CTA station is worth a visit in its own right, with its waves of multicolored walls in a mosaic pattern
CTA Station		 Its towers and runways visible from surrounding superhighways, O'Hare has a spare, modernist grandeur befitting one of the world's busiest airports
Outside View
           
South "Columbia", a scale model of the famous statue from the World's Columbian Exposition, graces the southern end of Jackson Park
Jackson Park

 The Jackson Park highlands, a Chicago historic district somewhat less-well known but no less worth a visit for its vintage architecture
Jackson Park Highlands		 An example of the striking 19th-Century red brick designs of the historic Pullman district.
Pullman District

 There are many exciting South Chicago neighborhoods, including the South Chicago Community Area, a vibrant mixture of Hispanic and African-American cultures. A church from that area pictured here.
South Chicago

 "Pill Hill", so named because doctors built gracious homes here in the '60s, continues as a well-heeled, well-groomed community today. It is known not only for its homes but for its period '60s-style landscaping as well.
"Pill Hill"
           
Southwest Building with a colorful mural for which Chicago's Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood is known.
Pilsen

 Entrance to the Union Stockyards Industrial Park near the Bridgeport-Canaryville area. A historic bank building modeled after Independence Hall graces the background.
Bridgeport / Canaryville Area		 Street sign in Chicago's Chinatown
Chinatown

 Autumn foliage in the far Southwest Morgan Park / Beverly area.
Morgan Park / Beverly		 The Midway Airport control tower is visible from the gracious Chrysler Village neighborhood
Midway Airport
Area
           
West The Garfield Park Conservatory hosts lush vegetation year-round
Garfield Park		 Chicago's United Center venue stands at the center of a popular new neighborhood
United Center Park		 Columbus Park in Chicago's Austin Neighborhood
Austin		 Street decoration in Chicago's Humboldt Park, which boasts a large Puerto Rican community
Humboldt Park		  


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