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CHICAGO CULTURAL MILE
The stretch on Michigan Avenue between Chicago River and Roosevelt Road together with the Museum Campus form the Chicago Cultural Mile. It has various cultural institutions including museums, parks, theaters, sculptures, monuments and is venue for many cultural events. The year 2014 was declared as the “Year of the Chicago Cultural Mile.” In commemoration, the city installed two bronze signs...
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Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo
Owner: Lincoln Park Zoo
Opened: June 2010.
Area: 14 acres of green space
Designed and Constructed by Studio Gang Architects, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, WRD Environmental and Pepper Construction.
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The construction of Chicago Riverwalk has been in progress for a few years now. In June 2015, three new pedestrian underbridges were completed: State Street, Dearborn Street and Clark Street bridges.
With the progress of Chicago Riverwalk project, some very cool new terminologies are being added to Chi-Town vocabulary, like.. Marine Plaza, Cove and River Theater. By 2016, when the additional underbridges will be completed, we will have...
Chicago Gateway Green: International Sculpture Program
Chicago Gateway Green is a non-profit organization dedicated to greening and beautifying Chicago's expressway, gateways, and neighborhood. It was founded in 1986 by Donald J. Deporter, former CEO of Hyatt Hotels, on the belief that beauty and sustainability go hand-in-hand. They work for urban beautification and greening projects through sustainable landscaping, litter removal and...
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B.F. Ferguson Monument Fund
Public Art is free for all to enjoy. But it doesn't come for free. There's usually a huge price-tag attached, and someone picks up the tab. I have previously talked about funding of Public Art in Chicago. And post is specifically on the sculptures funded by the B.F.Ferguson...
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The Pioneer Court is a small plaza located near the junction of the Chicago River and Upper Michigan Avenue in Chicago's Magnificent Mile. It was developed cooperatively by the Chicago Tribune and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States in commemoration of the pioneers who contributed to Chicago`s birth, growth and greatness..
Above Image: Monument to the Great Northern Migration - by Alison Saar
The King Drive Gateway Project
Dedicated: 1996
Funded by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.
It allotted $10 million to rehabilitate King Drive. The allotment included $500,000 for a design element that would later become known as the Public Art...
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