| Contents |
Foreword by Marc Schulman -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- "An Abominably Filthy Soup" -- Mr. Chesbrough's Tunnel -- Mr. Boyington's Tower -- Withstanding the Inferno -- In Good Company -- Old 98 -- Carousels in the Lake -- Through the years -- Epilogue: An Endnote -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author |
| Abstract |
"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."-- Amazon.com |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 121-122) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019950038 |
| ISBN | 9781467144971 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1467144975 (paperback) |
