Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) Water Tower Place
Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) Water Tower Place
Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft shopping mall and 74 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The mall is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower, and is owned by General Growth Properties.
Originally planned in the late 1960s by the Mafco Company (the former shopping center development division of Marshall Field & Co.), the skyscraper was eventually built in 1975 by Urban Retail Properties, a company led by Philip Morris Klutznick and his son Thomas J. Klutznick. The project received a J.C. Nichols Prize from the Urban Land Institute in 1986. Modernist architect Edward D. Dart, of Loebl Schlossman Bennett and Dart, was the chief architect.
The tower section is a 78-story, 859-foot (262 m) reinforced concrete slab, faced with gray marble, and is the eighth tallest building in Chicago and the twenty-sixth tallest in the United States. When built, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world. It contains an award-winning Ritz-Carlton hotel, luxury condominiums and office space, and sits atop a block-long base containing an atrium-style retail mall that fronts on the Magnificent Mile.
Water Tower Place's opening changed the economic dynamics of the Magnificent Mile by bringing middle-class shops to what had been a street dominated by luxury retailers, tony hotels, and expensive apartments. It shifted downtown Chicago's retail center of gravity north from State Street to North Michigan Avenue. Decades after its construction, its residences and hotel remain sought after addresses, and the mall is typically fully leased, drawing large enough crowds that some retailers operate outlets both inside the mall and outside it along Michigan Avenue.
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago is a 435-room AAA Five Diamond, Mobil Five Star hotel, located on floors 15 to 30 in Water Tower Place.
The builders of Water Tower Place acquired the rights to use the Ritz-Carlton name and logo when they opened a hotel in the tower in 1975. This was before the modern Ritz-Carlton chain was established in the mid-1980s, using the same name and logo, which have been around since the early 20th Century, in use at various hotels. Also under terms of the agreement, no other hotel was permitted to use the Ritz-Carlton name in the Chicago area while the agreement was still in effect, meaning that the modern Ritz-Carlton chain was never able to operate a hotel in Chicago, only a nearby condominium, which they built in 2012.
Water Tower Place continues to be a shopping destination due to its size and its wide variety of shops, despite only having one anchor. The stores include three of Abercrombie & Fitch's stores (Hollister Co., abercrombie Kids, and Abercrombie & Fitch). American Eagle Outfitters opened in fall 2007. Chocolatier Godiva has a location in the mall. Other retailers include Lego, Banana Republic, Lacoste, Victoria's Secret, Sephora, CUSP, Chico's, Ann Taylor, White House Black Market, J. Jill, Oakley, Finish Line, Inc., LIDS, Aldo, Coach, Forever 21 and the official Chicago Cubs Clubhouse Shop.
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WATER TOWER PLACE - CHICAGO ILLINOIS
I filmed inside of the world famous indoor shopping mall - Water Tower Place in Chicago, Illinois (United States).
Chicago Downtown Michigan Avenue Water Tower Place and River
The Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a 758,000 sq ft shopping mall and 74 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The complex is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile
The Chicago Water Tower Inside and Outside (Chicago, Illinois)
One of very few buildings depicting Old Chicago and the only building within the Burned Zone of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 to survive. There was a Food Art gallery viewing on the inside at the time of visit.
The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property in the Old Chicago Water Tower District landmark district. It is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois in a small park, the Jane M. Byrne Plaza. The tower was constructed to house a large water pump, intended to draw water from Lake Michigan; it now serves as a Chicago Office of Tourism art gallery. The Chicago Water Tower is the second-oldest water tower in the United States, after the Louisville Water Tower in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Chicago's historic Water Tower has been transformed into the city's official photo gallery.
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- ... We walked down Magnificent Mile where all the posh shops are, saw Sears Tower and Water Tower Place, and visited lots of shopping malls, mainly to get out of the record 105 deg heat ...
- ... We saw the Water Tower, which is Chicago 's earliest skyscraper, and some really cool street performers - including a Robot man (see photo) who was spray ...
- ... We admired Chicago 's famous landmark, the Water Tower, which is a 154 foot turreted structure, which is famous for being the only building to survive the ...
- ... As we made our way further along North Michigan Avenue we reached the famous Water Tower that sits near the John Hancock Building ...
- ... if you aren't impressed here, you probably aren't impressed at all I have to say Chicago so far is doubly wow! Magnificent Mile;- Old Water Tower Building;- Being 100% tourist, I had to eventually leave the MM and do what a tourist does ...
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- Chicago - Pig and the Water Tower by Ecschultz from a blog titled Michigan and Chicago
- Inside the Water Tower by Abarnes from a blog titled Architectural River Tour & Lincoln Park Zoo
- The old water tower by Danandloulou from a blog titled The Windy City!
- Water Tower at dusk by Mmbcross from a blog titled Drinks on Top of the World
- Chicago Water Tower by Exploreamerica from a blog titled Sport Adventure:NCAA Basketball Tourney in Chicago
- The Water Tower by Karenandbobby from a blog titled On Tornado Watch In Chicago
- The Water Tower by Shaneandsam from a blog titled Chicago
- The Water Tower by Saraishness from a blog titled Chicago Day 2
- The Water Tower by Gregjul from a blog titled Chicago
- Water Tower by Mattoliver from a blog titled The City of Windy Jazz
- Water Tower 2 by Silverfox41 from a blog titled Chicago
- Water Tower 1 by Silverfox41 from a blog titled Chicago
- Water tower by Ivorandkate from a blog titled Hi from Chicago - USA
- Water Tower by Jasonpvaughn from a blog titled Navy Pier
- Water Tower by Tangerine9 from a blog titled Chicago Day 4 - Independance Day
- Water tower by Wahoo99 from a blog titled Magnificent quarter Mile
Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) Historic Water Tower
Places to see in ( Chicago - USA ) Historic Water Tower
The Chicago Water Tower is a contributing property and landmark in the Old Chicago Water Tower District. It is located at 806 North Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois in a small park, the Jane M. Byrne Plaza. The tower was constructed to house a large water pump, intended to draw water from Lake Michigan.
Built in 1869, it is the second-oldest water tower in the United States, after the Louisville Water Tower in Louisville, Kentucky. The Chicago Water Tower now serves as a Chicago Office of Tourism art gallery known as the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower. It features the work of local photographers and artists, and filmmakers.
The structure has not been universally admired. Oscar Wilde said it looked like a castellated monstrosity with pepper boxes stuck all over it, although he did admire the arrangement and movement of the pumping machinery inside. The Water Tower's castle-like style inspired the design of some White Castle restaurant buildings. The Tower was named an American Water Landmark in 1969. In 2004 and 2017 the tower was featured in the finale of The Amazing Race 6 and The Amazing Race 29 respectively.
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Downtown Chicago Holiday Shoppers on the Magnificent Mile
Walking exactly 1 mile along Michigan Ave. in Downtown Chicago with Holiday Shoppers that ends
at Water Tower Place. The Magnificent Mile!
This is the second weekend before Christmas and soon to be the
Mad Dash Last Minute Shoppers that will pack the stores.
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CHICAGO/ THE WINDY CITY/ CHI-TOWN
Located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed and grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. After the Chicago Fire of 1871, which left more than 100,000 homeless, the city made a concerted effort to rebuild. The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades, and by 1900 Chicago was the fifth largest city in the world. Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards, including new construction styles (including the Chicago School of architecture), the development of the City Beautiful Movement, and the steel-framed skyscraper.
Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. It is the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts at the Chicago Board of Trade, which today is the largest and most diverse derivatives market globally, generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures. O'Hare International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world, and the region also has the largest number of U.S. highways and greatest amount of railroad freight. In 2012, Chicago was listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and it ranked seventh in the entire world in the 2017 Global Cities Index. The Chicago area has one of the highest gross domestic products (GDP) in the world, generating $680 billion in 2017. In addition, the city has one of the world's most diversified and balanced economies, not being dependent on any one industry, with no single industry employing more than 14% of the workforce.
The city ranked first place in the 2018 Time Out City Life Index, a global quality of life survey of 15,000 people in 32 cities.The city is also home to several fortune 500 companies, the most notable being, Allstate, Boeing, Exelon, McDonald's, Quaker Oats, and United Airlines Holdings. Landmarks in the city include Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Campus, the Willis (Sears) Tower, Grant Park (Chicago), the Museum of Science and Industry, and Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago's culture includes the visual arts, literature, film, theater, comedy (especially improvisational comedy), food, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, hip-hop, gospel, and electronic dance music including house music. Of the area's many colleges and universities, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago are classified as highest research doctoral universities. Chicago has professional sports teams in each of the major professional leagues, including two Major League Baseball teams.
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Tour of the Lego Store at Water Tower Place in Chicago IL
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Christmas lights in Chicago near the...Water tower place...(2019)
It was really beautiful when we came out of the Japanese restaurant before the parade there.
Beautiful flowers near water tower place, Chicago,IL, USA
Key Magazine Holiday Party Nov. 2016 - Water Tower Place - Chicago, IL
Key Magazine Holiday Party at the DaVinci Machines Exhibition - Water Tower Place - Nov. 2016 - Chicago, IL
Modernized Otis Traction Glass Elevators @ Water Tower Place, Chicago, IL
(Recorded on 10-18-19 with PAelevators and Windy City Elevators) It's long overdue for a retake of these epic glass elevators! As you can see, they have been modernized AGAIN, even though they were modernized 10 years ago. Nevertheless, these are still some amazing glass elevators in a shopping center!
This video is dedicated to the security guard here that busted another enthusiast for filming these.
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Fixtures: Series M2
Floors Served: 3 (*G, 2, 7)
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Welcome Inn Manor Video : Chicago, Illinois, United States
Welcome Inn Manor Video : Chicago, Illinois, United States
Built in 1893, this Queen Anne historic home is 12 minutes away from the center of Chicagos Downtown Loop near popular attractions including the Museum Park Campus, Soldier Field, Millennium Park, the Chicago Art Institute, Museum of Science and Industry and the world class Theatre District. Our Chicago Bed and Breakfast is also within 3 miles of the McCormick Convention Center, University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology and U.S. Cellular Field.
Located in the Lakeshore South neighborhood, the Welcome Inn Manor B and B is about a 1 mile walking distance to Lakeshore Drive and a few blocks to several El Train Stops. Street parking is free and garage parking is available.
The inn features reasonable rates for door to door transportation - shuttle services usually within a 10 mile radius of the inn including Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, Water Tower Place, Chicago River Walk and numerous BYOB restaurants and fine dining.
Check-in from 14:00 , check-out prior to 18:00
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Hotel adress: 4563 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States
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Embassy Suites Chicago - Downtown - Chicago Hotels, Illinois
Embassy Suites Chicago - Downtown 3 Stars Hotel in Chicago, Illinois Within US Travel DirectoryStay in the heart of Chicago–Check out the neighbourhoodThis property is 14 minutes walk from the beach.
Located in the River North district, this downtown Chicago hotel is 1.
6 km from Navy Pier.
The all-suite hotel features an Italian restaurant, indoor pool and suites with 2 flat-screen TVs.
Styled in warm colors and dark wood furniture, the modern suites offer a private bedroom with a spacious living room.
A small refrigerator, microwave and an iPod docking station are provided.
Osteria Via Stato features a traditional 3-course Italian meal.
Embassy Suites Chicago–Downtown offers a daily continental breakfast and a nightly manager’s reception with free snacks and beverages.
Guests at Chicago Embassy Suites can workout in the well-equipped gym or visit the gift shop.
A concierge desk and a business center are available.
The Magnificent Mile shopping area is just 3 blocks from this hotel and the Water Tower Place is a 15-minute walk away.
Soldier Field and Shedd Aquarium are 4.
8 km away.
Near North Side is a great choice for travellers interested in shopping, restaurants and food.
Embassy Suites Chicago - Downtown - Chicago Hotels, Illinois
Location in : 600 North State Street, IL 60654, Chicago, Illinois - USA
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