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Grand Pacific Hotel
The Grand Pacific Hotel is a multistory brick building in ...
Couch Mausoleum
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Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop has been one of Seattle’s mos...
The 1909 Plan of Chicago
In 1909, Daniel Burnham, Edward ...
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
On the evening of Sunday, Octobe...
Centennial Fountain and Water Cannon
The Nicholas J. MelasCentennial ...
Chicago Portage National Historical Site
The Chicago Portage National His...
Michigan Central Station
The Michigan Central Station served Detroit as the primary...
Campus Martius Park
Following an 1805 fire that destroyed most of Detroit, off...
Pneumatic Tubes at the Chicago Federal Building
A network of tunnels for pneum...
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Grand Pacific Hotel
The Grand Pacific Hotel is a multistory brick building in the Richardsonian Romanesque style typical of commercial buildings constructed in Seattle in the period following the Great Fire of 1889. The hotel has close ties to the Klondike gold rush, ...
Couch Mausoleum
Behind the doors of the mausoleum may lie the remains of Ira Couch and some of his family members, though no one knows for ...
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop has been one of Seattle’s most prominent tourist destinations for more than a century. The shop, today located at the northwest corner ofPier 54, played an important role in the market for Native Alaskan ...
The 1909 Plan of Chicago
In 1909, Daniel Burnham, Edward Bennett, and the Commercial Club of Chicago released thePlan of Chicago, an urban planning initiative dedicated to beautifying the city and redesigning it to better accommodate growth. Chicago's business clubs ...
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
On the evening of Sunday, October 8, 1871, the cry of fire rang out onDeKovenStreet. Catherine and Patrick O'Leary's barn went up in flames, beginning what would be one of the most important events ...
Centennial Fountain and Water Cannon
The Nicholas J. MelasCentennial Fountain and water cannon were installed in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Chicago Sanitary District, known today as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD).
Chicago Portage National Historical Site
The Chicago Portage National Historic Site marks the overland path used byvoyageursto travel between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. The portage connected the south fork of the Chicago River with the Des ...
Michigan Central Station
The Michigan Central Station served Detroit as the primary intercity passenger depot from its opening in 1914 until its abandonment in 1988. Constructed for the Michigan Central Railroad, this building replaced the city’s earlier depot following a fire in 1913. ...
Campus Martius Park
Following an 1805 fire that destroyed most of Detroit, officials and citizens banded together to rebuild their city. Through the leadership of Territorial Chief Justice Augustus Woodward, surveyors began planning a new layout for Detroit based on a plan similar to ...
Pneumatic Tubes at the Chicago Federal Building
A network of tunnels for pneumatic mail-transport tubes once buzzed with activity under the block now occupied by Chicago’s John C. Kluczynski Federal Building, Post Office, and Plaza. The post office housed in the old Chicago Federal Building, which ...
