Cattle Path

Behind a pair of non-descript black doors, to the left of the main entrance to 100 W. Monroe, lies a mostly-forgotten remnant of Chicago's pastoral past. In 1844, Willard Jones, the owner of a 90-foot-wide parcel of land to the ...

Camp Douglas

The camp, named for Illinois senator Stephen Douglas, opened in 1861 as a training facility for Union soldiers. It occupied about eighty acres of Douglas’ land in what is now Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. It was converted into a prison camp ...

Streeterville

The land that makes up Streeterville was formed by a combination of natural and human forces. The construction of the pier at the mouth of the Chicago River in 1834 led to an accumulation of sand just north of it, ...

Wolf Point

This plaza marks the location of Wolf Point, an important meeting ground at the confluence of the north and south branches of the Chicago River. The branches came together at Wolf Point, also known as the "Forks", and then ran ...

Green Bay Trail

This point marks the beginning of the ancient Native American trail to what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin. The path marched north from the Chicago River along what is now Rush Street to Chicago Avenue and then traveled northwest until ...

Pike Place Urban Garden

The Pike Place Urban Garden is a 2,000 square foot rooftop community garden aimed at creating a place for volunteers, Pike Place Senior Center residents, and market visitors to meet. The garden is maintained by a team of volunteers and ...

Market Highstalls

Seattle is one of the most vegetarian-friendly cities in the United States. Part of what makes this possible is the abundance and quality of produce throughout much of the city, including the highstalls of Pike Place Market.

Vegetarians are ...