The Chicago Water Tower

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.--Provided by publisher.

• | Author: John F Hogan
• | Publisher: History Press Library Editions
• | Publication Date: Dec 09, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 130 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1540241483
• | ISBN-13: 9781540241481