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| Keywords: chicago chicago loop chicagoloop downtown chicago downtownchicago urban city usa city usacity architecture chicago architecture chicagoarchitecture skyscrapers chicago skyscrapers chicagoskyscrapers skyline urban skyline urbanskyline chicago skyline chicagoskyline historic district historicdistrict michigan-wacker historic district michiganwackerhistoricdistrict michigan avenue michiganavenue michigan avenue bridge michiganavenuebridge dusable bridge dusablebridge bridgehouse chicago river chicagoriver london guarantee and accident building londonguaranteeandaccidentbuilding 333 north michigan building 333northmichiganbuilding carbide and carbon building carbideandcarbonbuilding chicago history chicagohistory blackandwhite monochrome outdoor skyscraper building black and white NOTE: Public Domain - Historical Photo belonging to Betty V. Ruff (deceased). Downloaded from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Avenue_Bridge#mediaviewer/.... For reference purposes only - and to compliment my photos of Michigan Avenue taken in July 2013. Posted to Flickr: September 29, 2014. _______________________________________________ Aerial view of Michigan Avenue in 1945. This bird's-eye view (looking southwards) - includes: FOREGROUND Chicago River, Michigan Avenue Bridge, 3 of the 4 bridgehouses, stairs leading down to the Riverwalk, Upper Wacker Drive (running east-west), and a number of historical skyscrapers from the 1920's. BACKGROUND Looking further south down Michigan Avenue - towards the 12-blocks that make up the Historic Michigan Boulevard District (one of the world's most well known one-sided streets). Likely taken from an upper floor of the Wrigley Building (built: 1920; 30 floors). NOTE: Public Domain - Historical Photo belonging to Betty V. Ruff (deceased). Downloaded from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Avenue_Bridge#mediaviewer/.... For reference purposes only - and to compliment my photos of Michigan Avenue taken in July 2013. Posted to Flickr: September 29, 2014. _______________________________________________ Aerial view of Michigan Avenue in 1945. This bird's-eye view (looking southwards) - includes: FOREGROUND Chicago River, Michigan Avenue Bridge, 3 of the 4 bridgehouses, stairs leading down to the Riverwalk, Upper Wacker Drive (running east-west), and a number of historical skyscrapers from the 1920's. BACKGROUND Looking further south down Michigan Avenue - towards the 12-blocks that make up the Historic Michigan Boulevard District (one of the world's most well known one-sided streets). Likely taken from an upper floor of the Wrigley Building (built: 1920; 30 floors). | ||||
