Chicago 1928
Shot from: Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago
Project: Taking Measures Across Chicago
Application: Photoshop / QuarkXPress / Acrobat
Michigan Avenue Bridge and Esplanade
Address: Chicago River, between Michigan and Wabash
Year Built: Bridge and bridge house, 1920; Esplanade, 1926
Architect: Edward Bennett and Hugh Young; Thomas Pihlfeldt and Hugh Young, engineers
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: October 2, 1991
Michigan Ave bridge over the Chicago river ... first floor of the Chicago
Cultural Center Conceived as part of Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, the bridge and upper-level Wacker Drive were designed to improve transportation and to enhance Chicago's riverfront. The completion of the bridge, followed by the Wacker Drive esplanade (1926) and the monumental sculptures (1928), provided an impressive gateway to North Michigan Avenue and led to its development as one of the city's premier thoroughfares.
Chicago 1928
Shot from: Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago
Project: Taking Measures Across Chicago
Application: Photoshop / QuarkXPress / Acrobat
Michigan Avenue Bridge and Esplanade
Address: Chicago River, between Michigan and Wabash
Year Built: Bridge and bridge house, 1920; Esplanade, 1926
Architect: Edward Bennett and Hugh Young; Thomas Pihlfeldt and Hugh Young, engineers
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: October 2, 1991
Michigan Ave bridge over the Chicago river ... first floor of the Chicago
Cultural Center Conceived as part of Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago, the bridge and upper-level Wacker Drive were designed to improve transportation and to enhance Chicago's riverfront. The completion of the bridge, followed by the Wacker Drive esplanade (1926) and the monumental sculptures (1928), provided an impressive gateway to North Michigan Avenue and led to its development as one of the city's premier thoroughfares.