Just A Few Landmarks in Downtown Chicago (the "Loop")

This is where we start our photoblog "walking tour."
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...and going down historic State Street.

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This is the famous Marshall Fields clock (now it's Macy's on State Street).
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...and with the equally famous and easily recognizable historic Chicago Theater marquee in the background.
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It is still a landmark on State Street although it's already Macy's now.
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This is particularly special and meaningful to me as a Filipino-American.
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The Bataan-Corregidor Memorial bridge.
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And there's the Bataan-Corregidor bridge again when it opens up to let tall ships pass by down the Chicago River below it.
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"Riverwalk" stroll anyone?
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Another angle of the Chicago Riverwalk.
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The Chicago River.
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This is only part of the Site of Fort Dearborn structure.
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It's one of the famous landmarks in the Magnificent Mile.
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The Wrigley Building.
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The Chicago Tribune tower.
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A different angle of the Chicago River.
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And a different look (shot) of the famous Chicago skyline.
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One gorgeous, sunny day in Chi Town.
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Can you see the John Hancock building in the background?
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There it is... the John Hancock building up close. The "home" of the popular 95th Signature Room (a restaurant with a spectacular view!).
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...and with the equally famous Water Tower Place on the foreground.
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Another welcome addition to the gorgeous Chicago skyline: the Trump Tower.
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And of course, the famous Sears Tower up close (it's now called the Willis Tower). It's one of the tallest buildings in the world but I don't know which rank it is at right now. There's just too many towers and buildings "cropping up" everywhere in the world that I've already lost count!
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When you look at a panoramic photo of the Chicago skyline, this is the conspicuous red building you see every time. It's the CNA building. And no, it's not made of bricks. Its facade is made of a red metal (iron?) material.
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The Harold Washington Library. One of the biggest (if not The biggest) in the city.
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A detail on the facade of the Harold Washington Library building.
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The Merchandise Mart.
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The popular Harry Caray's restaurant in downtown Chicago.
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A weird-formed structure. This is the House of Blues venue.
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And of course, the Chicago Theatre District!
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This is the Chicago Cadillac Palace Theater. (Sorry, I cropped off the top of this photo.)
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Another look at the Cadillac Palace Theater.
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The Oriental Theatre.
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The Goodman Theatre.
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We have a number of TV stations in downtown Chicago. This one is ABC Channel 7.
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ABC 7 up close with ESPN Radio on the forefront.
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This is CBS Channel 2.
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You decide: is it a horse, a hound, or a baboon's head? This is the famous Picasso sculpture towering over at the Daley Plaza.
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The Flamingo structure by the Federal building on Dearborn Street.
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One of the city of Chicago's "corporate" taglines: "Go Do Good!"
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And how would you navigate this beautiful city? Take the "hop-on, hop-off" trolleys. It goes around pretty well enough.
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And the last one, but definitely not the least, the Chicago Board of Trade building on La Salle Street, one of my most favorite spots in the city.
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Thanks for the visit to my photo blog. 'Til next time... God bless us all!