PART ONE BUILDINGS

1. PART ONE BUILDINGS CHICAGO WITH 2.9 MILLION POPULATION IS THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN USA. THE METROPOLITAN AREA HAS 9.8 MILLION INHABITANTS. THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS DOMINATED BY SKYSCRAPERS. THE STREETS ARE LARGE AND CLEAN AND THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS VERY GOOD. CHICAGO IS A LARGE PORT ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

2. CITY SKYLINE SEEN FROM LAKE MICHIGAN

3. THE "LOOP" AREA IS DOMINATED BY THE SEARS TOWER

4. THE SEARS TOWER IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN USA HAVING 110 STORIES. IT HAS AN OBSERVATORY AT THE TOP ALLOWING MAGNIFICENT VIEWS. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A TALL "RUBIK" CUBE BUILDING HAVING 9 TOWERS THAT RISE AND STOP AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS

5. SPIRAL BUILDING NEAR CHICAGO RIVER

7. INSIDE THE ROOKERY BLDG.

10. THE LOWER 12 STORIES ARE USED FOR PARKING

11. HIGH LEVEL SWIMMING

12. LIVING IN A GRACIOUS BUILDING IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS!

13. THE BEACH IS SO CLOSE!

14. AND ALSO THE MARINA

15. THE NAVY PIER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN IS A LARGE AMUSEMENT PARK

18. CITY SKYLINE VIEWED FROM NAVY PIER

19. THE CHICAGO RIVER DIVIDES THE TOWN

20. A MIXED GOVERNMENT AND SHOPPING BUILDING

21. THE BUILDING HAS A HUGE ATRIUM AND HAS A TOWER WITH EXTERIOR GLASS ENCLOSED ELEVATORS

22. VERY NICE FLOOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ATRIUM

23. VERY NICE ELEVATOR DOORS

25. PUBLIC LIBRARY

26. CLASSIC SKYSCRAPERS WITH DIFFERENT STYLES

28. MANY MID-RISE BUILDINGS AND HIGHWAYS ARE NEAR DOWNTOWN

29. THE "MAGNIFICENT MILE" IS A STREET WITH LUXURY STORES SURROUNDED BY SKYSCRAPERS

30. THIS AREA IS DOMINATED BY THE JOHN HANCOCK TOWER WHICH HAS AN OBSERVATION SKYDECK AT ITS 94th FLOOR

31. BYE-BYE FROM CHICAGO

32. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED WALKING WITH ME TO SEE THE CITY PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRESENTATION BY DAN CALISTRATJUNE 2007 dcalistrat@aol.com