But back to Michigan Avenue, which is perhaps the best known street in Chicago. Of course, musically some might argue with that statement
On State Street, that great street
I just want to say,
They do things they dont do on Broadway
More from that song later, but, as we were saying, Michigan Avenue
It Survived the Great Fire of 1871
The Chicago Water Tower on North Michigan Avenue is in the center of what Chicagoans call the Magnificent Mile. Popular stores and large office buildings line the street. The old water tower and nearby pumping station were among the few structures to survive the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Heading downtown on Michigan Avenue, well stop and look up at the Tribune Tower and the Wrigley Building, watch the boats on the Chicago River, cross over the river on the Michigan Avenue Bridge, and spend some time relaxing in Millennium Park. The huge park covers 10 hectares, between Michigan and Columbus Drive to the east, and between East Randolph Street on the north and East Monroe on the south. The park took almost nine years to finish and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Millennium Park has one of the largest outdoor sculptures in the world. British artist Anish Kapoor created this 10-ton work of public art. And the Catalan Spanish artist Jaume Plensa designed the Crown Fountain in the park. It may be one of the worlds most unusual fountains. The artist set a pool of water between two tall glass towers. Video images appear on the towers. The images are a series of pictures of objects in nature and peoples faces. The water appears to fall from their mouths. The faces represent the many different groups of people who live in Chicago.
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