Chicago. City of the Big Shoulders.
What started off as a small fur-trading settlement is today a bustling
metropolis. Once considered the "hog butcher of the world, stacker of
wheat, player with railroads and the nation's freight handler",
Chicago's colourful past remains hidden in the nooks and crannies of
this wonderful windy city.
Adventures await, from the glamourous
to the gritty. Sip dirty martinis in an elegant, underground, 1920's
bank vault. Paddle a kayak down the infamous Bubbly Creek of Upton
Sinclair's The Jungle. While away an afternoon in a salt cave,
or smoke a classic cigar in the oldest family-run tobacco shop in the
U.S. Snorkel a 32-acre, limestone sheet shoal, one of the most
biodiverse ecosystems in the Midwest. Dine outdoors in a 23rd floor
Beaux-Arts cupola overlooking the Chicago River. Whether you're an
out-of-towner or a diehard Chicago dweller who thinks you've seen it
all, these 111 hidden places are waiting for you to discover them.
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Höhe: 205 mm
Breite: 135 mm
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978-3-7408-1030-6 (9783740810306)
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Amy Bizzarri is an extreme Chicago history buff, and a freelance writer. She lives with her two children in a vintage 1910 home in the Logan Square neighbourhood of Chicago. When she's not writing, you'll most likely find her swimming laps at Holstein Park pool, riding her bicycle around Humboldt Park or sharing an atomic sundae at Margie's Candies.
Susie Inverso has now photographed three books in the 111 Places series. After spending her entire life in Chicago, she and her husband decided to relocate to Denver so they could enjoy the beauty of the mountains. When not hiking, biking, or skiing, Susie runs Crimson Cat Studios in Lakewood and loves capturing portraits of families, pets, and couples against the gorgeous backdrops that Colorado offers.