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By Chicago Architecture Foundation, Ellen Christenson

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Today Chicago's Central Michigan Avenue is a busy commercial and cultural center situated on the beautiful lakefront. Easy access to office buildings, major cultural attractions, and parks makes it one of the premier tourist destinations in the city. This book traces the history of the avenue from the 1860s to the present day. Once a genteel residential neighborhood, Central Michigan Avenue was reborn after the 1871 Chicago fire. Over time a street wall of buildings took shape on the west s...

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Art, Architecture & Photography Social Sciences History Architecture Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous United States History History & Criticism - Architecture Urban Studies Urban Architecture & Design Geographic Locations - Architecture Building Types - Architecture United States History - Midwestern Region General & Miscellaneous Architectural History & Criticism Urban Studies - General & Miscellaneous U.S.A. - General & Miscellaneous Architecture Skyscrapers U.S.A. - Midwest & Great Plains Architecture Illinois - State & Local History Chicago (Ill.)->Buildings, structures, etc.