Grade 3 Virtual Museum Project
Central Elementary School, Wilmette, IL
Walking Tour of Chicago: Michigan Avenue - The Gold Coast
Our class took a walking tour of North Michigan Avenue. This area of downtown Chicago began as a residential area called "Pine Street". When the Chicago Michigan Avenue Bridge was built, it connected the southern and northern parts of Michigan Avenue. The quiet residential area became the home of skyscrapers, office buildings, and commercial enterprises.
Before we went, each of us researched a building, statue, architect or artist and shared our information with our classmates. Here is what we saw and learned:
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Allerton Hotel by Alex C. |
Michigan Avenue Bridge by Molly S. |
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Boyington, William by Elizabeth W. |
Museum of Contemporary Art by Hanna S. |
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Chicago Place by Michael R. |
Old Water Tower by Matt H. |
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DuSable, Jean Baptiste Point by Kate H. |
Palmolive Building by Erin L. |
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Equitable Building by John K. |
Realtor Building by Jace B. |
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Fort Dearborn by Nicholas F. |
Tribune Tower by Diana V. |
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Fourth Presbyterian Church by Cassie C. |
Water Tower Place by Geoffrey T. |
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Hancock, John by Nick O. |
Water Tower Pumping Station by John S. |
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Hotel Intercontinental by Quinn P. |
Women's Athletic Club by Jet G. |
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John Hancock Building by Guy M. |
Wrigley Building by Sam F. |
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McGraw-Hill Building by Claire K. |
Wrigley, William Jr. by Eliana B. |
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