Grade 3 Virtual Museum Project

Central Elementary School, Wilmette, IL

Walking Tour of Chicago Loop

Our class took a walking tour of the Chicago downtown area. It is called "The Loop" because the elevated train (El) makes a complete loop around the downtown business area. We saw buildings and statues . 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:

Art Institute by Katie B.

Board of Trade Building by Chris M.

Alexander Calder by Alex H.

Marc Chagall by Rachel N.

Chicago Temple by Peter L.

Richard J. Daley by Grace M.

Jean Dubuffet by Grace W.

"Flamingo" by Caterina M.

Richard Hunt By Sean A.

Inland Steel Building by Ian H.

Marquette Building by Dylan W.

Miro's "Chicago" by Sara M.

Monadnock Building by Claire M.

1st National Bank of Chicago by Erik B.

Pablo Picasso by Lydia M.

Mies Van Der Rohe by Evan N.

Rookery Building by Nina P.

Thompson Center by Daniel R.

Harold Washington Library

Frank Lloyd Wright by Cooper D.


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