Portrait of Chicago [antikvár]

Portroit ofCHICAGOThe Wriglcy Building Clock Tower andthe gatepost of the Michigan Avenue Brídge occupy the site where Louis Joliiét and Jacques Marqueíte Jogged in 1673 thefirst Janding by Europeans aí ívhat is now the heart of Chicago.INTRODUCTIONThe most remarkable feature of Chicago is its size. The boundaries begin at the western shore of Laké Michigan, one of the largest fresh-water lakes in the world, and extend beyond the prairies where the Potawatomi In-dians were the originál inhabitants. Their fishing and hunting grounds are now Chicago's Iakefront, parks, and numerous neighborhoods and business districts.Alsó evident is the city's diversity in its people, archi-tecture, and way of doing things. The city's populace consists of national and ethnic groups from every region and country on the globe. The buildings that grace the skyline and the neighborhoods are influenced by cen-turies of architectural modes ranging from classical Gre-cian styles to modern glass and steel. Dreamers, poets, builders, hustlers, and evangelists all have made contri-butions which shaped the city.Chicago is home to just under four millión people. Surrounding communities account for an additional three millión residents, bringing the totál Chicagoland population to seven millión, the nation's second largest metropolitan area.The most visible part of the city is the Loop, the heart of its business and financial activities. Nearly one millión of the area's residents commute daily to work and shop in this downtown area, a "loop" of steel rails which surrounds Chicago's busiest and most dynamic square mile. In other locales, Chicago is a city of calloused