Chicago Avenue Pumping Station - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Metro2
N 41° 53.833 W 087° 37.435
16T E 448246 N 4638552
This Pumping Station is across the street from Chicago's iconic water tower- the address is 821 North Michigan Avenue.
Waymark Code: WMBY83
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2011
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This pumping station and the nearby Chicago Water Tower and Chicago Fire Department Fire Station No. 98 comprise the Old Chicago Water Tower District.
This building was constructed in 1869.
It has won several awards for its redevlopment and renovation.
Read more about the building at (
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This Chicago website (
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Here is the verification from the Illinois HAARGIS site- (
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