Lake Michigan dominates this coastal perspective, where the northeastern edge of Chicago meets the waterfront. This 2018 survey focuses on the maritime infrastructure and educational institutions situated at the heart of the city’s lakefront. The map documents the complex water geometry of the Chicago Harbor and Outer Harbor, including the industrial history hinted at by the Ogden Slip near the mouth of the Chicago River. Inland, the urban fabric is defined by a cluster of higher education centers such as Roosevelt Univ, National Louis Univ, and the American Acad of Art. The Chicago Lakefront Trail provides a continuous thread along the shoreline, marking the intersection of public recreation and dense urban development near major thoroughfares like E Grand Ave and E Chicago Ave.
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1889 · Chicago
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Chicago
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1899 · Evanston
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Chicago
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Chicago
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1928 · Evanston
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Jackson Park
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Englewood
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1929 · Chicago Loop
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Evanston
USGS Topo · 1:24,000