Title Chicago in stone and clay a guide to the Windy City's architectural geology Raymond Wiggers

Published Ithaca [New York] Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press 2022 ©2022

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Description 1 online resource illustrations, maps Series Book collections on Project MUSE Contents Notes on the Book's Format, and Tips for Exploring Chicago's Geology -- Chicago's Geologic Setting and History -- The Geology of Building Materials -- Foundations : Engineering in a Birthplace (and Worst Place) for Skyscrapers -- The Loop : Northeastern Quadrant -- The Loop : Southeastern Quadrant -- The Loop : Southwestern Quadrant -- The Loop : Northwestern Quadrant -- Near West Side, Garfield Park, & Humboldt Park -- South Loop, Museum Campus, Prairie Avenue, Douglas, & Bronzeville -- McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, & Englewood -- Auburn Gresham, South Shore, South Chicago, & Pullman -- The Magnificent Mile & Streeterville -- River North -- The Gold Coast & Old Town -- Logan Square, Lincoln Park, & Lake View -- Uptown & Ravenswood -- Edgewater, Rogers Park, & Sauganash Summary "A guide to the geology of Chicago's natural setting and built landscape, with descriptions of geologically derived building materials of 201 Windy City architectural sites. The book provides in-depth discussions of the origins and significance of many rock types, brick and terra cotta varieties, and ornamental metal and glass products"-- Provided by publisher Analysis chicago architecture guide, chicago's geology, architecture and natural history of chicago, architecture and building materials in chicago, geology of chicago region Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 17, 2022) Subject Building materials -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks Stone buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks Building stones -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks Geology -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks Architecture Building materials Building stones Buildings Geology Stone buildings US Midwest. History of architecture. History of the Americas. Geology & the lithosphere. Civil engineering, surveying & building. Technology. SUBJECT Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Guidebooks Subject Illinois -- Chicago Genre/Form Guidebooks Form Electronic book LC no. 2021051823 ISBN 9781501765087 1501765086 9781501765070 1501765078 150176506X 9781501765063

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