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 Illinois Central RR. 
 
 Chicago: The Vacation 
 City. 
 
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 Come and show me another city with 
 lifted, head so proud to be alive . . . 
 — Carl Sandburg 
 
 HERE are those who have said Chicago was without "atmosphere," and so 
 they have traveled afar seeking that intangible and elusive quality — now 
 on The Strand of London, again in the Quartier Latin of Paris, the Louvre 
 or in the Luxembourg Gardens, again Unter den Linden in Berlin, or on 
 some exotic Oriental Bund, and they have come back, and have found it — 
 in Chicago . . . Chicago with its gleaming strands of beach, its broad boulevards, 
 its inviting parks, its Far East lagoons, its palatial hotels — their dining rooms set at the 
 very edge of the "lake that is an ocean." 
 
 Europeans have sauntered up Michigan Avenue at theatre time, when the moon was 
 climbing out of the lake, silhouetting the classic lions of the Art Institute against a 
 Maxfield Parrish sky, glorifying the Grecian peristyle with its silver radiance, and they 
 have pronounced it the most colorful boulevard in the world. By day, they have called 
 it inspiring: On one side towering skyscrapers that stretch blocks and blocks north 
 and south; on the other, the expanse of Lake Michigan which gives the glamour and 
 color and bigness to this enchanted highway. 
 
 Chicago has been called essentially a commercial and industrial city. But Chicago 
 is also a great educational center with four great universities and a score of schools 
 and colleges with national reputations for excellence. Chicago is unique in the patronage 
 of arts. And, like any community with a developing artistic consciousness, is reflecting 
 that consciousness in the construction of its buildings, the development of its parks. 
 Four of the most magnificent sculptural masterpieces extant are in Chicago's possession, 
 two by Chicago's own Lorado Taft — "The Spirit of the Lakes" Fountain in Grant 
 Park and "The Passing of Time" in Washington Park; St. Gaudens' famous statue of 
 Lincoln in Lincoln Park and Ivan Mestrovic's bronze American Indians on the pylons of 
 the Congress Street Bridge in Grant Park. Akin to these expressions in sculpture are 
 the Field Museum; the Soldier Field Stadium in Grant Park close to the site of the imposing 
 new terminal which the Illinois Central will soon construct; the beautiful Buckingham 
 fountain, the new Shedd Aquarium, the Adler Planetarium, and several architectural 
 achievements in modern business buildings. Here, in Chicago, internationally-known 
 painters, writers and sculptors found the inspiration and help and sympathy which brought 
 recognition for their art. 
 
 ^ Chicago makes no atmospheric gesture. It has no Greenwich Village with its fads 
 
 "and affectations. But, here and there, in the busy Loop, in the "Quartier Latin" of 
 
 the near North Side, and elsewhere, you will find quaint cafes with universal appeal, 
 
 where little groups gather, interested in this or that artistic movement — people who are 
 
 iidoing things. 
 
 .^ Chicago is energetic. Chicago is deeply elemental. Chicago is a city of famous 
 contrasts. If you visit Chicago and make an effort to know her, instead of just "passing 
 through" her busy Loop; if you idle in the cool breeze along the beaches of the incom- 
 parable Lake Front; if you traverse her beautiful boulevards; if you vision and experience 
 the aesthetic side of Chicago, then you will come away with the consciousness that this is 
 
 . -the greatest summer resort city in the world, and the most intensely interesting city. 
 
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 S/a/c anJ Madison Streets, WorlJ*s Busiest Corner 
 
 Chicago's Summer Climate 
 
 Th.it Chicago's summer wcuhcr is iicHghltuii\' temperate is due in a large measure 
 to the presence of the immense body of water at its gates. Lake Michigan is the great 
 moderator of temperatures; in summer it is the vast refrigeration plant that keeps the 
 city refreshingly cool. There are occasional hot days, of course; but it is then that 
 the famous hree/es of Chicago come into play, sweeping over the cool green water and 
 restoring the bracing quality to the air. 
 
 From Mav until October, often until Christmas, the climate of Chicago is notably 
 fine. But it is in summer particularly that the visitor appreciates the sparkling clear 
 days that tempt to continued outdoor activity and the cool, sleep-inducing nights. 
 There are, in fact, many summer days when one who has brought no topcoat or light 
 wrap is likely to feel chilly when at rest out of doors. The vigorous energy of Chicago's 
 citizens is famous, and there is little doubt that the climate has much to do with its 
 manifestation. Chicago, too, is one of the healtiiiest cities on the continent. Average 
 temperatures during 1929 were as follows: April, 51.1; May, 56.S; June, 64.4; July, 73.8; 
 August, 70.6; September, 64.6; October, 5 3.1. 
 
 The summer visitor in Chicago has every reasonable expectation of bright, cool days, 
 weather of the most favorable quality for sight-seeing and outdoor recreation. And, 
 on those rare occasions when there comes a hot day or two. Lake Michigan, with its 
 unlimited opportunities for bathing and water excursions, affords readv relief. In all 
 America there is no large city where one may play and rest so comfortably during a 
 summer vacation. That is reflected in the growing custom amongst Chicagoans of remain- 
 ing in Chicago during the summer and taking a winter vacation in Florida or on the 
 Mississippi Gulf Coast. 
 
 Whiter in Chicago. Not all of Chicago's attractions are found during the summer 
 
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 months. With a winter climate in which unpleasant extremes of temperature are 
 lacking, the devotee of skating, skiing, tobogganing, and numerous other outdoor sports 
 is sure to find much enjoyment in Chicago, "the winter resort." 
 
 Arrival at Chicago via Illinois Central 
 
 The traveler who enters Chicago from the south, via the fine trains of the Illinois 
 Central System, receives a uniform series of pleasant impressions. 
 
 The Chicago terminals of the Illinois Central are the finest and most attractive 
 in the city. From a point 60 miles distant there are 26 miles of three main tracks; 6 miles 
 of four main tracks; 15 miles of six main tracks; 8 miles of eight main tracks; and for 
 the final 5 miles there are ten main tracks. This multiple terminal trackage from the 
 suburbs to the very heart of the metropolis is an important factor in the on-time record 
 of Illinois Central trains. 
 
 Matteson, 27 miles south of Central Station, is the terminus of the Illinois Central 
 Electric suburban service. North of Matteson, on the right, is the Olympia Fields Coun- 
 try Club, one of the largest and most beautiful in the suburbs, with four 18-hole courses. 
 At Flossmoor is an attractive suburban community, with two handsome country clubs 
 adjacent, Flossmoor and Idlewild. At Homewood, the next suburban town, is the attrac- 
 tive Ravisloe Country Club, on the left, and opposite Calumet Station is The Calumet 
 Country Club. 
 
 Between Homewood and Harvey is the vast Illinois Central Markham Yard, one of 
 the largest individual railway freight yards on earth, probably the greatest in point of 
 modern equipment and facilities. It extends from Homewood to Harvey, three and one- 
 half miles; and it is used to classify all Illinois Central freight except that of the Western 
 
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 Chicago SkxH-rafcrs: PillsficlJ Bnihlhig, (1), Palniolin- BuiUiii^ (2), Malher Tower (3), 
 
 Daily News Building (4), Wiltonghby Tower (!), 333 North Michigan 
 
 Atcniie Building (6), Mcdinab Athletic Club (7) 
 
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 Lines. The yard has a total present capacity of approximately 9,000 cars, and is capable 
 of handling about 4,000 cars per day in each direction. 
 
 Harvey, which comes next, is a prosperous industrial and residential town with sev- 
 eral large manufacturing plants. Near 147th Street the Little Calumet River is crossed, 
 and again at Riverdale (137th Street), where it marks the southern limit of Chicago. 
 Wildwood (127th Street), another important freight yard of the Illinois Central, appears 
 on the right, and a short distance north a suburban line branches westward through in- 
 dustrial communities at Piano and West Pullman to Blue Island, with pleasant residential 
 districts between. At Kensington, South Shore Line electric trains diverge to the right 
 for Gary, The Dunes, and Michigan City. North of Kensington the tracks traverse the 
 great Calumet industrial district, and huge manufacturing plants are numerous; on the 
 right, at Pullman Station, the immense plant of the Pullman Company may be seen, and 
 a glimpse of Lake Calumet is disclosed a little farther north. The principal shops of the 
 Illinois Central are at Burnside (95th Street) , on the left. 
 
 Shortly after leaving Burnside, the line enters a populous residence district and soon is 
 skirting beautiful Jackson Park, where the old Palace of Fine Arts, a stately architectural 
 survival of the Columbian Exposition, may be seen on the right. Operations are under way 
 for the restoration of this building as the Museum of Science and Industry, to house ex- 
 hibits which will include almost every mechanical invention that has contributed to 
 our civilization. The train crosses the famous Midway Plaisance, down whose charming 
 course, to the left, may be glimpsed the buildings of Chicago University. The adjacent 
 residence sections are among the best in the city, and there is a number of excellent hotels 
 in the neighborhood. At 51st Street the tracks emerge upon the shore of Lake Michi- 
 gan, where the process of filling in to make park areas is in progress, and follow the shore 
 to Central Station, the passenger terminal. Soon, the huge Soldier Field Stadium and 
 the majestic Field Museum appear and as the train slows down for its final stop at Central 
 Station, it passes underneath the elevated tracks of the Illinois Central main line to 
 Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, and the West. 
 
 From the west, the entrance to Chicago over the Illinois Central takes one through 
 many charming suburban communities, thence the manufacturing and residence districts 
 of the southwest side to Central Station. 
 
 Trains Stop in South Side Residence District 
 
 All Illinois Central trains from the South make regular stops at Woodlawn (63d, 
 Street), Hyde Park (53d Street), and practically all at 43d Street, as a convenience 
 to those who wish to reach the adjacent hotels and homes; baggage may be checked to 
 those stations. Elevated railroad trains may be taken at 63d Street and 43d Street 
 Stations; surface lines operate from all three of them. 
 
 Central Station, on the Boulevard System, has an incomparable situation on the lake 
 shore. Just off Michigan Boulevard, Chicago's most imposing thoroughfare, at Roose- 
 velt Road, it places all of Chicago within easy reach by automobile. It is convenient 
 to the down-town hotels, the theatres, steamship docks, and other places of public 
 interest. The nearest street car line and nearest elevated station (Roosevelt Road) 
 are at Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road, only one and one-half blocks west. Motor bus 
 lines, passing the entrance to Central Station, provide convenient service to all parts of 
 the city over Chicago's famous boulevards. 
 
 Baggage and Taxicah Sen ice. Uniformed Parmelee Transfer Agents canvass the 
 trains into Chicago, and arrangements may be made with them for the delivery of bag- 
 gage to any place in the city. The same Company maintains omnibus service from Cen- 
 tral Station to the principal down-town hotels and to other railroad stations. Care should 
 be exercised to entrust baggage checks only to authorized representatives of responsible 
 transfer, express or railroad companies, and a receipt should always be taken. 
 
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 Chicago Shytcrapen: Conhm-n/jl llhvnii Ba>:k Ihuhlivs. (1), Tnhunc Tnurr O.S/rj,,. B„:IJiff; (3), 
 Wriglix Biiililwxs (4). Chii-axo Temple BtiilJnig (S). Foremaii-S/jle National Bank Building (6) 
 
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 Taxicabs for hire will be found at the entrance to Central Station, also at 63d, 53d, 
 and 43d Street Stations. 
 
 Illinois Central Electrification and Terminal Reconstruction 
 
 This gigantic project, already well under way, includes three main objects: The 
 electrification of all Illinois Central transportation between Randolph Street and the 
 southerly city limits, also including suburban service to Matteson and Blue Island, and 
 freight and through passenger service north of Markham Yard; extensive changes in 
 grade, relocation of tracks, and the erection of a new passenger terminal at Roosevelt 
 Road, and a new suburban terminal at Randolph Street. 
 
 Of this plan, the suburban service has been electrified and in complete operation since 
 the summer of 1926. The electrification of the freight service north of 39th Street was 
 completed in 1929. The electrification of the freight service south of 39th Street will 
 be completed by 1935, while the electrification of the through passenger service is now 
 planned to be completed in 1940. 
 
 The new passenger terminal will occupy the site of the present train shed just west 
 of the Field Museum, its northern facade touching Roosevelt Road which will be con- 
 tinued across the tracks into Grant Park. The area for the passenger terminal is 102 
 acres in extent, with a frontage of 693 feet on Roosevelt Road, and extending south- 
 ward for two and one-quarter miles, with an average width of 640 feet. The architec- 
 ture of the new terminal will harmonize in style and color with that of the Field Museum, 
 and will be a splendid adornment of the new Grant Park. 
 
 Randolph Street suburban station will be reconstructed on an enlarged plan and will 
 be completed in 1931. The station will have entrances from the west side of Michigan 
 Avenue through the present subway as well as entrances from the east side of Michigan 
 Avenue. A station will also be constructed at South Water Street for the convenience 
 of the patrons in that vicinity. All of the suburban stations from Randolph Street to 
 Matteson, Blue Island and South Chicago have been changed and improved. 
 
 More than $82,000,000 will be expended upon this entire development including 
 electrification, erection of new passenger terminals, construction of Markham Yard, 
 expansion of local freight terminal at South Water St. and grade separation, and will be 
 carried out simultaneously with the creation by the city of new lake-front park areas from 
 Roosevelt Road to Jackson Park. 
 
 Transportation Facilities 
 
 All parts of Chicago are closely connected by various systems of transportation of 
 such high efficiency that practically any point in the city may be reached quickly and 
 comfortably. These transportation systems include the railway suburban service, the 
 street railways, the elevated railways and the motor-bus lines. 
 
 The Illinois Central operates fast and frequent electric suburban trains from down- 
 town stations (Randolph and Van Buren Streets) to Matteson, South Chicago and Blue 
 Island, serving some of the most attractive residence districts on the South Side, as well 
 as the hotels, bathing beaches and country clubs in that part of the city and suburbs. 
 Its importance may be understood by the fact that approximately 550 trains are oj>er- 
 ated each week day, and that some 140,000 passengers are carried. Chicago's South Side 
 enjoys the best suburban service in the world. 
 
 The Illinois Central also operates suburban service westward to Addison, 24 miles. 
 
 The street car system of Chicago is the largest in the world under single manage- 
 ment. The lines radiate in every direction from the business district, and are intersected 
 by cross city routes which reach all parts of the metropolis. Two and a half million 
 persons pay cash fares daily on Chicago street cars. A liberal system of successive trans- 
 fers is in effect whereby the passenger may travel long distances over authorized routes 
 
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 Chicaxo Diparlmcnl S/om: Mandel Bros. (1), Marshall Field ^ Co. (2), The Daih Co. (3), 
 Carson Piric Sioll H Co. W,The Fair (5), Boston Store (6) 
 
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 for a single fare; transfers should always be requested upon payment of fare. A numbei 
 of "Through Route Cars" are also operated, avoiding necessity for transferring. Surface 
 cars are "pay-as-you-enter" and stop at the white banded posts on the near side of street 
 crossings, and after rounding curves. 
 
 The elevated railroads afford another excellent means of travel. Radiating from the 
 Loop, whose boundaries they themselves form, the elevated lines extend beyond the city 
 limits on the North and West sides, and for a distance of ten miles on the South Side, 
 with several branch lines to business and residence districts. The elevated railroads have 
 230 miles of track, and carry an average of 700,000 passengers daily. There are eleven 
 elevated stations in the Loop. 
 
 Chicago's taxicab service is without exception the finest to be found anywhere. 
 
 In addition to the foregoing, motor-busses run regularly from Michigan Boulevard 
 north, south and west along the boulevards, and through many of the parks. 
 
 Chicago's Hotels 
 
 The hotels of Chicago are numerous and varied, as befits a great metropolis. Some 
 of them are internationally famous in appointments and service. Chicago has hotels to 
 suit the tastes and means of everyone, both down town and in the residence districts. 
 
 Most of the down-town hotels are conducted upon the European plan; those in the 
 residence districts are either European plan or optionally European and American plans. 
 In addition there are many apartment hotels in the residence sections that also maintain 
 restaurants in the establishments. Chicago's normal hotel capacity is more than 100,000 
 rooms. Its principal hotels are: 
 
 Down Town 
 
 Atlantic, 316-328 S. Clark St. 
 
 Auditurium, Michigan Blvd. at Congress St. 
 
 Bismarck, Randolph and Wells Sts. 
 
 Blackstone, Michigan Blvd. and Seventh St. 
 
 Brevoort, 120 W. Madison St. 
 
 Congress, Michigan Ave. and Congress St. 
 
 Fort Dearborn, La Salle and Van Buren Sts. 
 
 Great Northern, Jackson, Dearborn and Quincy St; 
 
 La Salle, Madison and La Salle Sts. 
 
 Lorraine, 411 S. Wabash Ave. 
 
 Majestic, 29 Quincy St. 
 Morrison, Clark and Madison Sts. 
 Palmer House, State and Monroe Sts. 
 Planters, Clark and Madison Sts. 
 Sherman, Clark and Randolph Sts. 
 Stevens, Michigan Blvd. and Seventh St. 
 Washington, 167 W. \Cashington Blvd. 
 Y. M. C. A., 822 S. Wabash Ave. 
 Y. W. C. A., 830 S. Michigan Blvd. 
 
 South Side 
 
 Aragon, 54ih St. and Cornell Ave. 
 
 Belvidere, 46 5 S Lake Park Ave. 
 
 Bernard, 4170 Dre.xel Blvd. 
 
 Broadview, SS40 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 Bryson, 4932 Lake Park Ave. 
 
 Carolan, SSth St. and Cornell Ave. 
 
 Chicago Beach, 1600 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 Colonial, 63d St. and Kenwood Ave. 
 
 Cornada, 52 12 Cornell Ave. 
 
 Cornell, SSth St. and Cornell Ave. 
 
 Cornell Towers, 5 346 Cornell Ave. 
 
 Country Club Apt., 693 South Shore Driv( 
 
 Crest, 67th Place and Stony Island Ave. 
 
 Dcllwood Apt., 5440 Harper Ave. 
 
 Del Prado, 5 5 07 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 Dorchester, 1401 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 Dorchester Manor, 5226 Dorchester Ave. 
 
 Dornell, 5326 Cornell Ave. 
 
 Drexel Arms, Oakwood and Drexel Blvds. 
 
 Drexel View, 43 5 8 Drexel Blvd. 
 
 East End Park, Hyde Park Blvd. at S3rd St. 
 
 East View, 4941 Lake Park Ave. 
 
 Ellis Arms, 4201 Ellis Ave. 
 
 Elms, 5 3d St. and Cornell Ave. 
 
 Fairfax, 13 69 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 Flamingo, 5 520 South Shore Drive 
 
 Gaylord, 5316 Dorchester Ave. 
 
 Gladstone, 62d St. and Kenwood Ave. 
 
 Glen Eden Apt., 5130 Dorchester Ave. 
 
 Glcnwood, 653 5 Woodlawn Ave. 
 
 Harper-Surf, 5426 Harper Ave. 
 
 Harper P!aza, 5129 Harper Ave. 
 
 Harvard, 5714 Blackstone Ave. 
 
 Hayes, 64th St. and University Ave. 
 
 Hyde Park, Hyde Park Blvd. and Lake Park Ave. 
 
 Ingleside Plaza, 6234 Ingleside Ave. 
 
 Kenrose, 6417 Kenwood Ave. 
 
 Kenwood, 4700 Kenwood Ave. 
 
 Kenwood, 6318 Kenwood Ave. 
 
 Lake Ridge, 466 5 Lake Park Ave. 
 
 Lexington, Michigan Blvd. and 22d St. 
 
 Madison Park, 13 80 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 Mansfield, 6432 Cottage Grove Ave. 
 
 Mayfair, 5496 Hvde Park Blvd. 
 
 Mayflower, 64th St. and Cottage Grove Ave. 
 
 Metropole, Michigan Blvd. and 23d St. 
 
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 Buildings Devoted lo Single InJuil I It M, , j j k M- [■ ,, ,: . 
 
 Marl (J), Insurance Exchange (4), Engiiucriiig liliig. 0), MeJual and 
 Dental Arts (6), Builders Bidg. (7) 
 
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 Michigan, 54S8 S. Michigan Ave. 
 
 Mira-Mar, 6218 Woodlawn Ave. 
 
 New Park, 67th Place and Stony Island Ave. 
 
 New Southern, Michigan Blvd. and 13th St. 
 
 Park Beach, S327 Cornell Ave. 
 
 Park Shore, 17SS E. 5 5th St. 
 
 Park View, 43 58 Drexel Blvd. 
 
 Pershing, 64th St. and Cottage Grove Ave. 
 
 Piccadilly, 5107 Blackstone Ave. 
 
 Plaisance, 1541 E. 60th St. 
 
 Ritz, 471 1 Kenwood Ave. 
 
 Riviera, 4900 Blackstone Ave. 
 
 St. George, 143 5 E. 60th St. 
 
 Saranac, 5 541 Everett Ave. 
 
 Shorcland, 5 5th St. and South Shore Drive 
 
 Southland, 1330 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 Southmoor, Stony Island Ave. at 67th St. 
 
 South Shore, 1454 Hyde Park Blvd. 
 
 South Shore Club, 2373 E. 70th St. 
 
 South Shore View, South Shore Drive and 71st St. 
 
 Stock Yard Inn, 42d and Halsted Sts. 
 
 Strand, 6323 Cottage Grove Ave. 
 
 Sutherland, 47th St. and Drexel Blvd. 
 
 Tudor-Ellis, 43 00 Ellis Ave. 
 
 Tudor Towers, 513 5 Blackstone Ave. 
 
 University Apt., 6401 University Ave. 
 
 Versailles, 5234 Dorchester Ave. 
 
 Wedgewood, Woodlawn Ave. at 64th St. 
 
 Wilmington, 4901 Drexel Ave. 
 
 Wilshire Apt., 6450 Kenwood Ave. 
 
 Windermere East, 1642 E. 56th St. 
 
 Windermere West, 5 6th St. and Cornell Ave. 
 
 Woodmere, 4641 Woodlawn Ave. 
 
 Woodridge Apt., 5140 Woodlawn Ave. 
 
 North Side 
 
 Admiral, 909 Foster Ave. 
 
 Ainslie, 3206 Ainslie St. 
 
 Albion Shore, 123 5 Albion Ave. 
 
 Alexandria, Rush and Ohio Sts. 
 
 Allcrton Club, 701 N. Michigan Ave. 
 
 Ambassador, North State and Goethe Sts. 
 
 Belden-Stratford, 2 3 00 Lincoln Parkway 
 
 Belmont, 3156 Sheridan Road 
 
 Bentmerc, 601 Diversey Parkway 
 
 Berkshire, 1 S E. Ohio St. 
 
 Birchmont, 1456 Fargo Ave. 
 
 Bradley, Rush St. and Grand Ave. 
 
 Briar, 540 Briar Place 
 
 Broadmawr, 5 5 54 Broadway 
 
 Broadmoor Apt., 7606 Bosworth Ave. 
 
 Broadway Plaisance, 4040 Broadway 
 
 Bryn Mawr, 5 530 Winthrop Ave. 
 
 Buena Oaks, 940 Buena Park Terrace 
 
 Buena Terrace, 4246 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Burke Manor, 3616 Pine Grove Ave. 
 
 Cass, 644 Cass St. 
 
 Cedar, 1118 N. State St. 
 
 Chapman, 4707 Maiden St. 
 
 Chateau, 3 83 8 Broadway 
 
 Chelsea, 920 Wilson Ave. 
 
 Churchill, 125 5 N. State St. 
 
 Clarendon Beach, 831 Wilson Ave. 
 
 Claridge, 1244 N. Dearborn Parkway 
 
 Cluxton, 74 5 Greenview Ave. 
 
 Commodore, 5 547 Kenmore Ave. 
 
 Commodore, 420 Melrose Ave. 
 
 Commonwealth, Pine Grove Ave. and Diversey 
 
 Parkway 
 Copeland, 5009 Sheridan Road 
 Coronado, 62 59 Winthrop Ave. 
 Cromwell, 5718 Winthrop Ave. 
 Darlington, 4700 N. Racine Ave. 
 Dearborn Parkway, 1504 N. Dearborn Pkwy. 
 Devonshire, 19 E. Ohio St. 
 De Witt, 244 E. Pearson St. 
 Diversey Arms, 644 Diversey Parkway 
 Diversey Parkway, 609 Diversey Parkway 
 Donnioor Apt., 92 1 Eastwood Ave. 
 Drake, Lake Shore Drive and N. Michigan Blvd. 
 Eastgate, 162 E. Ontario St. 
 Eastwood Beach, 8 1 1 Eastwood Ave. 
 Edgewater Beach, $349 Sheridan Road 
 
 Embassy, 2756 Pine Grove Ave. 
 
 Envoy, 5 63 3 Kenmore Ave. 
 
 Flanders, 413 5 Broadway 
 
 Fossmore, 5 12 5 Kenmore Ave. 
 
 Francis, 5054 Winthrop Ave. 
 
 Geneva Apt., 5130 Kenmore Ave. 
 
 Glenn, 4940 Winthrop Ave. 
 
 Glengyle Apt., 941 Glengyle PI. 
 
 Gordon Terrace, 4127 Clarendon Ave. 
 
 Granada, 523 Arlington Place 
 
 Grandeur Apt., 105 5 Granville Ave. 
 
 Grasmere, 4621 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Haliburton, 6954 Greenview Ave. 
 
 Hayes North, 420 Diversey Parkway 
 
 Kellshore, 73 8 Irving Park Blvd. 
 
 Kenmore Beach, 5 52 3 Kenmore Ave. 
 
 Knickerbocker, 161 E. Walton Place 
 
 Lafayette, 4606 N. Racine Ave. 
 
 Lakeland Apt., 4541 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Lake Shore Drive, 181 Lake Shore Drive 
 
 La Salle Pla/a, 873 N. La Salle St. 
 
 Lawrence, 4727 Maiden Ave. 
 
 Leiand, Leland and Racine Aves. 
 
 Lincoln Park Arms, 273 8 Pine Grove Ave. 
 
 Lincoln Park West, 2136 Lincoln Park West 
 
 Loyola Arms, 123 3 Loyola Ave. 
 
 Luzerne, 2004 N. Park Ave. 
 
 Maryland, Delaware Place and Cass St. 
 
 McCormick, 900 Rush St. 
 
 Melbourne, 462 5 N. Racine Ave. 
 
 Melrose, 451 Melrose St. 
 
 Monterey, 4300 Clarendon Ave. 
 
 Nautilus, 6165 Winthrop Ave. 
 
 Newberry, 813 N. Dearborn St. 
 
 New Lawrence, 1020 Lawrence Ave. 
 
 Norman, 1323 Wilson Ave. 
 
 Northmere, 4943 Kenmore Ave. 
 
 North Park, 1927 N. Park Ave. 
 
 Park Lane, 2 842 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Parkway, Lincoln Park West and Garfield Av 
 
 Pearson, Michigan Ave. and Pearson St. 
 
 Plaza, North Ave. and North Clark St. 
 
 Rienzi, 600 Diversey Parkway 
 
 Rogers Park, 6805 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 St. Clair, Ohio and St. Clair Sts. 
 
 St. Giles, 3318 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Seneca, 200 E. Chestnut St. 
 
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 FcJcral BuiUing 
 
 Seville, 4144 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Sheldrake, 4! I 8 Clarendon Ave. 
 
 Sherburne Beach, 62 5 9 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Shcrconibe, 40} ( Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Sheridan Arms, 72 5 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Sheridan Beach, 7301 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Sheridan Plaza. Sheridan Rd. and Wilson Av 
 
 Sherlak, 4641 Sheridan Road 
 
 Shoreham, 3318 Sheridan Road 
 
 Shore Crest, 420 Wrigluwood Ave. 
 
 Sinton, 4943 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Sovereign, Kenmore at Granville Ave. 
 
 Stanlcigh Apartment, 6800 Sheridan Road 
 
 Stratford, 4131 Sheridan Road 
 
 Surf, Surf and Pine Grove Ave. 
 
 Surf ridge, 5 57 Surf St. 
 
 Uptown, 4700 Broadway 
 
 Viceroy, 47 5 8 Kenmore 
 
 Virginia, Rush and Ohio Sts. 
 
 Walton, 1019 N. Dearborn St. 
 
 Webster, Lincoln Park West at Webster Av 
 
 Wellington Arms, 2900 Sheridan Road 
 
 Windale, 6019 Winthrop Ave. 
 
 West Side 
 
 Alcazar, 3000 V7ashington Blvd. 
 Austin Manor, 312 N. Central Ave. 
 
 Central Plaza, Central Ave. and Lake St. 
 
 Coolidge, 2950 W. ,l.ickson Blvd. 
 
 Garfield Arms, 32 56 Maypole Ave. 
 
 Gracmere, Washington Blvd. at Homan Ave. 
 
 Guyon, 4000 Washington Blvd. 
 
 Paradise Arms, 4114 W. Washington Blvd. 
 
 Vernon, 758 W. Jackson Blvd. 
 
 Highland Park, III. 
 
 Moraine 
 
 Oak Park, 111. 
 Carleton, 1110 Pleasant Ave. 
 Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. 
 Oak Park Manor, 213 N. Oak Park Ave. 
 Park. 116 Marion St. 
 Plaza, 123 Wisconsin Ave. 
 
 Evanston, 111. 
 
 nd Davis St. 
 Ave. and Greenv 
 
 Kvanshire, Main St. 
 Evanston, Forest Ave. 
 Georgian, Hinman Av 
 Greenwood Inn, Hinn 
 
 Homestead, 162 5 Hin 
 
 Library Plaza, 1637 Orrington Ave 
 North Shore, 1611 Chicago Ave. 
 Orrington, 501 Davis St. 
 Ridgeview, Main and Maple Sts. 
 
 Cafes and Restaurants 
 
 The cafes and restaurants of Chicago are so numerous that it is impossible to list 
 them m this publication. They range from costly, epicurean dining places, furnished 
 
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 '^civ hoard of Trade 
 
 City and County Building 
 
 with splendor and offering menus to satisfy the most exacting demands, as well as music 
 and facilities for dancing, to the "quick lunch" and the cafeteria. Between these are 
 many first-class restaurants where good food and attentive service may be had at prices 
 acceptable to the person of average means. Chicago, one of the great markets of the 
 world, furnishes its tables with an unlimited variety of foods from near and far; the 
 seeker for the unusual in cuisine may find the widest diversity. 
 
 Most of Chicago's hotels have their own cafes and grills, and among these are some 
 of the finest dining places in the city. The large State Street department stores also 
 maintain excellent restaurants for their shoppers. Back from the busiest traffic lanes 
 of the Loop, one may find noted restaurants with unpretentious exteriors, but with repu- 
 tations in the culinary art that bring them distinguished patronage. Many cafes provide 
 orchestras and dance floors; others have music but no dancing, and there are some that 
 avoid these adjuncts completely, featuring the quiet, restful atmosphere of their dining 
 rooms. Another class of dining place is the cabaret, where vaudeville entertainment, 
 music and dancing are the accompaniments of evening meals. 
 
 Moreover, there are many restaurants where the cuisines of other nations and climes 
 hold sway — Italian, Russian, French, German, Swedish and Creole cafes with service 
 table d'hote and a la carte, including special dishes and delicacies imported from foreign 
 lands. Some of these are in the Loop; others are scattered about the city. And the 
 colorful Chinese restaurants, with lacquer, lanterns, screens, and inlaid pearl, serving 
 chop suey, chow mein, and many other cryptic but wholesome dishes, are popular. 
 
 In the near North Side is a district containing numerous restaurants of Bohemian 
 character, each with its own "atmosphere" and special features, places that provide 
 novel variations from conventional cafes. 
 
 Less pretentious restaurants may be found at every turn and there are many cafeterias 
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 Seeing Chicago 
 
 The sight-seer has many means at his disposal for reaching the various places of 
 interest in Chicago. 
 
 Itineraries via surface and elevated railroad lines may readily be worked out, and 
 these two transportation agencies issue publications on the subject. Motor busses, oper- 
 ated south, north, and west from the Loop, provide attractive transportation along the 
 boulevards. The electric suburban service of the Illinois Central for visiting the South 
 Side country clubs, the University of Chicago, the Midway Plaisance, beautiful Jackson 
 Park, and the various delightful South Side residential sections may be used to advantage. 
 The high character and efficiency of this service may be judged by the fact that it handles 
 140,000 passengers daily. The ever-present taxicab affords, perhaps, the easiest manner 
 of going from one place to another. 
 
 For a general survey of the city, a trip in one of the large "Seeing Chicago" auto- 
 mobiles is likely to prove satisfactory and for the more adventurous, a trip by airplane 
 from the municipal airport should be the most interesting. 
 
 Here and There in the Loop 
 
 The famous Loop district of Chicago is that concentrated part of the down-town 
 business area included within the circuit made by the elevated railways; it is bounded 
 by Lake Street, Wabash Avenue, Van Buren and Wells Streets, and comprehends 42 city 
 squares. While the great business institutions of the city have long ago disregarded the 
 constricting, artificial barriers of the Loop, it, nevertheless, remains the chief center of 
 tremendous commercial activity and power. 
 
 Within the Loop district are more than 175 skyscrapers, with new structures of 
 steel and stone arising each year; 500,000 workers gather there each business day; 20,000 
 street cars, 165,000 vehicles and 1,000,000 pedestrians pass in and out daily; a city block 
 of ground is said to be worth $12,000,000. There, great financial institutions, commercial 
 enterprises, railways, public utilities, merchants, traders, and builders, as well as the Fed- 
 eral, County and City governments, have their headquarters. The unceasing streams of 
 parallel, mingling and intersecting traffic during the business hours is an extraordinary 
 spectacle; it reaches its peak at State and Madison Streets, "the busiest corner in the 
 world." 
 
 The shopping district is mainly in State Street, Wabash Avenue, and Michigan 
 Boulevard; Randolph Street is especially noted for its theatres, although these may be 
 found throughout the Loop; and La Salle Street is closely associated with finance. 
 
 Michigan Boulevard, with its titanic buildings and imposing skyline, its spacious 
 breadth and brilliant lighting, the magnificent double-deck bascule bridge near its 
 northern end, and the unobstructed view eastward to the lake, is the most impressive 
 of the down-town thoroughfares. 
 
 The Federal Building, at Clark, Adams, Dearborn, and Jackson, is a massive eight- 
 story structure, in Roman Corinthian style, of granite, surmounted by a majestic dome 
 297 feet high; it contains the principal Federal offices, including the Post Office, the 
 second largest in the U. S., which does an annual business of almost $62,000,000, approxi- 
 mately one-seventh of the gross yearly business of the entire Post Office Department of 
 the United States. A view of the great central rotimda is highly impressive. 
 
 The City and County Building, at Clark, Randolph, La Salle and Washington Streets, 
 is an attractive, colonnaded edifice of limestone and granite in the French Renaissance 
 style, which houses practically all city and county departments, including the courts; 
 it cost, equipped, $10,000,000. 
 
 The Board of Trade has been for many years one of Chicago's most interesting sights, 
 and thousands of visitors from all parts of the world have thrilled to the excitement of 
 the world's greatest grain market in operation. The magnificent new 44-story structure 
 
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 of Bedford stone recently completed at Jackson Boulevard and LaSalle Street is one of 
 Chicago's latest show places and is well worth a visit. 
 
 Nearby are some of the great bank buildings of Chicago: The Continental Illinois 
 Bank and Trust Company, Clark, LaSalle and Jackson; the Federal Reserve Bank, LaSalle 
 and Jackson; the Central Trust Company, 208 South LaSalle Street; Harris Trust and 
 Savings, 115 West Monroe; the First National, Dearborn and Monroe Streets; the impos- 
 ing new Foreman-State National Bank Building, L:Salle and Washington Streets, towering 
 over 479 feet above the streets below, and the Bankers Building, Clark and Adams Streets. 
 The District Passenger Office of the Illinois Central System is in the 208 South LaSalle 
 Street Building, Rooms 1854-56; complete information about tickets and reservations 
 may be had there, quickly and courteously. The city ticket office of the Il.inois Central 
 is in the nearby Insurance Exchange Building, another stately skyscraper, at Jackson 
 and Wells Streets. 
 
 Among the Loop buildings of more than usual interest is the Columbus Memorial 
 Building, in Spanish Renaissance style, at State and Washington; the walls of the lobby 
 display artistic mosaics, picturing scenes from the life of Christopher Columbus. In the 
 rotunda of the Marquette Building, at Adams and Dearborn, are a number of exquisite 
 mosaics depicting incidents in the career of Father Marquette, while the lintels over the 
 doorways bear bronze tablets and bas-relief ligures describing and illustrating his 
 explorations. 
 
 The Chicago Temple Building, at Washington and Clark Streets, is a combination 
 church and office structure, and one of the most impressive in the city, since its cross- 
 crowned Gothic spire rises 569 feet above the pavement. The new Pittsfield Building, 
 at Washington and Wabash, is named after the birthplace of Marshall Field. The LaSalle- 
 Wacker Building, at LaSalle Street and Wacker Drive, is an ultra modern creation of black 
 granite and Indiana limestone, 44 stories in height. The majestic Roanoke Tower, at 
 LaSalle and Madison Streets, with its two rotating beacon searchlights 520 feet above 
 the sidewalk, provides a thrilling night spectacle. The Steuben Club, at Randolph and 
 Wells Streets, is a combination club and office building, 465 feet high. To the west of 
 the Loop arises the great Daily News Building of granite and limestone, occupying the 
 block bounded by Madison Street, Canal Street and on the east by the river. Directly 
 across the river a splendid view is presented of the new Civic Opera, a glorious tribute 
 to Chicago's progress. 
 
 The fascinating skyline along Michigan Boulevard is broken abruptly here and there 
 by huge buildings climbing always upward. A few of the most conspicuous are 
 mentioned here. 
 
 The Straus Building, at Michigan and Jackson Boulevards, is a magnificent edifice, 
 in the Florentine style, 20 stories in height, with a superimposed pyramidal tower. The 
 Buckingham Building, located a few steps west of Michigan Boulevard, on Van Buren 
 Street, is a slender, beautiful new building 26 stories high. The Willoughby Tower, at 
 Michigan Boulevard and Madison Street, is another skyscraper recently completed. It 
 is of dark granite and variegated limestone, almost 5 00 feet high. 
 
 Farther north, on Michigan Boulevard, at South Water Street, the green and gold- 
 crowned tower of the Carbide and Carbon Building soars aloft over 500 feet. The 
 white Wrigley Building, at Michigan Boulevard and the river, is one of the most striking 
 structures on the skvlinc, particularly when it radiates the indirect illumination shed 
 upon it at night, and almost directly across the street stands the imposing Tribune Tower, 
 rising 462 feet above Michigan Avenue. Close by are the Bell Building, London Guarantee 
 Building, the slender Mather Tower, the Pure Oil and 3 33 North Michigan Buildings, 
 while just north of the Tribune Tower is the colossal Medinah Club. Still farther 
 north, more than a mile beyond the Loop, the new Palmolivc Building, at Michigan Boule- 
 vard and Walton Place, rears 468 feet to the clouds. 
 
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 Shops and Department Stores 
 
 Chicago has more department stores than anv other city in the world; there are 
 seven of this general character on State Street and three other retail establishments that 
 belong in the category of "big stores." Each of the Loop department stores consists of 
 one hundred or more correlated stores under one management, and offers for sale almost 
 every product and commodity that mankind requires; some of them have such additional 
 facilities as restaurants, beauty parlors, children's play rooms, tennis courts, branch post 
 offices, travel information bureaus, hospital service, and aquariums. Many of the win- 
 dow displays are true works of art. These great stores are among the wonders of the 
 city, and the visitor should not fail to see them. 
 
 Other high-class haberdashers, ladies' apparel shops, milliners and footwear estab- 
 lishments may be found in Wabash Avenue, Michigan Boulevard, and elsewhere in the 
 Loop. Jewelers, furniture stores, music, book, art, drug, and confectioners' shops, florists, 
 furriers and hatters are also well distributed throughout the eastern part of the district. 
 
 The Theatres 
 
 Chicago is one of the best theatre cities in the land, in number of playhouses, in the 
 variety of entertainments presented, and in point of discriminating patronage. Many 
 high-grade productions originate in Chicago, and practically all current plays of estab- 
 lished merit may be seen there during the season. Most of Chicago's theatres are open 
 all year. 
 
 There are about 600 places of amusement in the city, ranging from palatial struc- 
 tures, devoted to grand opera and the highest form of drama, to small photoplay houses. 
 
 The principal theatres showing stage productions in the down-town district are: 
 Adelphi Theatre, 1 1 N. Clark St. Harris Theatre, Dearborn and Lake Sts. 
 
 Apollo Theatre, 16S N. Clark St. Illinois Theatre, 6S E. Jackson Blvd. 
 
 Auditorium Theatre, 60 E. Congress St. Majestic Theatre, 22 W. Monroe St. 
 
 Blackstone Theatre, 60 E. 7th St. Palace Theatre, Randolph and La Salle Sts. 
 
 Central Theatre, 64 E. Van Burcn St. The Playhouse, 410 S. Michigan Ave. 
 
 Four Cohans Theatre, 121 N. Clark St. Princess Theatre, 319 S. Clark St. 
 
 Cort Theatre, 132 N. Dearborn St. Rialto Theatre, 336 S. State St. 
 
 Erlanger Theatre, 127 N. Clark St. Selwyn Theatre, Dearborn and Lake Sts. 
 
 Garrick Theatre, 64 W. Randolph St. State-Lake Theatre, State and Lake Sts. 
 
 Goodman Theatre, Grant Park at Monroe St. Studebaker Theatre, 418 S. Michigan Ave. 
 
 Great Northern Theatre, 26 W. Jackson Blvd. Wood's Theatre, Randolph and Dearborn Sts. 
 
 Chicago also has some of the largest photoplay theatres in the world, both down- 
 town and in the outlying residence districts, with interiors of marked architectural 
 beauty. Their programs include music, singing and dancing of quality in addition to 
 screen drama and comedy. The largest of these are: 
 
 Avalon Theatre, 164S E. 79th Street Oriental Theatre, Randolph St. near State St. 
 
 Capitol Theatre, 79th and Halsted Sts. Piccadilly Theatre, SIst St. and Blackstone Ave. 
 
 Central Park Theatre, 3i35 W. Roosevelt Rd. Riviera Theatre, 4746 N. Racine Ave. 
 
 Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. Roosevelt Theatre, 110 N. State St. 
 
 Diversey Theatre, Clark St. and Diversey Ave. Senate Theatre, 3128 W. Madison St. 
 
 Granada Theatre, 6427 Sheridan Rd. Tivoli Theatre, 632 S Cottage Grove Ave. 
 
 McVickers Theatre, 25 W. Madison St. Tower Theatre, 63d St. and Blackstone Ave. 
 
 Norshore Theatre, 1749 Howard Ave. United Artists Theatre, Dearborn and Randolph Sts. 
 
 North Center Theatre, Lincoln St. & Irving Pk. Blvd. Uptown Theatre, Broadway and Lawrence Ave. 
 Pantheon Theatre. 4642 Sheridan Rd. 
 
 Music in Chicago 
 
 Chicago has its own opera, its own orchestra, a large number of choral societies, two 
 of the largest music schools in the land, and the largest manufactory of musical instru- 
 ments. 
 
 The Chicago Civic Opcni is the only organization of its kind in the world. Each 
 year there is a season of grand opera, extending from November till January. In the 
 
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 old auditorium, where the operas were presented until 1929, many stars first won fame. 
 The new Chicago Civic Opera is now presented in a magnificent new structure, probably 
 the finest of its kind in the world. The building wherein the Civic Opera has its new 
 home is known as The 20 Wacker Drive Building. It is 42 stories high, of soft grey 
 stone, with all the richness of decoration and architectural adornment befitting a 
 structure of this character. 
 
 Besides the main auditorium, with a seating capacity of approximately 3,500, there 
 will be a theatre seating about 850 persons. 
 
 The Chicago Sym[>hony Orchestra, founded by Theodore Thomas in 1890, now ranks 
 as one of the finest on the globe. Concerts are given Friday afternoons and Saturday 
 evenings in Orchestra Hall (a handsome auditorium that seats 2,577 persons) during 
 a season of 28 weeks that begins in October and ends in April. 
 
 Among the other leading musical organizations arc the Apollo Musical Club, Chicago 
 Mendelssohn Club, and the Chicago Band Association. During the winter season each 
 week-end finds a number of internationally famous musicians appearing in concert. 
 
 Ravinia Park — Summer Opera. This beautiful amusement park, 22 miles north of 
 Chicago, is unique in the quality of musical entertainment provided. For about ten 
 weeks, beginning the middle of June, concerts and grand opera of highest quality are 
 given afternoons and evenings in a rustic scmi-cnclosed theatre. Take C. & N. W. R. R. 
 or North Shore Electric trains to park gate. 
 
 Art Institute — Field Museum — Soldier Field Stadium 
 
 Buckingham Fountain — The Shedd Aquarium 
 
 The Adler Planetarium 
 
 The Art Institute of Chicago, occupying a handsome Italian Renaissance building in 
 Grant Park on Michigan Boulevard at Adams Street, ranks among the first three in the 
 
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 nation, and leads in the number of visitors — nearly a million and a quarter a year. It con- 
 tains excellent and world-famous works of old masters and the modern schools, a com- 
 prehensive collection of ancient and modern sculpture, rich accumulations of water colors, 
 etchings, engravings, drawings, pottery, porcelain, lacquer, tapestries, textiles, architec- 
 ture, jewelry, jades, weapons, armor, musical instruments, metal and wood work. Special 
 galleries are devoted to Egyptian and Greco-Roman antiquities and to Oriental art. 
 
 Old Dutch and modern French masters are particularly well represented, as are early 
 and contemporary American painters. In addition to the permanent and loan collections 
 there is a continual succession of temporary exhibitions, approximating sixty a year. 
 
 In connection with the Institute is the Ryerson Art Library and the Burnham Library 
 on Architecture. 
 
 The Art School of the Institute, including departments of painting, sculpture, illus- 
 tration, printing arts, and jewelry design, is the largest, best equipped, and most com- 
 prehensive in America. 
 
 The Art Museum is free to the public on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holi- 
 days; on other days 25 cents admission is charged; the hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. 
 week days; 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. Sundays. 
 
 Take Illinois Central Electric suburban trains. 
 
 The Field Museum of Natural History occupies the finest museum building on earth, 
 a magnificent Greek Ionic temple of white Georgia marble, on the shore of Lake Michi- 
 gan at Roosevelt Road. The Museum is 700 feet in length, 3 50 feet in width, 80 feet in 
 height, and covers an area of 1 1 acres; a marble terrace 40 feet in width surrounds the 
 structure. 
 
 There are 30 spacious exhibition halls within the museum, in addition to the main 
 chamber, the superb Stanley Field Hall of white marble, which contains specimen ex- 
 
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 hibits from the major departments of science collected in the remotest corners of the 
 earth. The buiidins; also contains the handsome Simpson Theatre seating 1,150 persons, 
 a lecture hall seating 250, a library of 92,000 volumes and pamphlets, laboratories, and a 
 printing plant. 
 
 The exhibits are so vast in scope and so rich in detail that the museum offers the 
 opportunity for a full day's absorbing entertainment. 
 
 The Department of Anthropology contains collections showing the life and culture 
 of the American Indians and their predecessors, the civilizations of China, India, Africa, 
 Oceania, Mexico, Central and South America, Egypt, Greece and Rome. 
 
 The Department of Botany contains replicas of plants in glass and wax, which, when 
 completed, will cover the entire kingdom, sections of native trees, and an immense collec- 
 tion of economic plant products. 
 
 The Department of Geology contains specimens of practically all known minerals, 
 building stones, marbles, coals, petroleums, clays, soils; ores from the chief mining dis- 
 tricts and models of mining machinerv; a fine collection of gems, precious stones and 
 meteorites, and a paleontological exhibit of fossil forms, including the skeletons of man) 
 enormous prehistoric animals. 
 
 The Department of Zoology contains a wonderful display of animal life of the globe. 
 There are separate halls given to mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles, molluscs, etc. The 
 mounted specimens, particularly of African and American big-game animals, arc the 
 finest examples of the taxidermist's art in the world. 
 
 field .Museum is open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily; admission is 25 cents 
 except on Sundays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, when no charge is made. Take Illinois 
 Central Electric suburban trains to Roosevelt Road; viaduct leads direct to Museum. 
 
 Soldier l-iclil S/iiiliuiii stands south of the Eield Museum; it is 1,427 feet long, 700 
 
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 feet wide, and will seat 110,000 persons. The vast structure is composed of concrete 
 blocks in which fragments of hornblende, granite, and marble have been mixed to pro- 
 duce the effect of pink marble. The Stadium is used for athletic contests, parades, and 
 pageants; its field space h.is held 145,000 at one time. Plans have been approved and 
 bond issues passed for the construction of a great exhibit hall beneath the colonnade section 
 of Soldier Field. This will make available 225,000 square feet of exhibit area. 
 
 Bnckiiigbam Foiiiitain, in Grant Park at the foot of Congress Street, is the largest 
 and one of the most beautiful fountains in the world. It has several varieties of displays 
 and is illuminated at night. Closed during the winter months. 
 
 The Shcdd AcjHiiriiiiii, erected in Grant Park at a cost of $3,000,000, provided for the 
 purpose by the late John E. Shedd, is located on a site just northeast of the Field Museum. 
 It is the most complete aquarium in the world, with 152 tanks and 6 exhibition halls to 
 house the exhibits of marine life. 
 
 The AiHcr Pliiiic/arhim. This great dome, devoted to the scientific study and picturing 
 of the heavens, is located in Grant Park on an island site just east of the Shedd Aquarium. 
 The structure is 160 feet in diameter and is 12 sided, each side being decorated with a 
 sign of the zodiac. The dome is 8 5 feet in diameter. Here the spectator will view a 
 realistic illusion of the heavens unobstructed by clouds, with more than 4,500 planets, 
 planetoids and stars in their orbital movements. It is the only planetarium in the western 
 hemisphere. 
 
 A Century of Progress — Chicago World's Fair, 193 3 
 
 This great event, marking the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of 
 Chicago, is to be held in 195 3 on the new land reclaimed from the lake east of the Illi- 
 nois Central right-of-way. Plans are now well under way to make this the greatest fair 
 the \\orld has e\er known. Ground has been broken for the Administration Building 
 and it is expected that it will be completed bv the end of this year. 
 
 The Libraries 
 
 Chicago has 30 libraries, including those connected with the universities and colleges; 
 and these contain 4,200,000 books. 
 
 The Chicago Public Library occupies one of the handsomest public buildings in the 
 Loop, at Michigan Boulevard, Washington and Randolph Streets. The structure is of 
 Bedford limestone upon a granite base, and its impressive architecture combines several 
 classic styles, Greek, neo-Greek, and Roman. Entering from Washington Street, the 
 visitor beholds the superb flying staircase of white Carrara marble, inlaid with mosaics 
 of glass, mother-of-pearl and semi-precious stones, which leads to the spacious Delivery 
 Room, finished in Carrara and Connemara marbles, rich with design, and with a central 
 rotunda surmounted by an exquisite stained-glass dome. At the north end of the build- 
 ing is the palatial Grand Army Memorial Hall of Sienna marble and verde-antique, which 
 contains a priceless collection of Civil War relics. Other noteworthy chambers are the 
 Reference and Reading Rooms. 
 
 The Chicago Public Library contains about 1,677,15 3 volumes, covering the whole 
 range of general literature; its annual circulation is 12,816,807 volumes. It has 45 
 branches, 37 sub-branches, including high school and junior high school branches, and 
 227 deposit stations. The hours are: Circulating Department, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 
 week days; Reference Room and Magazine Reading Room, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., 
 week days; 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays. In number of volumes Chicago 
 Public Library ranks third in the LL S.; in circulation it ranks second. 
 
 Take Illinois Central Electric suburban trains. 
 
 The Neivberry Library is between North Clark and North Dearborn streets, at 
 Walton Place, in a stately Spanish-Romanesque building of Connecticut granite. It 
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 in foreign languages, illuminated manuscripts, and rare volumes in fine bindings, and 
 it is especially rich in works dealing with history, genealogy, music, religion and the 
 graphic arts. These books and documents do not circulate, but are for reference within 
 the library, which is open to the public: hours, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., daily, except 
 Sundays and holidays. 
 
 The John Crerar Library, at Randolph Street and Michigan Boulevard, contains 
 560,000 volumes and 300,000 pamphlets, dealing largely with social, physical, natural 
 and medical sciences. It is a reference library, open to the public daily, except Sunday, 
 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
 
 Take Illinois Central Electric suburban trains. 
 
 Other Chicago Libraries are: University of Chicago; Chicago Historical Society; 
 Municipal Reference; Ryerson and Burnham (Art Institute) ; Field Museum; E. H. Gary 
 — Law; Loyola University; Children's Science; Chicago Law Institute; Western Society 
 of Engineers. 
 
 Chicago Historical Society, at North Dearborn and Ontario Streets, contains a vast 
 number of documents, maps, original manuscripts, portraits of Indian chiefs, and Indian 
 curios associated with the early history of Chicago; and, in addition, a library of 125,000 
 volumes, manuscripts, pamphlets, and early newspapers. The museum holds rare relics 
 of Chicago's beginnings, of the Great Fire, and of Abraham Lincoln. Historical lectures 
 are given from time to time. Open week days from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sundays, 
 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. No charge for admission. 
 
 Take State Strtet, Clark Street or Broadway cars on State Street, north bound to 
 Ontario Street. 
 
 Chicago Academy of Sciences, at the Center Street entrance to Lincoln Park, contains 
 some 250,000 natural history specimens, including a complete collection of molluscs. 
 Perhaps its greatest attraction is the bioramic series, showing birds and mammals of the 
 Chicago region in their natural habitats. Another attraction is the Atwood Celestial 
 Sphere, a miniature representation of the solar system and major stars. 
 
 The Academy is open week days, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sundays, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
 p.m.; no charge for admission. 
 
 The Navy Pier 
 
 The Navy Pier, an immense and impressive structure of concrete, steel and glass, 
 nearly 300 feet wide, extends from the foot of Grand Avenue, 3,000 feet into Lake 
 Michigan, at Chicago's harbor entrance, and affords a cool, delightful summer recreation 
 place for the public. The pier has three tiers, the lowest for freight traffic, the middle 
 for passenger traffic including automobiles and street cars, the upper for promenades. 
 
 At the lakeward end is a gigantic auditorium and dance pavilion, with facilities for 
 picnics, children's playgrounds, refectories, and art rooms; two stately towers, with ob- 
 servation galleries, rise from the Pier and afford comprehensive views of Chicago's water 
 traffic. Band concerts are given during the summer, and dancing is enjoyed. 
 
 Passenger steamship lines, to the principal ports of the Great Lakes, dock at the Navy 
 Pier, and excursion steamers ply between it and Jackson and Lincoln Parks. Take 
 northbound street cars from the Loop, and transfer east on Grand Avenue. 
 
 Other Places of Interest 
 
 The Ghetto District Market, on Jefferson Street between Roosevelt Road and 14th 
 Streets, is a bit of foreign land in the midst of a great American city, and is one of the 
 interesting sights of Chicago. The surrounding region is inhabited by Russian Jews, and 
 the wares displayed include everything under the sun, and the fish market is especially 
 noteworthy. The market is closed on Saturdays. 
 
 Take Roosevelt Road Street car, in Dearborn and Adams Street, and ride to Jefferson 
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 Chinatown — In the midst of this great metropolis — like a rare jewel smoldering in 
 mystery — is Chinatown. Walking down the streets of this section one could, indeed, 
 imagine himself in the Orient. The architecture of the buildings, the shops, the res- 
 taurants are all decidedly of Chinese inspiration. One may pick up dainty curios and 
 art objects in the many little nooks of stores. 
 
 This community is sufficient unto itself. Here Chinese merchants, some extremely 
 wealthy, transact business. They maintain a city hall, a well patronized opera and have 
 lavish clubs and lounging places. A trip through Chinatown is well worth your while. 
 Take Archer Avenue or Wentworth Avenue cars to 22nd Street and you will find yourself 
 in the heart of this interesting section. 
 
 Hnll Home is a noted pioneer social settlement, at Halsted and Polk Streets, that 
 promotes educational and philanthropic movements for advancing social and civic life 
 in Chicago's industrial centers. It includes club rooms, branch public library, theatre, 
 restaurant, day nursery, craft shops, and playgrounds. Open to visitors Saturdays. Take 
 any east and west car line from the Loop, and transfer at Halsted Street. 
 
 Chicago Stadium — A great indoor sports arena, located at West Madison Street and 
 Wood Street, has everv modern convenience for the comfort of spectators, and has a 
 seating capacity of 25,000 persons. Take Madison Street car from the Loop or take 
 Oak Park elevated to Damen .'\venue Station and walk one block south. 
 
 The Coliseum — ^This immense auditorium, 378 by 170 feet, with a facade like a 
 mediaeval fortress, and a seating capacity of 14,000 persons, is at 1513 S. Wabash Avenue. 
 In it are held national and other political conventions, circuses, boxing contests, automobile 
 and electric exhibits, and other business shows requiring an unusually large sheltered area. 
 
 Haymarkef Square — -This large market for truck garden produce, on Randolph be- 
 tween Des Plaines and Halsted Streets, was the scene of riots on May 4, 1886, when sev- 
 eral policemen were killed by anarchists' bombs. There is a monument to the murdered 
 policemen. The market affords an interesting spectacle on any week-day morning. Take 
 Ogden Avenue or Madison Street cars to Desplaines Street. 
 
 Baseball 
 
 Chicago's prominence as a baseball center is well established. Two major league ball 
 clubs — The American League, on the South Side, and the National League, on the North 
 Side — afford patrons of the national pastime exceptional opportunities to watch the 
 games. One of the teams is always playing on the home grounds during the season, and 
 frequently both are in action during the same period. 
 
 American League Baseball Park — the home of the White Sox — is at West 3 5th Street 
 and Shields Avenue. Take Clark-Wentworth, or Through Route No. 22 car in Clark 
 Street; or take South Side elevated train to 35th Street. 
 
 National League Baseball Park — the home of the Cubs — is at North Clark and 
 Addison Streets. Take Clark-Wentworth Street car or Through Route car No. 22 in 
 Clark Street; or take Northwestern elevated train to Addison Street. 
 
 Boxing 
 
 Boxing has attracted many visiting fans to Chicago in recent years. Contests are held 
 here frequently in the New Chicago Stadium, at Madison and Wood Streets; the Coliseum, 
 White City and other places adapted to the purpose during the winter months, and in the 
 summer in the Major League Ball Parks and in Soldier Field, also. 
 
 Horse Racing 
 
 Chicago has four splendid race courses where the finest thoroughbreds in America 
 compete for the great prizes offered. Washington Park Race Course at Homewood and 
 Hawthorne Race Track at Hawthorne arc reached by Illinois Central suburban service. 
 
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 Lincoln Fields at Crete, Illinois, is on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway and the 
 Chicago and Northwestern Railway serves Arlington Park. One of the classics of the 
 racing season is the historic American Derby, usually run at Washington Park about the 
 middle of June. Value to winner not less than $50,000. 
 
 The Union Stock Yards 
 
 Chicago is the largest producer of meat and packing-house products in the world; 
 the output of the plants exceeds a billion dollars annually, and the industry, the leading 
 one of the metropolis, centers in the immense Union Stock Yards on the South Side, 
 extending from 39th to 47th Streets, and from Halsted Street to Ashland Avenue, and 
 occupying one square mile. The principal entrance at Halsted and Root Streets may be 
 reached from the Loop by Halsted Street surface cars in Clark Street, or by South Side 
 elevated trains. The management furnishes guides to accompany visitors through vari- 
 ous establishments between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily, except Saturdays, Sundays 
 and Mondays. 
 
 In the world's greatest stockyards are concentrated some 40 plants, miles of corrals 
 and pens, the horse market, the Exchange, the International Live Stock Building seating 
 10,000, the Drovers' Journal (a daily newspaper) , banks, and many other related institu- 
 tions. There, live stock is received from 27 states, and one-seventh of all the meat pro- 
 duced in the nation is dressed and prepared for shipment to all parts of the earth. Dur- 
 ing a recent year live-stock receipts were: Cattle, 1,721,310; calves, 755,393; hogs, 
 6,935,261; sheep, 4,404,851; horses, 18,479. The total value of the animals received in 
 that year was over $524,000,000. The stockman ships his cattle to a commission mer- 
 chant at the stockyards, who promptly sells them to the highest bidder; average daily 
 sales are almost one and three-quarter million dollars. 
 
 One of the most interesting phases of the live-stock industry has been the develop- 
 ment in the utilization of by-products. Chief among them are hides, leather, hair, wool, 
 bones, horns, fertilizer, stock food, glue, pharmaceutical preparations, casings, oils, fats, 
 musical strings, and soaps. 
 
 The preparation of meats is carried on under the supervision of the U. S. Bureau of 
 Animal Industry. 
 
 South Water Market 
 
 The world-famous produce market that for years was located in South Water Street 
 (now Wacker Drive) is now established in its new quarters at 14th Place and Racine 
 Avenue. This project, completed at a cost of $17,000,000 is the finest produce market 
 in the world. 
 
 Chicago Mercantile Exchange 
 
 A magnificent 17-story building, at Franklin and Washington Streets, famous as a 
 national butter and egg market. A visit here is intensely interesting between 9:30 a.m. 
 until noon each day, when trading activity is at its height. 
 
 Buildings Devoted to Single Industries 
 
 Marking a new trend in business is the tendency toward devoting practically an 
 entire building to one industry. Some of the most pretentious examples are given below. 
 
 American FiiniUiire Mart, located at 666 Lake Shore Drive, is devoted exclusively 
 to furniture and furnishings display. The original building of 16 stories with 1,500,000 
 square feet of floor space, soon proved inadequate, and a 20-story addition was built pro- 
 viding 3 50,000 square feet additional space. The design of the building is of Gothic 
 type, modified to permit the use of an attractive decorative effect. Surmounting the 
 20-story addition is a blue, gold-tipped tower, rising to an elevation of 472 feet. 
 
 The Merchandise Mart — A vast wholesale city under one roof. Located at Weils 
 Street, on the north bank of the Chicago River. Here merchandise gathered from the 
 
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 This colossal building of steel and stone rises 18 stories in the main building and 24 stories 
 in the great central tower. It contains about 4,000,000 square feet of floor space. 
 
 The Builders Building, at Wacker Drive and North LaSalle Street, is a huge building, 
 with two complete floors given over to a permanent display of building materials. The 
 rest of the space is occupied by persons and organizations concerned with the building 
 trades, contractors, architects and so on. 
 
 Engineering Building, at Wacker Drive and North Wells Street, contains exhibits 
 of engineering equipment, installations, etc. Like the Builders Building, it houses con- 
 tractors, manufacturers' offices and others interested in this broad field. 
 
 Insurance Exchange, occupying the square block between Jackson Boulevard, Van 
 Buren Street, Sherman and South Wells Streets, is the home of various and many 
 insurance companies, together with allied interests. 
 
 The Bankers Building and the Medical and Denial Arts Building are, as their names 
 imply, devoted to individual interests. 
 
 The Parks and Boulevards 
 
 Chicago has the finest system of public parks and boulevards of any city in the 
 world. The combined length of the boulevards exceeds 130 miles. There are 14 large 
 parks, 193 small parks, 62 athletic fields, 85 playgrounds and 15 bathing beaches distrib- 
 uted over the city, with an aggregate area approximating 6,500 acres. (See map on 
 page 47.) Three of the large parks are on the shore line of Lake Michigan. Many miles 
 of beautiful boulevards connect the major parks, affording motor routes that quickly give 
 the visitor a conception of the magnitude and varied attractions of the system. 
 
 These splendid recreation spaces exhibit the highest perfection of the landscape 
 gardener's art. Many contain picturesque waterways, flower gardens, conservatories, 
 pergolas, bridle paths, golf courses, gymnasiums, athletic fields, tennis and roque courts, 
 archery ranges, field houses, refectories, band stands, fountains, statues, wading pools, 
 and bathing beaches. Every park is open to the people without "Keep Off" signs; all 
 recreational facilities are free except the boats on the lagoons, which can be hired for 
 nominal sums. 
 
 Chicago's parks are administered in three independent systems: The South Park Sys- 
 tem; The Lincoln Park System; The West Chicago Parks System. 
 
 Visitors should not miss a tour of the principal parks, not only for their artistic 
 beauty and educational value, but in order to see Chicago of all ages at play — motoring, 
 swimming, rowing, canoeing, sailing, motor-boating, playing golf, tennis, roque, baseball, 
 fishing, horseback riding, practicing archery, dancing, picnicking, and enjoying itself in 
 scores of other ways. The larger parks may be reached by street car or elevated train, 
 some of them by autobusses, traversing the boulevards. Sightseeing automobiles make 
 comprehensive forty-mile tours over the park and boulevard systems. 
 
 Illinois Central Stations are accessible to all boulevards. 
 
 South Parks 
 
 Grant Park, between East 11th Place, Michigan Boulevard, Randolph Street, and 
 Lake Michigan, is Chicago's down-town playground, 303 acres in extent. The portion 
 east of the Illinois Central tracks is undergoing constant improvements and extensions. 
 In Grant Park are the Art Institute, Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aqua- 
 rium, the Adlcr Planetarium, Soldier Field Stadium, the Goodman Theatre, Buckingham 
 Fountain, the Fountain of the Great Lakes, Ivan Mestrovic's bronze American Indians, 
 statues of Abraham Lincoln, Gen. J. A. Logan and Alexander Hamilton, and a classic 
 peristyle. All great public demonstrations take place in Grant Park, or on the contiguous 
 section of Michigan Boulevard. Within the past year Leif Erickson Drive, a long lake 
 shore boulevard connecting Grant Park with Jackson Park, has been completed. 
 
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 The Chafiel, Vnhenity of Chicago (1), McKinlock Campus of Norlhweslern Uniteni/y (2), 
 Elizahclh M. CiiJahy Mcnwrial l.ihrary. Loyola Unnenily (3) 
 
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 Jackson Park, extending one and one-eighth miles along Lake Michigan, between 56th 
 and 67th Streets, is the charming site of the World's Columbian Exposition. Its area 
 of 554 acres includes 108 acres of lakes, lagoons, and yacht harbors, 254 acres of lawn, 
 trees and flowers, and eight miles of driveways. There are two golf courses, one 18 holes, 
 the other nine holes, with shelter, showers, and lockers for men and women; baseball and 
 football fields; tennis courts, music pavilion, refectory, launches and rowboats, and a 
 children's playground. Near the southern end is a handsome bathing pavilion, one of 
 finest in the country, with a capacity of from 6,000 to 10,000 bathers every two hours. 
 
 Within the park is the majestic Palace of Fine Arts, a superb architectural survival 
 of the Columbian Exposition, which is being restored as the Museum of Science and 
 Industry; the Japanese Buildings, a replica of Cahokia Courthouse and the Rose Garden 
 on Wooded Island; and a heroic bronze statue, gilded, "The Republic." 
 
 Jackson Park is conveniently reached by Illinois Central Electric to 57th Street. 
 
 Midway Plahatice. This splendid boulevard, 660 feet wide and one mile long, with 
 its smooth sunken lawns and broad roadways, connects Jackson with Washington Park; 
 at its western end is "The Fountain of Time," and along its course are numerous tennis 
 courts for the public. 
 
 Washington Park, a rectangle of 371 acres, bounded by 51st Street, Cottage Grove 
 Avenue, 60th Street, and South Park Avenue, is characterized by fine sweeps of green- 
 sward, diversified arboreal growths, and pleasing equestrian paths. It has 23 acres of 
 lagoons, seven miles of driveways, and a refectory. Facilities are afforded for boating, 
 tennis, baseball, football, basketball, roque, bowling, archery, and fly-casting. Wash- 
 ington Park contains the Administration Building of the South Park System and a con- 
 servatory in which there are seasonal and permanent floral displays. In Grand Boulevard, 
 near northeast entrance to park is a statue of George Washington. Take South Side 
 elevated train to Garfield Boulevard, or Cottage Grove Avenue car in Wabash Avenue. 
 
 Marque/ fe Park, 323 acres, extending from 67th to 71st Streets, along California 
 Avenue, has baseball fields, tennis courts, and an 18-hole golf course. Reached by Madi- 
 son, Van Buren, Harrison or Roosevelt Road cars, transferring south at Kedzie Avenue. 
 
 Small Parks, South SiJe — In addition to the foregoing, there are on the South Side 
 a number of smaller community parks, delightful open spaces with free recreation 
 facilities of wide variety. The typical park of this kind has buildings that include an 
 assembly hall for entertainments, clubrooms, reading room, gymnasiums, shower and 
 plunge baths, and locker rooms for men and women. There are also swimming pools, 
 outdoor gymnasiums, children's playgrounds, and facilities for tennis, baseball, football, 
 and boating. McKinley and Sherman Parks, on the boulevard link between Washington 
 and Douglas Parks, are examples of this type; for others, see map on page 47. 
 
 Noted South Side boulevards are: South Parkway, Drexel, Michigan, South Shore 
 Drive, Leif Erickson Drive, Marquette Road, and the Midway Plaisance. 
 
 Take Illinois Central Electric suburban trains to South Parks. 
 
 Lincoln Park System 
 
 Lincoln Park comprises 701 acres, and stretches along the shore of Lake Michigan for 
 about five miles; the park proper reaches from Oak Street to Diversey Boulevard, while 
 north of the latter is an extension containing a nine-hole golf course and a yacht harbor. 
 The older part is a beautiful rolling tract with lagoons, stately trees, flower gardens, and 
 statues. 
 
 Noteworthy among the special features of Lincoln Park are: the famous Zoological 
 Gardens, containing more than 2,500 specimens of mammals, reptiles, and birds, and 
 including the finest collection of lions and tigers in the United States; a large aquarium; 
 a conservatory with flowering plants and tropical growths; many celebrated statues, 
 among them, Abraham Lincoln by St. Gaudens, U. S. Grant, Goethe, Schiller, La Salle, 
 and Dallin's "Signal of Peace." That of Lincoln is one of the most admired portrait 
 
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 statues in the world. Lincoln Park has a mile-long lagoon for racing, an athletic field, 
 three bathing beaches, roque and tennis courts, a field house and a refectory, ponies, row- 
 boats, bandstand, fly-casting platform, trap-shooting field, and a miniature railway. The 
 Academy of Sciences, in the park, is described on page 29. 
 
 From the Loop take north bound Broadway, through route No. 1 or No. 3 cars in 
 State Street; Clark-Wentworth or through route No. 22 cars in Clark Street or Lincoln 
 Avenue cars at La Salle and Madison Streets. 
 
 Lake Shore Driii , one of the celebrated residence avenues of Chicago, extends south- 
 ward from Lincoln Park, adjacent to Lake Michigan; palatial residences and luxurious 
 apartment buildings occupy the western side of the thoroughfare. 
 
 West Chicago Parks 
 
 Humholdt Park, the largest of the West Side parks, has an area of 206 acres, and is 
 at California, Sacramento, and West North Avenues. In addition to its fine trees and 
 enchanting flower beds, it has a large lake for which rowboats are provided; water pa- 
 vilion, refectory, fountain, rose garden and pergola, music court, fish hatchery, play- 
 grounds for children, baseball diamonds, and tennis courts. Among the numerous stat- 
 ues that adorn the park are those of Humboldt, Leif Erikson, and Kosciuzko. Take 
 Division Street car on Washington Street, or Humboldt Park elevated train. 
 
 Garfield Park includes 188 acres on the West Side, bisected by Madison Street. It 
 contains a wonderful conservatory, the second largest in the world, with chambers de- 
 voted to palms, conifers, aquatic plants, and economic trees and shrubs. Within the park 
 is a refectory, lagoon and boating pavilion, natatorium, bandstand, fountain, water courts 
 and flower gardens, a golf course and field house with lockers for men and women, tennis 
 courts, bowling green, and fly-casting facilities. Among the notable statues is one of 
 Robert Burns. Take Madison Street car from the Loop, or Garfield Park elevated train. 
 
 Douglas Park, 182 acres in extent, lies between California Avenue, West Roosevelt 
 Ro.id, Albany Avenue, and West 19th Street. It has many stately trees, fine lawns, 
 shrubbery and flower beds, and a lake covering 26 acres where boating may be enjoyed. 
 There is a refectory and pavilion, gymnasium, natatorium, music court, and facilities for 
 baseball and tennis. Take Roosevelt Road, or Ogden Avenue car from the Loop; or 
 Douglas Park elevated train. 
 
 Columl'HS Park, area 144 acres, is a recent addition to Chicago's park system; it is at 
 Adams Street, and Austin and Central Avenues. It contains athletic fields, tennis courts, 
 swimming and boating facilities, and a nine-hole golf course. Take Harrison-Central 
 or Madison-Austin car from the Loop. 
 
 Small Parks, West Side — There are many small parks in the system, with recreation 
 facilities similar to those described in connection with the small parks of the South Side. 
 
 Famous West Side boulevards are: Washington, Jackson, Douglas, and Humboldt. 
 
 Bathing Beaches 
 
 Lake Michigan furnishes ideal and unlimited bathing facilities, and Chicago's water- 
 front is more than 22 miles in extent. Fifteen large bathing beaches, some of them 
 among the best on earth, and 60 street-end beaches, with a water frontage of several 
 miles, are maintained for public use. The sand is kept clean, order is preserved, and some 
 200 life guards are on duty. A nominal charge is made for swimming suit, towel and 
 locker. 
 
 One of the finest of the public bathing beaches is that in Jackson Park, where there 
 is a handsome pavilion, with a capacity of from 6,000 to 10,000 bathers every two hours, 
 and a smooth stretch of protected strand. Take Illinois Central Electric trains to 63d 
 Street. Other South Side beaches are at 75th Street, 79th Street, and South Shore. On 
 the North Side, the great Clarendon Municipal Beach, at Sunnyside Avenue and the lake, 
 provides conveniences for 10,000 bathers at one time. 
 
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 Golf in Chicago 
 
 No section of the country has more enthusiastic golfers than Chicago, and nowhere, 
 during the season, is there more opportunity for playing golf. 
 
 Including private clubs, public fee courses and public links in the parks and Forest 
 Preserves, there are over 200 Golf Courses in Chicago and environs. Of the private 
 clubs six are situated along the Illinois Central: Olympia Fields at Matteson; Flossmoor 
 and Idlewild at Flossmoor; Ravisloe at Homewood; Calumet at Calumet Station; and 
 South Shore at South Shore Station, on the South Chicago suburban branch. 
 
 Five of Chicago's parks have public golf courses, with lockers, sho's^ers and shelters: 
 Columbus Park, nine holes; Jackson Park, two courses, one of 18 holes, the other of nine 
 holes; Marquette Park, 18 holes; Garfield Park, nine holes; Lincoln Park, nine holes. 
 
 Four of Chicago's Forest Preserves have public golf courses and shelters: Glencoe 
 in TurnbuU Tract; Northwestern in Harms Woods; Edgebrook in Sauganash Reserve, 
 and Palos in Argonne Forest. 
 
 In addition there are the following attractive fee courses at which charge is reasonable: 
 
 South 
 
 Dixie Highway, Harvey, III. 
 
 Indianwood, Western Ave. and Sauk Trail Rd. 
 
 Lansing Airport, Lansing, III. 
 
 Southwest 
 
 Laramie, 6}rd St. and Central Ave. 
 
 Midwest, Hinsdale, III. 
 
 Oak Hills, 76tli Ave. and 131st St. 
 
 Pipe C Peace, Halsted St. and Calumet River 
 
 Silver Lake, IS 1st St. and 82nd Ave. 
 
 Woodridge, Lisle, III. 
 
 West 
 
 Hillside, Roosevelt and Wolf Rd. 
 York, 22 nd St. and York Rd. 
 
 North 
 
 Sunset Valley, Highland Park 
 
 Northwest 
 
 Hillcrest, North West Highway 
 Meadow Brook, Roselle, III. 
 Mid-City, Western Ave. and Addison St. 
 Old Orchard, Mt. Prospect, III. 
 Pickwick, Glenview, III. 
 Northbrook, III. 
 
 The Forest Preserves 
 
 Surrounding Chicago is the chain of Cook County forest preserves, consisting of more 
 than 32,000 acres of picturesque woodland, lakes, streams, hills and trails, an immense 
 recreation ground that also has great historic interest. The paths of La Salle and Joliet. 
 remains of early French forts and missions, vestiges of Indian villages may be viewed by 
 the student of the past. There are tennis courts, baseball diamonds, four golf courses, 
 shelters, tables and benches for picnickers, bathing facilities, camping sites, and yet the 
 original character of the tracts has been disturbed as little as possible. During a recent 
 year more than seven and one-half million persons visited the Forest Preserves. 
 
 Street cars and railway trains make all of the Preserves easv of access, and good auto- 
 mobile roads lead to and around the tracts. (See map on page 46.) 
 
 The Indiana Dunes 
 
 The Indiana Dunes are a picturesque range of sand hills stretching along the southern 
 shore of Lake Michigan from Gary to Michigan City, Ind., a distance of some 25 miles. 
 The Dunes extend back from the water approximately one and one-half miles, and their 
 greatest height is 192 feet. 
 
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 Burnham Woods, Burnham, III. 
 
 Cherry Hill, Flossmoor, III. 
 
 Chicago Heights, Chicago Heights, III. 
 
 Black Bear, 95th St., West of Roberts Ave 
 Cog Hill, 119th St. and Archer Ave. 
 Evergreen, 91st St. and Western Ave. 
 Golfmoor, 79th St. and Cicero Ave. 
 Hickory Hills, 9Sth St. and Roberts Ave. 
 Indian Head, La Grange, III. 
 
 Fairlawn, Westchester, III. 
 Harlem, 7400 Roosevelt Rd. 
 
 Deerpath, Lake Forest, HI. 
 
 Big Oaks, 6600 W. Lawrence Ave. 
 Chain O'Lakes, Antioch, 111. 
 Countryside, Mundelein, III. 
 Glendale, Lake St. and Glen Ellyn Rd. 
 Greenview, Higgins and River Rds. 
 
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 The region is noted among nature lovers for the wild and changeful beauty of its 
 fixed and moving dunes of pure white sand, its blowouts, streams, lakelets and marshes, 
 its enchanting woodland trails, its forests, and the great variety of its lovely wild flowers. 
 Upon the authority of Professor Cowles, of the University of Chicago, "There are few 
 places on our continent where so many species of plants are found in so small a compass." 
 Moreover, about 300 varieties of birds regularly visit the Dunes region. The long 
 stretches of smooth sand afford ideal bathing beaches. 
 
 For an initial visit, Wilson Station, 39 miles from Chicago, is perhaps the best stop- 
 ping point, because the adjacent region displays most of the characteristic features of 
 the Dunes. Take through South Shore Line Electric trains from Randolph, Van Buren, 
 or 12th Street stations. (See map on page 46.) 
 
 Amusement Parks 
 
 white City is a noted amusement park with a picturesque group of white buildings 
 crowned by spires, towers, cupolas, and minarets. Its attractions include coasters, scenic 
 railways, chute-the-chutes, fun houses, Ferris wheel, skating rinks, shooting galleries, 
 dance pavilion, bandstand, restaurant, theatre, and many other features. The park is at 
 63d Street and South Park Avenue, and may be reached by Illinois Central Electric 
 suburban trains to 63d Street, thence surface cars on 63d Street; or by Jackson Park 
 elevated trains, or by various surface car lines. 
 
 Kiicriiew Park contains 142 acres along the north branch of the Chicago River, and 
 includes attractive groves for picnics, cafes and restaurants, and has innumerable amuse- 
 ment features. Among the latter are 40 miles of racing coasters, chute-the-chutes, 
 merry-go-rounds, giant swings, miniature railways, and other riding devices; an ath- 
 letic field; fun houses; skating rinks; dance pavilions, and band concerts. 
 
 Riverview Park is at Clybourn, Western, and Belmont Avenues, and may be reached 
 by Riverview-Larrabee car in Dearborn Street, or Clybourn Avenue car in Wells Street. 
 
 Chicago Water System 
 
 Chicago uses an enormous quantity of water daily — an average of about 916,000,- 
 000 gallons, or more than 369 billions annually. Fourteen pumping stations, 65 miles 
 of tunnels, and some 3,400 miles of pipe make up part of the distribution system. 
 The water is taken from the lake by six intake structures, or cribs, situated from three 
 to four miles from shore, whence they may be plainly seen. Every precaution is taken 
 to keep the water pure; samples from each pumping station are tested daily, and bacteria 
 are destroyed with chlorine. 
 
 The Sanitary District — Drainage Canal 
 
 The Drainage Canal is one of the engineering wonders of Chicago, in fact, of the 
 world. It cuts through a low divide, forming a watershed between the Great Lakes and 
 the Mississippi, and connects the Chicago River with the Des Plaines River, reversing 
 the flow of the former, whose waters would naturally enter Lake Michigan. Through this 
 stupendous, reconstructed waterway, flowing 10,000 cubic feet of water a second, the 
 sewage of Chicago is rendered harmless, and diverted into the Mississippi River. The 
 Canal System is 39 miles long, averaging 164 feet wide and 24 feet deep. It serves a 
 triple purpose: a drainage channel, a ship canal, and a generator of hydro-electric power. 
 
 Important Dates in the History of Chicago 
 
 1673 — Louis Joliec and Father Marquette, returning from the South, pushed their canoes through the 
 
 Chicago River to Lake Michigan. 
 
 1674-7S — Father Marquette passed a winter of ill- 1812— Fort Dearborn burned by Indians; 57 per- 
 
 ness in a cabin located near present Robcy sons massacred. 
 
 Street and the south branch of the Chicago 1816 — Fort Dearborn rebuilt. 
 
 River. 183} — Chicago incorporated as a town with a pop- 
 1803 — Fort Dearborn established at present corner ulation of S3 families. 
 
 of Michigan Boulevard and River Street. 1854— First drawbridge across Chicago River. 
 
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 ,4 Viilj at The Dun 
 
 In a Cook County Forest Pr 
 
 1848 — First passenger train in operation. Comple- 
 tion of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 
 
 1851— Illinois Central R. R. incorporated. 
 
 18J2 — First railroad enters Chicago from the East 
 over Illinois Central R. R. tracks. 
 
 1856 — Illinois Central R. R. commenced operation 
 between Chicago and Cairo, 111. 
 
 1857 — A fire destroyed 23 persons and $500,000 
 worth of property. 
 
 1860 — Lincoln nominated as candidate for the 
 presidency. 
 
 1871— The Great Chicago Fire. Loss, $280,000,000. 
 Three hundred persons killed. 
 
 1880— First electric lighting in Chicago. 
 
 1886— The Haymarket Riots. 
 
 1895- — -World's Columbian Exposition. 
 
 The Site of Fort Dearborn — The site of Fort Dearborn, the first permanent settle- 
 ment of white men in what is now Chicago, is at present occupied by the London Guar- 
 antee and Accident Building, at Michigan Boulevard and Wacker Drive. In the wall 
 of the building is a tablet marking the spot where the stockade stood. 
 
 Chicago's Universities 
 
 The University of Chicago — Youngest of great American universities, the University 
 of Chicago has more than forty handsome Gothic buildings, of dark limestone, covering 
 nearly 100 acres along the beautiful Midway Plaisance, and an annual enrollment of more 
 than 14,000 men and women students. The modern institution, incorporated in 1S90 by 
 the American Baptist Education Society, was made possible through the munificent gifts 
 of Mr. John D. Rockefeller. An era of further expansion is now in progress which will 
 comprise imposing new structures of collegiate Gothic architecture on both sides of the 
 .Midway. Among the new buildings worthy of a visit are the Chapel, Billings Memorial 
 Hospital, the Hekart Laboratory and the Social Science building. 
 
 There are four divisions of the University's organization: the Schools and Colleges; 
 University Extension; the University Libraries, Laboratories, and Museums; and the Uni- 
 versity Press. The University year is divided into four quarters, and classes are prac- 
 
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 tically continuous except during September; students are admitted at the beginning of 
 each quarter. Dormitories, residence halls, cafeteria-style and a-la-carte restaurants are 
 maintained for students. 
 
 Even the briefest visit to the University of Chicago should include a walk about the 
 quadrangle and courts to obtain the architectural effect of the groups of Gothic edifices; 
 and the interiors of Harper Memorial Library, Hutchinson Hall, the Law Building, the 
 Reynolds Club, and Ida Noyes Hall should be seen. An information office is maintained 
 in the University of Chicago Press Building, 58th Street and Ellis Avenue, where guides 
 will be furnished without charge. Take Illinois Central Electric trains from Randolph 
 or Van Buren Street to 57th Street. 
 
 Nortlnvestern University (Methodist Episcopal) has a charming situation in a grove 
 of oaks on the shore of Lake Michigan, 14 miles north of Chicago, in Evanston. The 
 University was opened in 1855, and now has an annual enrollment exceeding 11,500. 
 There are 15 academic buildings on the Evanston campus, which has an area of 75 
 acres, and some 25 residence houses and dormitories in the vicinity. Among the prin- 
 cipal buildings are: University Hall, Dearborn Observatory, Swift Hall of Engineering, 
 Orrington Lunt Library, Harris Hall, and Patten Gymnasium. 
 
 Take Evanston elevated trains, or C. & N. W. Ry., to Davis Street, Evanston, and 
 walk east. 
 
 In addition to the main group. Northwestern maintains, in Chicago, a Medical 
 School, at 24th and Dearborn Streets, and on McKinloch Campus on Chicago Avenue, 
 east of Michigan Avenue, are the new buildings housing the Law School, Dental School, 
 and Schools of Commerce and Journalism. Passavant Hospital is practically a part of 
 McKinlock Campus and provides excellent opportunities to medical students of the 
 school for attendance at clinics. 
 
 Loyola Uniiersity, conducted by the Jesuit Fathers, at Sheridan Road and Loyola 
 Avenue, with a campus comprising 25 acres, has a beautiful setting on the shores of 
 Lake Michigan. 
 
 St. Ignatius College, which in 1909 became College of Arts and Sciences of Loyola 
 University, was erected in 1869, and on June 30, 1870, it was granted a charter by the 
 State of Illinois to confer the usual degrees in the various faculties of a university. 
 
 The buildings, which are erected in the Mission style on high terraces, command 
 extensive views of the lake and surrounding country. The University now has under 
 way a large expansion program, the latest additions being the Alumni Gymnasium, con- 
 structed at a cost of half a million dollars, and the beautiful new Elizabeth M. Cudahy 
 Memorial Library. In addition to the Departments of Arts and Sciences, located on the 
 campus, Loyola maintains a Medical School, at 706 South Lincoln Street, and Schools of 
 Commerce, Law, and Sociology, at 2 8 North Franklin Street. The University has an 
 annual enrollment of 6,000 students. 
 
 De Paul Uniiersify — Established as St. Vincent's College in 1898 and incorporated 
 as De Paul University in 1907, this institution has shown most remarkable development 
 in the twenty-seven years of its existence. 
 
 A total of more than 6,000 students were enrolled during this past year in the Schools 
 of Liberal Arts, Law, Commerce and Music, in the School of Shorthand, the Academy 
 and Loop High School. Evening as well as day courses are given. 
 
 Beautiful stone buildings of romanesque design grace the North Side Campus at 
 Webster and Sheffield avenues. The new Loop building, 17 stories high, at 64 East Lake 
 Street, houses the Schools of Law and Commerce. 
 
 The Port of Chicago 
 
 Chicago is the greatest inland port on earth, with some 55 miles of private docks 
 along the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. During a recent year over 10,000 vessels arrived 
 and cleared the harbors of the Chicago District, carrying more than 29,000,000 tons. 
 
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 Group of Excursion Steamers 
 
 The principal commodities are grain, lumber, iron ore, coal, limestone, and salt. Of 
 Chicago's two rivers, the Calumet has been found to be better suited for large vessels and 
 heavy traffic, but the Chicago River, with its many bridges, bascule, lift, and swing, 
 retains its picturesque character, and great ships may frequently be seen threading its 
 tortuous course. 
 
 Two vast projects are under way for further increasing the importance of Chicago 
 as a port: The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway, which will permit vessels from the 
 Atlantic to enter her harbors; and the Lakes-to-Gulf Waterway, which will connect the 
 city with the Gulf of Mexico. 
 
 South Chicago — The Steel Mills 
 
 South Chicago is the center of the Calumet industrial region, where huge steel and 
 iron mills, and related manufacturing plants, are situated. The vast scale upon which 
 these industries are operated is indicated by the fact that 90 per cent of Chicago's water- 
 borne commerce enters and departs from the Calumet River. The largest plant in the 
 region is that of the Illlinois Steel Company, which employs about 12,000 men of 32 
 nationalities. Other important plants are at Grand Crossing, Indiana Harbor, and Gary. 
 To reach South Chicago, take Illinois Central Electric trains. 
 
 The Great Mail Order Houses 
 
 Chicago is the birthplace of the mail order business, and it now has over 100 firms 
 engaged in this form of commercial activity. Perhaps the most noted of them are Sears, 
 Roebuck and Co., and Montgomery Ward and Co. The former is located at Homan 
 Avenue and Arthington Street and may be reached from the Loop on Madison, Van 
 Buren or Harrison street cars to Kedzie Avenue, transferring south to Arthington Street. 
 
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 VACATION CITY 
 
 Montgomery Ward and Co. is at Chicago Avenue and Larrabee Street; take North- 
 western elevated trains to Chicago Avenue station, or various surface cars from the 
 Loop. Visitors are admitted to both establishments on week days, except Saturdays. 
 
 Chicago, The World's Greatest Railroad and Airway Center 
 
 Twenty-three trunk lines and 15 terminal railroads operate into Chicago; and, in 
 addition, there are five electric interurban railroads. Forty per cent of the railroad 
 mileage in the United States radiates from Chicago, and 3 3 per cent of the belt-line 
 mileage encircles it. 
 
 Chicago has more than 2,050 passenger trains daily in and out of six terminals, ap- 
 proximately three every two minutes, and these trains carry some 13 8,700,000 persons 
 annually. More than 206 freight yards receive and dispatch annually some 12,702,000 
 freight cars. Three thousand through package cars, for 2,000 destinations in 48 states, leave 
 Chicago daily; the Illinois Central specializes in this convenient through package service. 
 Chicago's railroad supremacy is a factor of utmost importance in its growth and 
 prosperity. 
 
 One railroad that few visitors or citizens ever see is the underground railroad of the 
 Chicago Tunnel Co., which has 61 miles of tracks, 3,000 cars and 132 electric loco- 
 motives transporting freight between shipping centers and business establishments in the 
 down-town area far beneath the busy streets. The tunnels are six feet wide and about 
 seven and one-half feet high. 
 
 Chicago is also the great center for the manufacture of sleeping cars. The plant of 
 the Pullman Co., at Pullman, a suburb of Chicago, covers 400 acres, contains 100 miles 
 of railroad track, and has a normal capacity for turning out 75 freight and six passenger 
 cars daily. Reached by Illinois Central Electric trains to Pullman Station. 
 
 Chicago's Municipal Airport at 63d Street and Cicero Avenue is one of the nation's 
 finest airports and the greatest scene of Aeronautical activity in the United States. The 
 facilities include, a runway system of over two miles in length, numerous hangars and 
 powerful beacons, some of which are 500,000,000 candle power. Air mail, express and 
 passenger planes arrive and depart daily to every section of the United States. There are 
 seventeen other airports in the Chicago district. 
 
 Cruises Long and Short, from Chicago, on the Great Lakes 
 
 During the warm days of summer, what vacation idea is more attractive than that 
 which includes the cool breezes of the open lake, the vast sweep of curling blue and green 
 water, and the soothing swish of the waves? A combination trip, via Illinois Central, 
 to Chicago, and any of the excellent steamship lines plying from that port will furnish 
 all the requirements of an ideal hot-weather vacation. The steamships sailing from 
 Chicago are fast, modern vessels, luxuriously furnished and equipped with numerous 
 facilities for wholesome diversion. 
 
 Practically all of the well-known resorts upon the shores of Lake Michigan may be 
 reached by steamer. On that lake alone a wide variety of trips may be made — from com- 
 paratively short ones, including Benton Harbor, South Haven, Milwaukee, Michigan 
 City, and Holland, to cruises reaching Mackinac Island, just beyond the northern straits. 
 Cruises are frequently operated beyond the Straits of Mackinac to the resorts on Lake 
 Superior, Lake Huron, Georgian Bay, and Lake Erie. The map on page 46 shows steam- 
 ship routes to Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin resorts. 
 
 Excursion steamers also ply frequently during the summer between the Navy Pier 
 and Jackson and Lincoln Parks, affording views of the yacht clubs, life-saving station, 
 bathing beaches, and skyline. 
 
 Sailing dates, fares, and reservations may be had from Illinois Central representatives, 
 or from the representatives of the steamship companies. 
 
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 ILLINOIS 
 
 Illinois Central Representatives 
 
 For complete information concerning Illinois Central Service, Reservations, etc., furnished quickly and courteously, telephone or 
 address any of the following representatives: 
 
 ATI J\NTA. GA— 1203 Healey Building, Photir Walnut I16S \'. C. Mason, Cnmrnercial .\e:nl 
 
 BATON ROUGE. LA.— J. G. Moore, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— 2010 First Avenue, Phoni 3^685 J. O. Linton. District Passenger Agent 
 
 BLOOMINGTON, ILL.— Wonc 274 T. A. Lewis. Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 BOSTON. MASS.— 738 Old South Building. Phont Liberty 0281 RoY Proit. New England Agent 
 
 BUFFALO, N. Y— 695 Ellicott Square Building. Phone Seneca 4485 H. A. Howe, Commercial Agent 
 
 CHICAGO. ILL— 1854-ISS6-208 So. La Salle St. Bldg..P*on«S<a/^«/i,fli/*,«/J,0i/(5 
 
 .\. U. S.AW8R1DCE. District Passenger Agent 
 
 CHICAGO, ILL —501 Central Station. Phone Calun-el 4SII G. Kemmerer, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 CHICAGO. ILL.— 53d St. (Hyde Park) Station, 1544 E. 53d St., Phone Hyde Park 0042 
 
 K. T. McDermott. Special Passenger Agent 
 
 CHICAGO. ILL.— 2946 E. 92d Street, South Chicago, Phone South Chicago 6720 \V. L. Connery. Commercial Agent 
 
 CINCINN.\TI, OHIO— 712-13 Dixie Terminal BIdg., Phones Main 4638-5156 F. R. Fisher, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 CLEVELAND, OHIO— 612 Park Building, Phone Main 5474 W. W. Wilson, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 DALLAS. TE-XAS— 904 Kirby Building, Phone X'US4 J. C. LocciNS, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 DECATUR, ILL.— Passenger Station, Phone 2-02/7 L. G. Schien. City Passenger and Ticket Agent 
 
 DENVER. COLO— 512 First National Bank Building. Phone Tabor 2717 A. O Coke, Commercial Agent 
 
 DETROIT. MICH — 1409141 1 First Nat'l Bank Bldg., Phone! Cadillac 8276-8277 . . VV. P. Wheelan. Traveling Pass'r Agent 
 
 DUBUQUE. IO\V.\— Illinois Central Station, Phone 965 H. S. Gray, Assistant General Passenger Agent 
 
 EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.— 209 Spivey Bldg.. Phone Bridge 32S4 H. E. Baumeister. Commercial Agent 
 
 EVANSVILLE, IND.— Sl 1-S12 Citizens National Bank Bide. Phones Main 3312-3313. A. W. VValmng, City Passenger Agent 
 
 FORT WORTH. TE.XAS— 403 W. T. Waggoner Building. Phone Lamar 2S0S J. C. Loggins, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— 810-811 Grand Rapids Savings Bank Building, Phone 65-715 
 
 H.J. BiESTERfELDT. Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 GULFPORT. MISS —Gulf & Ship Island General Office Building, Phone 706 T. E. Harris, General Agent 
 
 HATTIESBURG. MISS.— 208 Citizens Bank Bldg., Phone Cumberland 930 W. B. Durrett. Commercial Agent 
 
 HAVANA. CUB.A— Edificio Hotter No. 323-324 Obispo St. No. 7, Telefono M-8212 Porter King, General Agent 
 
 HOUSTO.N. TENAS — 638 Bankers Mortgage Bldg.. Phone Fairfax 0525 J. R. Morrow, District Passenger Agent 
 
 INDIANAPOLIS. IXD — 315 Merchants Bank Bldg., Phones Lincoln 4314-4315. F. W. Stephenson. District Passenger Agent 
 
 JACKSON. MISS— Union Station, Phone 1513 Walter Bvrns. District Passenger Agent 
 
 JACKSON. TENN.— Chester St. Station W. H. Brooks. Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 JACKSON VI LLE. FLA— 611 Graham Building. Phone 5-1282 S. C. Baird. District Passenger Agent 
 
 KANSAS CITY. MO.— 314 Board of Trade Building. Phone Victor 7212 J. T. McCt e. Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 LAUREL. .MISS— Pinehurst Hotel. Phone WIS J. R. Nason, Commercial Agent 
 
 LITTLE ROCK. ARK —310 Gazette Building. Phone 4-4657 J. L. Weeks. Commercial Agent 
 
 LONDON. ENG.— Lloyd's Building, Leadenhall St., E. C. 3 W. H. Chisholm, European Traffic Manager 
 
 LOS ANGELES. CALIF.— 324 Pacific Electric Building. Phone Vandike 5565 A, A. Zastrow. Commercial Agent 
 
 LOUISVILLE. KY.— Central Station, Phone Main 2283 R. H. Fowler. Division Passenger Agent 
 
 ME.MPHIS. TENN —Grand Central Station, Phone 6-4650 R.J. Carmichael, Assistant General Passenger Agent 
 
 MERIDIAN. MISS —502 Citizens Nat'l Bank Bldg., Phone 338 J. D. Miller. Commercial Agent 
 
 MIA.MI. FLA — lOS S. E. First St., Phone 2-6477 J. H. Gracey, City Passenger Agent 
 
 MILWAUKEE, WIS.— 1312 Majestic Building, Phone Marqiit::, 7026-7027 J. L. Reillv. Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 MINNEAPOLIS. MINN —919 Metropolitan Life Building. Phone Main 4508 G. R. Kimbel, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 MOBILE. ALA —707 Merchants National Bank Building, Phone Dexter 309 J. W. Clark, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 MONROE. LA.-402 Ouachita National Bank Bldg., Phone 860 W. T. Wallace. Commercial Agent 
 
 NASHVILLE, TENN.— 312 Independent Life Building, Phone Main SI I M. M. Manning. Commercial Agent 
 
 NEW ORLEANS, LA.— 1020 Hibernia Bank Bldg., Phone Jackson 6040. . S. B. Mitchell, Assistant General Passenger Agent 
 
 NEW ORLEANS. LA.— 225 St. Charles St.. Phone Main 4411 F. L. Jones, District Passenger Agent 
 
 NEW YORK. N. Y.— 1612 Barclav Building. P/io>ic U'orlh 0107 J. J. McLane, Eastern Passenger Agent 
 
 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA— 611 Colcord Building. Phone 2-64S4 C. L. Chase, Commercial Agent 
 
 OMAHA. NEB —513 City Nat'l Bank Bldg., Phone Jackson 0264 A. J. Lichtfoot. District Passenger Agent 
 
 PEORIA. ILL— 317 Commercial National Bank ^mMmg. Phones 5197-5I9S J.J. Stevens, Commercial Agent 
 
 PHILADELPHIA, PA— 1130 Bankers Trust Bldg.. Phone Pennypacker 4021 E. T. Finneran, Traveling Pass'r Agent 
 
 PITTSBURGH. PA.— 2012 Clark Building, Phones Atlantic 5257-5258 E. L. Holmes, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 PORTLAND, ORE.— 520 Spalding Building, Phone .llualer 4S7S W. D. Stubbs. Northwestern Agent 
 
 ROCKFORD, ILL.— Illinois Central Station. Phone Main 236 R. A. Wheeless, City Passenger and Ticket Agent 
 
 ST. LOUIS. -MO.- 910 Planters Bldg.. Phone Chestnut 9400 F. D. Miller. Assistant General Passenger Agent 
 
 SACRAMENTO, CALIF.— 401 California Fruit Bldg., Phone Main 3136 W. H. Wood, Commercial Agent 
 
 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— 209 Walker Building. Phone H'asatch 1646 C. Haydock. Commercial Agent 
 
 SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS— 209 Brady Bldg.. Phone Crockett 968 L. A. Hanley, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF— 900 Monadnock Building, Phone Douglass 5535 T. H. Fox, General Agent 
 
 SEATTLE. WASH.— 838 Henry Building. Phone Eliolt 7800 H. J. Nelson, Commercial Agent 
 
 SHREVEPORT, LA. — 106 Market St.. Phone 2-4377 V. W. Bailey. Commercial .\gent 
 
 SIOUX CITY. IOWA— 518 Nebraska St., Phone 57901 S. L. Springer, Division Passenger Agent 
 
 SIOUX FALLS. S. D.— Illinois Central Station. Phone 128 B. L. Larson, Agent 
 
 SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Central Station. Phones Main 123-7496 E. J. Meade, District Passenger Agent 
 
 TAMPA. FLA —513-515 First National Bank Bldg.. Phone 2912 E. R. Vaughn, Traveling Passenger Agent 
 
 TOLEDO. OHIO— 325 Nicholas Building. Phone Jdams 3517 H. Berg, Commercial Agent 
 
 TORONTO. O.NT— 310 Dominion Bank Building, Phone Elgin 2759 H. H. Hays. Canadian Agent 
 
 TULSA. OKLA. — !24 Kennedy Building, Phone 3-5422 W. P. Withers. Commercial Agent 
 
 VICKSBURG. MISS C. F. Woods, Assistant General Passenger Agent 
 
 WATERLOO, lOW.A— Central Station, Phone 85 W. L. Buckley. City Passenger and Ticket Agent 
 
 G. G. TRUESDALE. General Passenger Agent A. C. LINTON. General Passenger Agent 
 
 Chicago, III. New Orleans. La. 
 
 INSERT CHICAGO FOR THE TOURI.ST 6-15