2. PART ONE BUILDINGS CHICAGO WITH 2.9 MILLION POPULATION IS THE THIRD LARGEST CITY IN USA. THE METROPOLITAN AREA HAVE 9.8 MILLION INHABITANTS. THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS DOMINATED BY SKYSCRAPERS. THE STREETS ARE LARGE AND CLEAN AND THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS VERY GOOD. CHICAGO IS A LARGE PORT ON LAKE MICHIGAN.

3. CITY SKYLINE SEEN FROM LAKE MICHIGAN

4. THE "LOOP" AREA IS DOMINATED BY THE SEARS TOWER

5. THE SEARS TOWER IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN USA HAVING 110 STORIES. IT HAVE AN OBSERVATORY AT THE TOP ALLOWING MAGNIFICIENT VIEWS. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A TALL "RUBIK" CUBE BUILDING HAVING 9 TOWERS THAT RISE AND STOP AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS

6. SPIRAL BUILDDING NEAR CHICAGO RIVER

8. INSIDE THE ROOKERY BLDG.

11. THE LOWER 12 STORIES ARE USED FOR PARKING

12. HIGH LEVEL SWIMMING

13. LIVING IN A GRACIOUS BUILDING IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW ALL YOUR NEIGHBORS!

14. THE BEACH IS SO CLOSE!

15. AND ALSO THE MARINA

16. THE NAVY PIER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOWN IS A LARGE AMUSEMENT PARK

19. CITY SKYLINE VIEWED FROM NAVY PIER

20. THE CHICAGO RIVER DIVIDE THE TOWN

21. A MIXED GOVERNMENT AND SHOPPING BUILDING

22. THE BUILDING HAVE A HUGE ATRIUM AND HAS A TOWER WITH EXTERIOR GLASS ENCLOSED ELEVATORS

23. VERY NICE FLOOR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ATRIUM

24. VERY NICE ELEVATOR DOOR

26. PUBLIC LIBRARY

27. CLASSIC SKYSCRAPERS WITH DIFFERENT STYLES

29. MANY MID-RISE BUILDINGS AND HIGHWAY NEAR DOWNTOWN

30. THE "MAGNIFICENT MILE" IS A STREET WITH LUXURY STORES SURROUNDED BY SKYSCRAPERS

31. THIS AREA IS DOMINATED BY THE JOHN HANCOCK TOWER WHICH HAS AN OBSERVATION SKYDECK AT ITS 94 th FLOOR

33. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED WALKING WITH ME TO SEE THE CITY PHOTOGRAPHS AND PRESENTATION BY DAN CALISTRAT JUNE 2007 dcalistrat@aol.com