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In the influential 1909 Plan of Chicago, Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett proposed two recreational piers for the city's lakefront. Only one was built-Municipal Pier #2 was renamed Navy Pier in 1927. Constructed in 1916, the 3,000-foot-long pier, which sits on 20,000 wood pilings, served as a cargo facility and a docking place for passenger excursion steamers. With its lake breezes, it was also a popular gathering place for Chicagoans seeking to escape the summer heat. In 1918, the pier was used as a temporary jail. In the 1930s and 1940s, it was the location of one of the city's traffic courts. During World War II, the U.S. Navy had a training facility on the pier. From 1946 to 1965, it...
In the influential 1909 Plan of Chicago, Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett proposed two recreational piers for the city's lakefront. Only one was built-Municipal Pier #2 was renamed Navy Pier in 1927. Constructed in 1916, the 3,000-foot-long pier, which sits on 20,000 wood pilings, served as a cargo facility and a docking place for passenger excursion steamers. With its lake breezes, it was also a popular gathering place for Chicagoans seeking to escape the summer heat. In 1918, the pier was used as a temporary jail. In the 1930s and 1940s, it was the location of one of the city's traffic courts. During World War II, the U.S. Navy had a training facility on the pier. From 1946 to 1965, it was the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois, where more than 100,000 students attended classes before the school moved to the Near West Side. For the next four decades, the pier was all but abandoned, little used except from 1978 to 1983, when it was the annual site of ChicagoFest, a popular summer music festival. In 1995, after a four-year, $150 million renovation, the pier was reopened as the city's new playground, featuring a 150-foot-tall Ferris wheel, an outdoor stage, the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, shops, restaurants and exhibition halls. It draws 8.6 million visitors a year.
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"The Dark Knight Rises" Tumbler Tour Hits Chicago: Start Your Engines, Batman!
WGN Feature ReporterBatman let me play with his toys today. Well, sort of. To promote the upcoming "The Dark Knight Rises,"Warner Bros.is sending the Tumbler, the new-school Batmobile, across the country. It's joined by the Bat-Pod, the incredible two-wheeled power bike... -
Bat-Pod and Tumbler at Navy Pier
The high-powered vehicles from “The Dark Knight Rises” are on display at Navy Pier beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. The Bat-Pod and the Tumbler were featured in the first two movies of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy and are...
Tags: The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Christopher Nolan, Chicago
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'Cirque Shanghai': Enter the Dragon
There's a quiz you can take called the Sensation Seeking Scale, developed by Marvin Zuckerman in the department of psychology at the University of Delaware. Sounds dull, but it has true-false questions like, "I like wild parties," and, "I prefer friends...Tags: Labor Day
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Summer Theater Guide 2012: Our top 10 most-anticipated shows
A potential superhero awaits the unleashing of his powers. Tracy Letts mourns over Moscow. A Chicago disaster is revisited. A young man misses his appointment with Goldman Sachs. Oedipus hits the streets of Los Angeles. Hats fly on the Goodman Theatre...
Tags: Victory Gardens Theatre, Tony Awards, Marriott Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Michigan Avenue
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May 24: Chicago Scene - Friends of Prentice
WGN NewsFriends of Prentice Fantasy Island Fundraising Gala Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. Navy Pier Grand Ballroom 600 E. Grand Avenue Chicago To purchase tickets or tables please call Beth Rottman at (312) 926-0199 Friends of Prentice is committed to... -
40 shows for your Chicago summer, from 'Rock of Ages' on stage to 'Richard III' outdoors
School is winding down and the days are stretching out, which is the perfect time for fun at the old ballpark, beach, street fair, and all the other seasonal frolics that Chicagoans dream about during the dreary winter months. But don't forget that...
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Navy commissions the high-tech San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The $1.3-billion ship is billed as the most technologically advanced of any in its class in the U.S. Navy, with stealth capability and a state-of-the-art communications system.
But the commissioning ceremony Saturday that made the San...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Cruises, World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), U.S. Navy
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Protest pamphlets, videos get spot at McCormick Place
The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois has reached an agreement with the managers of McCormick Place to allow protesters to place literature and multimedia materials inside the convention center while world leaders are there for NATO meetings, a...
Tags: Activism, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Arts and Culture, Chicago, McCormick Place
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A very serious introduction to the NATO summit
Welcome to NATO Summit Week, Chicagoans! As the unofficial liaison between the summit and Chicago-area residents, I'm as excited as you are about the big event. It's going to feature all the fun of the Air & Water Show's traffic congestion without the...
Tags: International Organizations, Arts and Culture, Military Equipment, Culture, Politics
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USS San Diego to host public tours
SAN DIEGO -- The amphibious transport dock USS San Diego moved from Naval Station San Diego to Navy Pier Monday, where it will be opened for free public tours this week. The tours come in advance of the 684-foot-long ship's commissioning, which is...
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Gas Price Pilgrimage: How do our gas prices compare with other cities across the region?
Gas prices are falling throughout most of the country, but they're still high. The average price of gas right now in Indiana is about $3.70 a gallon. And as people start to travel for the summer, and the Memorial Day holiday, the high price of gasoline is...
Tags: Memorial Day, Passenger Cars, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Cloud Gate, Wrigley Field
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Salaries, health benefits for members of Cicero advisory commissions hit
For years, an appointment to a board or commission in Cicero came with financial benefits not found in most other municipalities, including annual salaries as high as $10,000 and family health insurance, all in exchange for working on panels that...
Tags: Elections, Little Village, Family, Local Elections, McCormick Place
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