Chicago: In and Around the Loop - Walking Tours of Architecture and History (Paperback)

by Gerard R. Wolfe (Author) "The series of walking tours of downtown Chicago begins at the corner of Michigan Avenue and congress Parkway, with a visit to the Auditorium Building;..." (more)
Key Phrases: window enframements, classic cornice, foliated capitals, Michigan Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, State Street (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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More than just another discussion of Chicago buildings...succeeds, through text and image, in capturing the soul of the city. -- Chicago Tribune, June 1996

celebrates...impressive architectural legacy...has just won an award...Peppered with maps, archival pictures...outlines a dozen walking tours... -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 1996

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well-mapped walking tours help you discover a city with a long history of being on...forefront of archtiectural innovation (ArchitectureWeek ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 465 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070713901
• ISBN-13: 978-0070713901
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #704,671 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best guide to downtown Chicago architecture and history!, January 6, 1998

By A Customer

An excellent set of tours of all neighborhoods of downtown Chicago, profusely illustrated with contemporary and archival photos, with a lively and user-friendly text. Especially helpful for the first-time visitor, although I understand it has been adopted by the Chicago Architecture Foundation as a guide to train its docents who give walking tours. I have not come across any better guide to the Loop and its surroundings, with a crisp style and useful historical facts. Dr. Gareth Shellman ([e-mail]) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the traveler or those new to Chicago, April 10, 2000

By A Customer

I currently live in Chicago and have had a great time exploring and learning about new (to me) places with the help of this book. There is a good amount of info. to give the reader a decent background on many of the buildings in the Loop. It omits lengthy and unnecessary history topics to focus on the highlights of each walking tour, leaving the lengthy history for other books to explore. I've learned alot about my own city by reading this book and highly recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book for a Great City, July 10, 2006

By	Joyce Mendelsohn (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Chicago In and Around the Loop : Walking Tours of Architecture and History (Paperback)

Gerard Wolfe has produced an inclusive and engaging book concentrating on the area in and around the Loop in Chicago. In a series of walking tours, he weaves history and architecture into a "must see" for tourists, native Chicagoans and armchair travelers, alike.