Chicago in Stone and Clay : : A Guide to the Windy City's Architectural Geology / / Raymond Wiggers.
Chicago in Stone and Clay explores the interplay between the city's most architecturally significant sites, the materials they're made of, and the sediments and bedrock they are anchored in. This unique geologist's survey of Windy City neighborhoods demonstrates the fascinating and of...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 p.) :; 47 b&w halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps and Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I FUNDAMENTALS
- 1. Notes on the Book’s Format, and Tips for Exploring Chicago’s Geology
- 2. Chicago’s Geologic Setting and History
- 3. The Geology of Building Materials
- 4. Foundations: Engineering in a Birthplace (and Worst Place) for Skyscrapers
- Part II EXPLORING CHICAGO’S NEIGHBORHOODS
- 5. The Loop: Northeastern Quadrant
- 6. The Loop: Southeastern Quadrant
- 7. The Loop: Southwestern Quadrant
- 8. The Loop: Northwestern Quadrant
- 9. Near West Side, Garfield Park, and Humboldt Park
- 10. South Loop, Museum Campus, Prairie Avenue, Douglas, and Bronzeville
- 11. McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, and Englewood
- 12. Auburn Gresham, South Shore, South Chicago, and Pullman
- 13. The Magnificent Mile and Streeterville
- 14. River North
- 15. The Gold Coast and Old Town
- 16. Logan Square, Lincoln Park, and Lake View
- 17. Uptown and Ravenswood
- 18. Edgewater, Rogers Park, and Sauganash
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Index