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Chicago in stone and clay : a guide to the Windy City's architectural geology / Raymond Wiggers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wiggers, Raymond, 1952- author.
- Series:
- Cornell scholarship online.
- Cornell scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Building materials--Illinois--Chicago--Guidebooks.
- Building materials.
- Stone buildings--Illinois--Chicago--Guidebooks.
- Stone buildings.
- Building stones--Illinois--Chicago--Guidebooks.
- Building stones.
- Architecture--Illinois--Chicago--Guidebooks.
- Architecture.
- Geology--Illinois--Chicago--Guidebooks.
- Geology.
- Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Guidebooks.
- Chicago (Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 p.) : 47 b&w halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Northern Illinois University Press, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- '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.
- Contents:
- Notes on the Book's Format, and Tips for Exploring Chicago's Geology
- Chicago's Geologic Setting and History
- The Geology of Building Materials
- Foundations : Engineering in a Birthplace (and Worst Place) for Skyscrapers
- The Loop : Northeastern Quadrant
- The Loop : Southeastern Quadrant
- The Loop : Southwestern Quadrant
- The Loop : Northwestern Quadrant
- Near West Side, Garfield Park, & Humboldt Park
- South Loop, Museum Campus, Prairie Avenue, Douglas, & Bronzeville
- McKinley Park, Back of the Yards, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, & Englewood
- Auburn Gresham, South Shore, South Chicago, & Pullman
- The Magnificent Mile & Streeterville
- River North
- The Gold Coast & Old Town
- Logan Square, Lincoln Park, & Lake View
- Uptown & Ravenswood
- Edgewater, Rogers Park, & Sauganash.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 22, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9781501765070
- 1501765078
- OCLC:
- 1340946288
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