AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo and Cory Martin recently visited downtown Chicago also known as “The Second City.” Positioned along Lake Michigan, the city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. Landmarks in the city include Millennium Park, Navy Pier, the Magnificent Mile, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Campus, the Willis (Sears) Tower, Museum of Science and Industry, and Lincoln Park Zoo. Chicago’s culture includes the visual arts, novels, film, theater, especially improvisational comedy, and music, particularly jazz, blues, soul, hip hop, gospeland house music.
NBC Tower (WMAQ-TV)
The Chicago Tribune newspaper
Trump International Hotel & Tower
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo
The Wrigley Builing
Chicago sounvenirs on the first floor
Chicago Auto Show banners
Cloud Gate also known as “The Bean”
is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor
AmericaJR’s Cory Martin and Jason Rzucidlo
Downtown skyscrapers as seen from Millennium Park
Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago
Chick-Fil-A restaurant
The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street
ESPN Studios in Chicago
The Willis Tower at night
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo
Hey, It’s Cory Martin!
“Early Edition” fans will remember this building
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo poses for a photo in front of an old Chicago Fire Deptment firehouse
Jason holding a newspaper just like how Kyle Chandler (Gary) would
It was used as McGinty’s Bar on the CBS drama
Historical sign on the side of the building
Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this knowledge to prevent terrible events every day.
It featured many real Chicago locations over the course of the series’ run
The building is located at northeast corner of the intersection of Franklin Street and West Illinois Street
Meanwhile, Gary (Kyle Chandler) lived in the Blackstone Hotel during the show’s first season.
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The Willis Tower (left) formerly called the Sears Tower
CTA train arriving
Inside a CTA train
The Chicago “L” (short for “elevated”) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs
Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago
The Millennium Monument in Wrigley Square
The park was originally intended to celebrate the second millennium
Art by Chakaia Booker
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Cloud Gate also known as “The Bean”
It is a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor,
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It measures 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (100 t; 98 long tons).
Kapoor’s design was inspired by liquid mercury and the sculpture’s surface reflects and distorts the city’s skyline.
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo posing for a selfie with Cloud Gate
Jason touches “The Bean”
The McCormick Tribune Ice Skating Rink
It is is a popular people-watching venue.
More Art by Chakaia Booker
Busy Chicago Traffic
Big Bus Chicago tours
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St. Peter’s Church in the Loop
Historic Route 66 begins in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles
Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower)
It is a 108-story, 1,450-foot (442.1 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Globe in front of the main entrance
Four glass bottom skyboxes
The Willis Tower observation deck, called the Skydeck, opened on June 22, 1974.
In January 2009, Willis Tower’s owners began a major renovation of the Skydeck, including the installation of retractable glass balconies
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MillerCoors in Chicago
Chicago Cubs memorabilia
2,000 construction workers were used in the construction of the Willis Tower
The building features 4.56 million sqaure feet of space
25,000 miles of plumbing
There are 16,100 tinted windows
76,000 tons of steel were used
There are 2,232 steps inside
Chicago skyline portrait
Giordano’s restaurant
It is a pizzeria that specializes in Chicago-style stuffed pizza.
During busy times, it may take up to 1 hour for deep-dish pizza
Jason ordered the Philly Steak and Cheese hoagie
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo outside the Chicago Board of Trade
More than 50 different options and futures contracts are traded by over 3,600 CBOT members through open outcry and electronic trading.
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo posing for a selfie with Cloud Gate
Jason touches “The Bean”
Cory poses for a photo from the Willis Tower Skydeck
AmericaJR’s Cory Martin and Jason Rzucidlo with the Chicago Theatre marquee.
