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Water Tower Pumping Station Historical Monument

Phone: (312) 744-2400

Cross Streets: Near the intersection of N Michigan Ave and E Chicago Ave

821 N Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60611 ·509.51 mi

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Natacha F. 07/15/17

This was awesome! You just walk in and find the pumping station operating behind glass enclosure. It takes you back in time for a quick minute. My dad was a union plumber in NYC, so of course I...

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Curt C. 07/13/21

Aha! Pump it! Pump it real good! This is an actual pumping station! There's huge pipes up in here that transport lots of water up from Lake Michigan to all the thirsty Chicago people. This...

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Jesster A. 11/15/06

I once had a dream, er, nightmare about the Water Tower Pumping Station too! In my dream, some one eyed son of a bitch had it razed (razed!) and replaced with the tallest phallic tribute in all...

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B. L. 09/26/05

Built in 1869 two years before the Chicago Fire ripped thru the city. This obviously survived along with the Water Tower itself which both are landmarks in our city. Both buildings are exapmles of...

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Alice A. 09/15/14

WATER TOWER PUMPING STATION TOUR - Chicago Avenue and Michigan Avenue., Chicago, IL 60686 - cityofchicago.org Q-Tips say:Stop at the visitor's Center located inside and then see the Pumping...

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