wyliepoon
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The last full day of my trip in Chicago was spent at the Museum of Science and Industry, followed by a visit to SSP forumer Steely Dan's apartment at famous Marina City, and then followed by a trip to the roof deck of one of the towers.
The Museum of Science and Industry is located in the Fine Arts Building of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the only surviving building of the Jackson Park exposition site (The Art Institute of Chicago building downtown was also built for the exposition). It housed the Field Museum until the 1920s, then was abandoned for a decade before being restored as the current museum.
The Museum has a great variety of exhibits, but is probably most notable for its collection dealing with transportation. The most famous attraction in the museum is U-505, a World War II Nazi German submarine (U-Boat) captured by the US in 1944 and which was later donated to the City of Chicago. It is now on display in a new underground exhibition room built to resemble a concrete submarine base. Guided tours (which feel more like sound and light shows) are offered of the inside of the sub, but unfortunately no photography is allowed.
WWII Stuka dive bomber on display
"The Great Train Story" is a large model train exhibit showing the journey of frieght trains between Chicago and Seattle. The models in this exhibit is very detailed. It includes Chicago and Seattle skyscrapers, towns, steel mills, grain elevators, and all sorts of trains including Amtrak trains, Metra commuter trains, CTA elevated trains and even a subway train in its very own subway station.
787 mockup provided by Boeing, now headquartered in Chicago.
Yesterday's Main Street exhibit at the Museum is a recreation of famous businesses in downtown Chicago a century ago. Unfortunately the presentation of the exhibits isn't too good. (the lights are too dim, the exhibits are a bit too fake)
The Pioneer Zephyr is a streamlined train from the 1930s.
Views from Steely Dan's place at Marina City...
... and from the rooftop at night.
Gotta love this Marina City evacuation plan...
Some parting shots of Chicago...
John Hancock Centre residential sky lobby
That's all for Chicago photos!
The Museum of Science and Industry is located in the Fine Arts Building of the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the only surviving building of the Jackson Park exposition site (The Art Institute of Chicago building downtown was also built for the exposition). It housed the Field Museum until the 1920s, then was abandoned for a decade before being restored as the current museum.
The Museum has a great variety of exhibits, but is probably most notable for its collection dealing with transportation. The most famous attraction in the museum is U-505, a World War II Nazi German submarine (U-Boat) captured by the US in 1944 and which was later donated to the City of Chicago. It is now on display in a new underground exhibition room built to resemble a concrete submarine base. Guided tours (which feel more like sound and light shows) are offered of the inside of the sub, but unfortunately no photography is allowed.
WWII Stuka dive bomber on display
"The Great Train Story" is a large model train exhibit showing the journey of frieght trains between Chicago and Seattle. The models in this exhibit is very detailed. It includes Chicago and Seattle skyscrapers, towns, steel mills, grain elevators, and all sorts of trains including Amtrak trains, Metra commuter trains, CTA elevated trains and even a subway train in its very own subway station.
787 mockup provided by Boeing, now headquartered in Chicago.
Yesterday's Main Street exhibit at the Museum is a recreation of famous businesses in downtown Chicago a century ago. Unfortunately the presentation of the exhibits isn't too good. (the lights are too dim, the exhibits are a bit too fake)
The Pioneer Zephyr is a streamlined train from the 1930s.
Views from Steely Dan's place at Marina City...
... and from the rooftop at night.
Gotta love this Marina City evacuation plan...
Some parting shots of Chicago...
John Hancock Centre residential sky lobby
That's all for Chicago photos!
