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Home > Touring the Fire > Heart of the Downtown, 2: The Northeast Loop

Heart of the Downtown, 2: The Northeast Loop

While this is one of three tours that use the term “Loop” to describe the location, the Loop as such did not exist until more than twenty-five years after the fire, when the Loop Elevated was constructed.  This tour includes a number of colorful Landmarks.

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Landmarks (Tour Stops)

  • Tremont House

  • State and Lake Streets

  • Lake Street and Wabash Avenue

  • Kerfoot Shanty

  • Field & Leiter

  • Crosby's Opera House

  • State & Madison

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