In 1925 the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company worked at the intersection of South Water Street and Wabash Avenue to create the bi-level Wacker Drive. Photographer: Chicago Architectural Photographic Co. Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37922) http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/11198.html
Statue of the Republic and Grand Basin, at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Photographer: Unknown Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-02524) http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/3347.html
This photograph was taken in 1929, a year before the river-straightening project was completed. The view is from the south toward downtown, and at this point is it possible to see both the river's old path and its new one. The photograph also makes evident how much of the real estate in this area was devoted to railroad tracks and yards. Photographer: Chicago Aerial Survey Company Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-05776) http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/10583.html
