Chicago: In and Around the Loop - Walking Tours of Architecture and History

Chicago: In and Around the Loop - Walking Tours of Architecture and History by Gerard R. Wolfe. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780070713901.

Following the unique and successful formula combining architectural information and walking tours shown in his book on New York, noted McGraw-Hill author Gerard Wolfe offers travelers and armchair travelers the same enlightenment and pleasure for Chicago. The tours are organized around architecturally significant downtown areas in and around the famous Loop, a convenient starting point. An informative introduction puts building and neighborhood in context, describing the effects fo the Great Fire of 1871 and the Columbian Exhibition of 1893, among other events.