As I'm winding down this evening on PBS there is Chicago's Loop: A Chicago Tour on PBS WTTW.
It is fascinating!
There is a point (with a plaque!) on a building at LaSalle and Monroe, which is the zero point where all cartographers and surverys measure by in the city. A zero point: I thought I also heard it called number 1 city data.
I'm going to try to find it on my lunch break tomorrow.
Would you believe that Chris and I were watching the SAME PROGRAM LAST NIGHT and after all our map / Chicago-centric discussions I found the timing perfect!
ReplyDeleteWe weirdly saved it on our DVR so I will keep it for a while in case you need any other info :)
-Amanda