Northerly Island
Northerly Island is a 91-acre (37 ha) man-made peninsula along Chicago's lakefront.[1]
The site of the Adler Planetarium, Northerly Island connects to the mainland through a narrow isthmus along Solidarity Drive made-up by Neoclassical sculptures of Kościuszko, Havliček and Copernicus.[2] With the demolition of Meigs Field Airport, it is now a part of the Museum Campus and has been made into parkland.
A semi-temporary concert venue, the Huntington Bank Pavilion occupies part of the site of the former airport.
Northerly Island Media
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Northerly Island Natural Area on south half of Northerly Island
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The Santa Maria over Lake Michigan in the summer of 1921
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Meigs Field Runway a few days after demolition ordered by Mayor Daley. The large X marks were cut into the runway by bulldozers to prevent aircraft from taking off or landing.
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Northerly Island Beach including the Adler Planetarium
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Southern tip of Northerly Island looking north
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FirstMerit Bank Pavilion Sign at Northerly Island
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Twelfth Street Beach House
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Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko on Northerly Island, Chicago
References
- ↑ "Chicago Parks District: Northerly Island". Archived from the original on 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- ↑ Graf, John, Chicago's Parks Arcadia Publishing, 2000, p. 13-14., ISBN 0-7385-0716-4.
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