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Pedway Are 7Am to 5Pm, 18 Leo Burnett Building (35 W KINZIE ST. 2 1 E. WACKER DR. MART CENTER DR. 59 CHICAGO E. WACKER DR. 53 55 48 RIVER 56 50 54 FIELD DR. MILWAUKEEFULTON AVE. ST. W. WACKER DR. WACKER PL. WATER ST. 62 SOUTHWATER ST. 11 18 20 67 8 60 12 19 51 57 STETSON AVE. 63 LAKE ST. PARK DR. WESTSHORE DR. 61 BENTON PL. 9 21 58 52 49 46 33 HARBOR DR. COLUMBUS DR. BEAUBIEN CT. RANDOLPH ST. FIELD BVD. 10 13 31 34 36 39 28 32 3 7 27 GARLAND CT. WASHINGTON ST. 14 23 29 35 38 40 45 15 22 MADISON ST. 16 30 17 37 24 MONROE ST. 45 LA SALLE ST. ADAMS ST. 42 GRANT PARK 26 6 47 QUINCY ST. LAKE MICHIGAN 25 JACKSON BLVD. 65 44 41 VAN BUREN ST. LOOP ELEVATED 43 DEARBORN ST. STATE ST. .WCE DR. WACKER S. 64 SUBWAY SUBWAY CONGRESS PKWY. 66 TT ST. STATE DEARBORN ST. CLARK ST. CANAL ST. FRANKLIN ST. LA SALLE ST. LAKE SHORE DR. CLINTON ST. WELLS ST. WABASH AVE. COLUMBUS DR. FINANCIAL PL. MICHIGAN AVE. HARRISON ST. ACCESS ESCALATOR/ ELEVATOR ACCESS DOOR ACCESS 1 350 West Mart / 34 Millennium Station Center Drive (Apparel Mart / Holiday Inn) 35 Millennium Park / Parking Garage 2 Merchandise Mart (222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza) 36 Harris Theatre PATHS 3 METRA Ogilvie Station / Citicorp Center 37 Grant Park North Parking Garage (500 W. Madison) 38 Pritzker Pavillion YOU ARE HERE 4 400 West Madison St. 39 Millennium Park Bike Station 5 Civic Opera House (20 N. Wacker) 40 Monroe Street Parking Garage UNDERGROUND 6 Willis Tower (233 S. Wacker) 41 Grant Park South Garage 7 120 North LaSalle St. (Savings of America Tower) 42 Art Institute of Chicago (111 S. Michigan) STREET LEVEL 8 203 North LaSalle St. 43 Harold Washington Library (400 S. State) UPPER LEVEL 9 James R. Thompson Center (100 W. Randolph) 44 Metcalfe Federal Building (77 W. Jackson) 10 City Hall / County Building (121 N. LaSalle) 45 Palmer House Hilton (17 E. Monroe) CTA TRAIN 11 77 West Wacker Dr. 46 Michael A. Bilandic Building (160 N. LaSalle) STATION 12 201 North Clark St. 47 Union Station (225 S. Canal) UNDER 13 Richard J. Daley Center (50 W. Washington) 48 303 East Wacker Dr. CONSTRUCTION 14 George W. Dunne Cook County Office Building. 49 BlueCross BlueShield Building (300 E. Randolph) (69 W. Washington) 50 Swissotel Chicago (323 E. Wacker) 15 Three First National Plaza (70 W. Madison) 51 Lakeshore Athletic Club (211 N. Stetson) HOURS 16 Chase Tower (21 S. Clark) 52 One Prudential Center (130 E. Randolph)/ 17 Two First National Plaza (20 S. Clark) Two Prudential Center (180 N. Stetson) Normal operating hours of the Pedway are 7am to 5pm, 18 Leo Burnett Building (35 W. Wacker) 53 One Illinois Center (111 E. Wacker) Monday - Friday, unless 19 40 West Lake St. 54 Two Illinois Center (233 N. Michigan) otherwise noted. 20 Renaissance Hotel (1 W. Wacker) 55 Hyatt Regency Chicago - West Tower (151 E. Wacker) 21 171 North Clark St. 56 Hyatt Regency Chicago - East Tower (201 E. Wacker) Map shows only 22 One North Dearborn St. 57 Fairmont Hotel (200 N. Columbus) approximate locations of 23 One North State St. 58 Millennium Park Plaza (151 N. Michigan) ingress and egress points. 24 47 South Clark St. 59 Columbus Plaza (233 E. Wacker) Locations of access points, and of Pedway segments, 25 Kluczynski Federal Building (230 S. Dearborn) 60 Michigan Plaza (205 / 225 N. Michigan) are subject to change. 26 Dirksen Federal Building (219 S. Dearborn) 61 Aon Center (200 E. Randolph) 27 108 North State St. (Block 37) 62 Park Millennium (222 N. Columbus) 28 Macy's (111 N. State) 63 Lake Shore East Park 29 25 East Washington St. 64 Chicago Board of Options Exchange / NORTH 30 Sullivan Center (1 S. State) LaSalle St. Station (400 S. LaSalle) 31 The Heritage Millennium (130 N. Garland Ct.) 65 Chicago Board of Trade (141 W. Jackson) EAST 32 Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington) 66 Buckingham Fountain WEST 33 Smurfit Stone Building (150 N. Michigan) 67 Aqua Building (225 N. Columbus) SOUTH © 2012 Chicago Detours, Inc. Pedway here 77 W. Wacker s su s su is on 2nd floor 201 N. Clark 3 with “sky wacker Leo Burnett Building 203 N. LaSalle bridges.” Stairs connect street-level 200 N. Dearborn and skybridge here. interesting food court Options include fresh roasted Renaissance Hotel turkey, korean tacos, and 2 for 1 lake Richard J. Daley Center sushi after 2pm. James R. Thompson Center clark state These three separate Pedways lasalle dearborn do not directly connect. All are randolph accessible via street level. Block 37 Macy’s City Hall/County Building Daley Cook County Offices 120 N. LaSalle Plaza washington Three First National Plaza Not Exactly the Pedway: Abandoned Pedway: First If you enter the red or blue line CTA National Bank Building, now stations between Washington and called “Chase Tower,” once had Jackson (just south of Monroe), the Pedway here connecting with madison underground platforms continue the Three First National Plaza. entire length of three blocks. Chase Tower More layers to the city: The basement monroe of Chase Tower has a large cafeteria and below that, an auditorium that hosts NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” news show. We welcome you to dig in to new perspectives and old stories of Chicago architecture, history and culture at blog.chicagodetours.com. PEDWAY KEY TIPS ON NAVIGATING - The Pedway is accessed inside build- Underground Pedway ings and train stations, or outside Street Level or Above Pedway 1 from sidewalks. Commuter Rail Station - After entering a building or station, 3 you usually need to go underground CTA that connects to Pedway to find the Pedway. Look for an elevator or escalator, and signs Open/Closed Sat/Sun 24 Hours s su 24 for the Pedway, often this symbol: Large Underground Structure 2 Pedway Access Via Building Entrance Pedway Access Via Sidewalk - In Section 1 of this map it is impossible to fully clarify street level or underground because the street PEDWAY HOURS level outside buildings often changes. Hours depend on the building attached to 2 - Sunday is not a great day for Pedway the passage. Roughly half of the Pedway is wanderings as many parts are closed. closed on the weekend, and open sections 2 are indicated on this map. Unless other- wise marked, assume Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, closed Sat and Sun, with Pedway in govern- ment buildings open Mon-Fri 6am-6pm. Pedway Map www.chicagodetours.com One Illinois Center Hyatt Regency West Tower Columbus Plaza Hyatt Regency East Tower Future Pedway: This area was 13 wacker left undeveloped as old train 24 Swissotel tracks for 40+ years until 1967. The empty pit here will likely Peek out the door here include a passage in the future. to see Lower Columbus and the city’s multiple large food court layers. Find fresh juice, sandwiches here. 303 E. Wacker 24 Two Illinois Center south water The Park Millennium (233 N. Michigan) Aqua Water Street Metra Station 211 N. Stetson and train tracks under Pedway. Fairmont Hotel s su columbus stetson Unmarked entrance via Boulevard Towers GARLAND CT s su stairs behind Hyatt sign. Michigan Plaza michigan lake Step outside for less than Escalator connects hotel a block to connect to these lobby and Pedway. portions of the Pedway. s su Aon Center Crain Building (Diamond) Blue Cross Blue Shield Doral Plaza s su This entire block covers randolph Tunnel bridge over street. train tracks below. Millennium Lakeside Chicago Cultural Center Underground Garage Prudential The Maze of the Pedway: This is the most complex section of the Pedway, as both the levels of the Pedway and the ground level outside buildings change. Imagine that underneath your feet are more layers: electrical wires, skyscraper caissons, sewers, abandoned freight train tunnels, and the list goes on... Doral Plaza s su Crain Building Art Institute of Chicago Underground train tracks. 23 23 couch Prudential adams s su No A/C or heat here. Millennium Station Metra and South Shore michigan randolph Grant Park South To go to Section 1, keep Underground Garage left at the fork inside Van Buren Station Macy’s the station. Follow sign Metra & South Shore jackson to the Prudential. Millennium Elevator here connects washington Park Cultural Center (street level) and Pedway. 24 Replica of Art Nouveau Chicago Cultural Paris Metro Station. van buren Center 24 Grant Park North Underground Garage madison 25 E. Washington Pedway History: This 2 adams passage, which does Garages under parks not require payment to 24 connect with Pedway. state state CTA, is the oldest of the wabash No A/C or heat but it is Pedway, constructed shielded from wind. 1939-43. monroe dear- born jackson michigan Our guided, interactive tours of history, culture and architecture bring people to explore stories and places locals don’t even know with interior architecture, jazz & blues, historic bars, and more. Public tours offered almost daily. Private tours by foot and bus available for birthday parties, www.chicagodetours.com corporate-team building, and other fun special events. CTA logo used courtesy of the Chicago Transit Authority.
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