Construction of Wacker Drive, 1925

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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)

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