Ogden Slip (Chicago, Illinois)
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Over the course of several decades, the Chicago River was widened and dredged. Initially, private individuals and companies improved docks and wharves along the river. But with time, the abutting owners increased water frontage by digging slips alongside the river. William B. Ogden, the first mayor and early booster of Chicago, oversaw the investments of the Chicago Canal and Dock Company that included considerable property on Chicago's near north side. The company built a slip parallel to the north bank of the Chicago River, which was used as harbor and warehouse space into the twentieth century. The Pugh Terminal at 435 E. Illinois was built between 1905-20 and was renovated to retail and commercial space in 1990.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°53'23"N 87°36'51"W
- Indiana Portion of Lake Michigan 16 km
- DuPage County, Illinois 55 km
- Lake County, Illinois 83 km
- Kendall County, Illinois 84 km
- Kane County, Illinois 87 km
- McHenry County, Illinois 113 km
- Lee-DeKalb Wind Energy Center 115 km
- Big Sky Wind Farm 161 km
- Gratiot Wind Park 303 km
- Grand Traverse Bay 409 km
- New East Side District 0.6 km
- Streeterville 0.6 km
- Jardine Water Purification Plant 0.8 km
- The Playpen 1 km
- Chicago Harbor 1 km
- Chicago Loop 1.3 km
- Theater District 1.4 km
- Grant Park 1.4 km
- Near North Side 1.5 km
- Gold Coast 2.1 km