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Cruising Chicago's rich architectural history

CHICAGO - The boat glides under the Michigan Avenue bridge and heads into the heart of the city, as the shimmering white Wrigley Building and neo-Gothic Tribune Tower rise to the north.
It passes the corncoblike Marina Towers, the sprawling Merchandise Mart and glass-and-steel skyscrapers - a tapestry of new and old that draws architecture enthusiasts from around the world to the city that famed architect Daniel Burnham once called his ''Paris on the Prairie.''
''I knew I was going to be coming to Chicago and the one thing that I wanted to do was the river cruise,'' said Kristen Moore, 35, of Phoenix, snapping photos on the tour, sponsored by the nonprofit Chicago Architecture Foundation.

Monday 19 May, 2008 01:42 PM

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