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Huron Street entrance.

The Allerton Hotel or Allerton Crowne Plaza is a 25-story 360 foot hotel skyscraper along the Magnificent Mile in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois.[1] It was the first building to feature pronounced setbacks and towers resulting from the 1923 zoning law.[2][1] The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 29, 1998.[2] The Michigan Avenue Bridge across the Chicago River. ... Michigan Avenue is a north-south road in Chicago, Illinois. ... Michigan Avenue is a north-south road in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business district (the Loop). ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...


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  1. ^ a b Allerton Crowne Plaza. Emporis (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
  2. ^ a b Allerton Hotel. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.


 
 

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