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Around Chicagos downtown area is a collection of buildings that do not appear to be typical buildings at all. Windowless, doorless, but not at all featureless, these buildings hide many of the machinery that keeps the city moving. With a vivid history in electricity, they eventually became a common sight in metropolitan areas. Today, we discuss the so-called fake buildings of Chicago.
Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 2:16 - The History of Chicagos Power Supply 5:32 - The Rise of Commonwealth Edison 7:26 - Substations of Chicago 12:17 - Wells Street Terminal Substation 12:56 - AT&T Equipment Building 14:08 - Enwave Chiller Plant 14:56 - Conclusion
ITS HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.
» CREDIT Scriptwriter - Gregory Back Editor - Piotr Kubiak Host - Ryan Socash
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» SOURCES Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicagos Windowless, Doorless Buildings Lights On But Nobody Home: Behind the Fake Buildings that Power Chicago Hooray for infrastructure! Old Chicago utility substation turned luxury mansion takes $750K price reduction Washington Park Substation / Gaitan Building - PRESERVATION CHICAGO Gas and Electricity Coal Mining Commonwealth Edison Co. Powering A Generation: Power Electrical grid Stations - Wells Street Terminal
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