Did you know that Chicago has a massive building with its own zip code? Thats right, and in 1930, the Merchandise mart opened its doors to the world as the largest building in the world. The 4 million square foot area served such a large influx of visitors daily that it required its own L stop and connection to Chicagos now abandoned 60 miles of underground freight tunnel.
Perhaps what mystifies me most is that Merchandise Mart was built above a massive train yard and that, for many decades, sub-terrain freight train delivery was possible in the heart of Chicago. This near-century-old art deco masterpiece still stands on the bank of the Chicago river and serves around 20,000 people daily in modern times.
03:11 - Why Merchandise Marts land has always been important to Chicago trade 06:13 - Construction of Merchandise Mart 07:03 - How big is Merchandise Mart? 07:50 - Merchandise Marts Grand opening 08:53 - Why Merchandise Mart is a city within a city. 10:06 - Tour of Merchandise Mart 14:05 - The History of Radio Broadcast at Chicagos Merchandise Mart 16:37 - The Merchandise Mart Train station 18:29 - What happened to Merchandise Marts Rail Freight Yard 19:58 - Whats in the Merchandise Marts basement? 23:59 - Merchandise Marts connection to the Chicago Freight Tunnels 25:00 - The Chicago Flood was first noticed at Merchandise Mart 28:25 - How Merchandise Mart transformed the Chicago Loop
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