Just 1 thing

I'm taking a little break from posting, but did want to share something with you today. Almost every week I learn about a new event or place in Chicago that is Free For All and this is a good example.

At the northwest corner of LaSalle and Monroe Streets stands the Northern Trust Company Bank Building. This little plaque is fixed to the corner of the building.

.If it's too difficult to read let me give you the text:


NUMBER ONE CITY DATUM

"This bench mark designates the primary datum for the city of Chicago.
It is from this point that all heights in the city are measured.

The city datum is hearby established as a plane 17.640 feet below
the bench mark cut on top of the bottom stone of granite base at the
southeast corner of the Northern Trust Company Bank building at the
northwest corner of S. LaSalle Street and West Monroe Street.

Septmember 12, 1928                           Municipal Code of Chicago

So, the next time you are in the neighborhood, stop by and see how tall you are above the city datum plane.

I hope to be back in full force next week.

Until then, I hope to see you in Chicago!