Associate the missing blanks with the correct key words to complete the history of the John Hancock Center. Let s see how much you know!

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1 Welcome to 360 CHICAGO! We re glad you are here! We hope you are excited to experience the Windy City, 1,000 feet above The Magnificent Mile! Let s take learning to a higher level, look around, and explore the amazing city skyline. We want you to enjoy this interactive experience, whether this is your first time on the 94 th floor of the John Hancock Center or you have joined us before. Are you ready to have fun and explore Chicago from above? Ready, set, go! Activity #1 Associate the missing blanks with the correct key words to complete the history of the John Hancock Center. Let s see how much you know! John Hancock Center is affectionately known as, but it was not always this way. Located on North Michigan Avenue, also known as the skyscraper was controversial from the start for its enormous bulk and dark. It was eventually celebrated for this very brashness, and today it remains one of Chicago's most beloved icons. John Hancock Center is currently the tallest building in the as of But to keep such a tall building standing in engineers had to make the enormous structure super strong. How did they do it? It s actually a super- tall steel. Steel columns and beams are concentrated in the skyscraper s and five enormous diagonal braces on the exterior walls of the skyscraper give it extra strength against the wind. square feet at the summit. The skyscraper also rises from square feet at the base to I don t fight the suburban areas or collar counties. I get along with them; they re former Chicagoans anyway. Richard M. Daley

2 This tapered design provides additional structural stability against wind forces. In order to reach the whopping height of feet, engineers knew that the enormous million pound tower needed caissons to prevent it from sinking into the soft ground. Today, the John Hancock Center rests on several that extend down to bedrock. One of the caissons actually reaches feet below the ground - - the deepest ever sunk in Chicago! A caisson is a watertight chamber used in construction work under water or as a foundation. Activity #2 Let s play True or False! Grab a friend and hunt for the right answers about 360 CHICAGO, the John Hancock Center and the beautiful Chicago skyline. The diagonal beams completely block the view from two windows on each floor TRUE FALSE Guests can visit the open air viewing area, breathe outside air and hear the noise of the city TRUE FALSE Condominiums occupy lower floors of the 100- story skyscraper TRUE FALSE residential floors are from 44 up to 92 Additional facilities include restaurants, a health club, swimming pool and post office TRUE FALSE The exterior cladding is black anodized aluminum with tinted bronze glass TRUE FALSE Somebody once said I have a face for radio and a voice for newspapers. Jerry Springer

3 Activity #3 Let s design the Chicago Flag! Here are some interesting clues: ** four red stars ** two blue horizontal stripes ** three white horizontal stripes Now can you also indicate what those distinctive symbols mean in the Chicago flag? They could either be key dates of Chicago history or special spots around town.

4 Activity #4 How well do you think you know Chicago? Try looking out the windows to help associate famous landmarks to the side (there are nine in the city) of town they are on and see if you can name the community area (there are 77 in the city) they are located in. There are also over 200 neighborhoods within the 77 community areas. Architect and urban planner Daniel Burnham built the city on a clever grid system using the four cardinal points (north/south/west/east) with the intersection of State Street and Madison Street in the Loop as the 0 point of the grid for addresses. The Nine Districts or Sides far north side, northwest side, north side, west side, central, south side, southwest side, far southwest side and far southeast side Some of Chicago s 77 community areas to choose from O Hare, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Armour Square, Near North Side, Loop, Near South Side, Near West Side, Garfield Ridge, Clearing, Edgewater, Hyde Park, Beverly, South Chicago, Roseland, Irving Park, West Town, West Englewood, Bridgeport Bonus if you can also match some of Chicago s 200+ neighborhoods to the locations Armour Square, Chinatown, Washington Heights, Pill Hill, O Hare, Wrigleyville, Old Town Triangle, Lincoln Park, Bucktown, Six Corners, Magnificent Mile, Old Town, Streeterville, The Loop, Near South Side, Humboldt Park, Near West Side, Garfield Ridge, Clearing, Bridgeport Hints - one location has the same name for Side, Community Area and Neighborhood six locations have the same name for Community Area and Neighborhood - One answer has two community areas that are the same as the neighborhoods because of its size I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can t except not trying. Michael Jordan

5 District Community Area Neighborhood Wrigley Field: Lincoln Park Zoo: Chicago History Museum: Navy Pier: John Hancock Building: Water Tower: Site of Fort Dearborn: United Center: Art Institute of Chicago: US Cellular Field: O Hare International Airport: Midway International Airport: I would always sing It (Take me out to the ballgame) because I think it s the only song I knew the words to. Harry Caray

6 Activity #5 Let s go back in time and reflect on the key events that built our magnificent city. Please find out what major events occurred in the following years I don t even know what street Canada is on. Al Capone