Pedway Exploring: Part 7

Monday was the final official day of exploring The Pedway. Now that I have a good grasp of where the underground/overground passages and pathways go, I will be sure to walk The Pedway as part of my regular travels through Chicago  – and may discover additional features along the way. I believe there are some segments that are private, connecting buildings and businesses that are no longer open to the general public.

I began this leg of the tour by stopping off on the Brown Line at the Merchandise Mart stop. Here the Pedway options are either a staircase to the Wells Street, or an enclosed walkway across the road to Apparel Mart.

I took the enclosed walkway. Walking through Merchandise Mart you pass a hub of fast food options to the north, but more interestingly there are radio stations along the passageway that runs east-west. The Loop 97.9 has its studio here, and you can peer in through the windows.

A bridge spans North Lower Orleans Street to Apparel Mart, where weary travelers can check-in to Holiday Inn, and where The Chicago Sun-Times has its offices (after vacating the spot where the Trump Tower was built.

The bridge has some pleasant views of the river, but unless you live or work in the area there is little reason to venture far to this segment of The Pedway.

Well, my little project is over. I am going to revisit my steps over the next couple of weeks and check off the segments based on Will Vaughn’s data:

Segment ID	Name	Length (ft.)	Visted
1	Renassance Hotel Concourse	1956
2	Aon Center – Fairmont Hotel Walkway	184
3	Aon Center – Lakeshore Athletic Club Concourse	538
4	Aon Centre Lobbies	433
5	Apparel Center Ground Level Walkway	733
6	Apparel Center Upper Level Walkway	271
7	Bc / Bs – Monroe Garage & Grant Park Concourse	1182
8	Chase Tower Ground Level Concourse	280
9	Chase Tower Lower Level Concourse	935
10	Chicago Title & Trust Center Walkway	270
11	City Hall – 120 North Lasalle Walkway	283
12	City Hall & County – Cultural Center Concourse	2836
13	City Hall & County – Thompson Center Walkway	247
14	City Hall & County Building Hallways	682
15	Daley Plaza – Brunswick Building Concourse	813
16	Fairmont Hotel – Park Millennium Concourse	833
17	Garland Court – R.R.Donnelley Walkway	280
18	Grant Park South Parking Walkway	921
19	Jackson CTA Subway Station Connector	852
20	James R. Thompson Center Ground Level Concourse	928
21	James R. Thompson Center Lower Level Concourse	779
22	Macy’s – 25 E Washington Concourse	630
23	Merchandise Mart Ground Level Concourse	2079
24	Merchandise Mart Upper Level Concourse	1119
25	Metra Millennium Park Station Concourse	1660
26	Metra Van Buren Station Walkway	748
27	Michigan Plaza – Illinois Center Concourse	920
28	Michigan Plaza Walkway	691
29	Millennium & N Grant Park Garage Walkway	1814
30	N Leo Burnett – S Leo Burnett Walkway	385
31	Ogilvie Ground Level Concourse	845
32	Ogilvie Metra Station	1723
33	Ogilvie Upper Level – 2 Riverside Concourse	927
34	One Illinois Center – Columbus Plaza Concourse	855
35	One Illinois Center – Two Illinois Center Walkway	202
36	Prudential Plaza – Aon Centre Concourse	665
37	Renaissance Hotel Walkway	276
38	Smurfit Stone Walkway	90
39	Thompson Center – Concourse At 203 Walkway	203
40	Three Bank One Plaza – 33 N Dearborn Concourse	879
41	Three Illinois Center – Swiss Hotel Concourse	755
42	Two Illinois – Three Illinois Concourse	990
43	Two Illinois Center – Hyatt Regency Walkway	201
44	Two Prudential Plaza Concourses	278

For those who want to explore, here are some resources that I picked up along the way:

• Chicago Pedway Maps
• City of Chicago 2008 Map
• Margaret Hicks’ Chicago Elevated Pedway Tour
• On the Trail of a Disorderly Future (Pedway Map)
• Subterranean City: A Tour of Chicago’s Pedway (Part 1)
• Subterranean City: A Tour of Chicago’s Pedway (Part 2)
• Chicago In Maps