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and not just water to drink, but water to flush, water to wash & baith and water to cook with.
It is the greatest gift of modern life. Yes, the absolute greatest gift of all.
(and very few people realize that gift) ...When I was a teenager, or a bit younger, (11 or 12) I took a tour
through one of Chicago's Filtration Plants...It was remarkable. And all the water filtrated was fit to drink.
The plant was right on Lake Michigan, near 79th street. Also ...all the water filtered at the plant went to all
Chicago...and all that was fit to drink. So, you washed it, flushed it, cooked it, but all was fit to drink.
What a great service of the city, and since it was right in the city..on the city property, the water was
very, very, cheap. A total gift, and that is the reason Chicago grew into one of the most populated cities
in the U.S.A. Plentiful, and cheap drinkable pure water.
Oh, one more idea...If you look at Lake Michigan from a Chicago view, you will see a very large lake. That lake has
lots and lots of water & extends at least 40 miles wide and 400 miles long. It is one of the "Great Lakes"
At the link below is a view of Lake Michigan from a Chicago high rise building. The road is "Lake Shore Drive"
And Yes, I have seen that view. It is from the skytop view from the John Hancock Center in near north Chicago. The skytop view is at 875 North Michigan Avenue.
The Sears Tower is taller but the view at the Hancock Building is far better. Why? Because the Hancock Building is right on Lake Michigan. Hard to see the lake from the Sears Tower. Yes, I have been to both and spent a lot of time in the viewing areas at the very top of those buildings.
............. (Yes, you got to pay to get to both of those areas).........................................
https://www.travelchannel.com/destinations/us/il/chicago/articles/what-to-do-on-lake-shore-drive
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