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Chicago Trivia: Swimmin’ Wid Da Fishies
8 April 2008 Send To a Friend
Everyone’s heard of the Great Chicago Fire, but did you also know there was a Great Chicago Flood?
Just south of Kinzie Street and north of where the Chicago River splits stands a perpetually raised bridge. This bridge marks the spot where a crack in an underground tunnel caused by construction crews allowed the river to pour in, starting a massive flood that filled buildings throughout the Loop and prompted an evacuation. The public was notified when WMAQ radio reporter Larry Langford investigated a report that fish were in the basement of the Merchandise Mart and noticed a drain-like swirl.
When did this flood fill downtown Chicago’s underground? Email your answer, and include your mailing address, to trivia@thelocaltourist.com by midnight on April 14.
This week’s prize is two $25 certificates to Dragonfly Mandarin Chinese Restaurant.
Congratulations to Michele Pfeilschifter! She knew that the Chicago Board of Trade was originally located at 101 S Water Street and will receive a certificate to Moonstruck Chocolates.
