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Sweet Home, Chicago!<span id="more-691"></span></p> <ol> <li>Chicago is home to the world’s largest free outdoor food festival. You know it as “The Taste of Chicago.”</li> <li>Chicago’s Western Avenue is the world’s longest street (23.5 miles!).</li> <li><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chipublib.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-698" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" title="Chicago Public Library" src="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/chipublib-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="161" height="120" /></a>With over 2 million books, the Harold Washington Library (The Chicago Public Library) is the world’s largest public library. (<em>Pictured Right</em>)</li> <li>On an average day, 1.6 million people ride the CTA.</li> <li>Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo is the world’s largest free public zoo, located at 2200 N. Cannon Dr.</li> <li>In 1884 Chicago produced the first roller skates and in 1930, the first Hostess Twinkie.</li> <li>Chicago was the birthplace of celebs such as Harrison Ford, John Cusack, Jim Belushi, Huge Hefner, Bernie Mac, Bill Murray, Frank Caliendo, Raquel Welch, R Kelly, and Michael Clarke Duncan.</li> <li>Chicago was the birthplace of stand out sports figures such as Dwyane Wade, Donovan McNabb, Tim Hardaway, Mike Krzyzewski (better known as Coach K), Isiah Thomas, Chris Chelios, and Dick Butkus.<a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/water_tower.jpg" ><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-725" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 30px;" title="Water Tower" src="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/water_tower-225x300.jpg" alt="" width="101" height="135" /></a></li> <li>The Chicago Water Tower is the only building still standing today from the burn-zone of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. (<em>Pictured Left</em>)</li> <li>The Chicago River flows backwards. It originally emptied into Lake Michigan but now flows into the Mississippi River Basin. This was accomplished through civil engineering in 1900 for sanitation purposes.</li> <li>Chicago’s Comiskey Park (now U.S. Cellular) hosted the first ever All-Star baseball game in 1933.</li> <li>McDonald’s, Wrigley’s Chewing Gum and Motorola all got their start in Chicago.</li> <li>1779 brought about Chicago’s first settler, Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, who established a trading post on the north bank of the Chicago River.</li> <li><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/shedd2.jpg" ><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-724" style="margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;" title="The Shedd Aquarium" src="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/shedd2-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="182" height="136" /></a>The Shedd Aquarium is the world’s largest indoor aquarium; housing beluga whales, penguins, and many more exotic marine animals. (<em>Pictured Right)</em></li> <li>The John Hancock Center is home to America’s highest pool (it’s on the 44th floor).</li> </ol> <p>New West Realty has beautiful townhomes and condominiums in the heart of Chicago! 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