Loop, the

Loop, the

      35-block area of downtown Chicago, Illinois, U.S. The name probably derives from a cable-car line that circled the city's central business district in the 1880s, though the term's use became most common following the completion in 1897 of the Chicago Union Elevated Railway (the “El”), which forms a loop around the area. The Loop is bounded by Lake Street (north), Wabash Avenue (east), Van Buren Street (south), and Wells Street (west). The term Loop is now sometimes used to refer to downtown Chicago generally, particularly the area enclosed by the Chicago River, Michigan Avenue, and Congress Parkway. The Loop includes a portion of State Street, a major shopping district with several large department stores, and LaSalle Street (sometimes considered Chicago's Wall Street), the location of several large financial institutions, including the Chicago Stock Exchange (founded 1882; from 1949 to 1993, the Midwest Stock Exchange), the Chicago Board of Trade (1848), and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (1973). The Loop was the site of the Home Insurance Company Building (completed 1885; demolished 1931), generally considered to be the first metal-frame building and, at 10 stories, the world's first skyscraper. Several other buildings constructed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries also introduced innovative techniques, including those by Daniel Burnham (Burnham, Daniel H.), William Holabird (Holabird, William), William Le Baron Jenney (Jenney, William Le Baron), and John Wellborn Root (Root, John Wellborn). In the second half of the 20th century, the Loop's architecture became diversified with new International style, Modernist, and postmodern structures. Several steel high-rise buildings were constructed. Just west of the Loop proper is the Sears Tower (completed 1974), which, at 1,450 feet (442 metres; see Researcher's Note: Height of the Sears Tower), is among the world's tallest buildings. (See Researcher's Note: Heights of Buildings.) The Loop also contains famed outdoor works by artists such as Alexander Calder (Calder, Alexander), Marc Chagall (Chagall, Marc), Joan Miró (Miró, Joan), and Pablo Picasso (Picasso, Pablo). Several colleges and universities operate campuses in and around the Loop.

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