Chicagos Fake Buildings - Secret Sub-Stations (the story behind them) - ITS HISTORY00:15:31

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    Around Chicagos downtown area is a collection of buildings that do not appear to be typical buildings at all. Windowless, doorless, but not at all featureless, these buildings hide many of the machinery that keeps the city moving. With a vivid history in electricity, they eventually became a common sight in metropolitan areas. Today, we discuss the so-called fake buildings of Chicago.

    Chapters:
    0:00 - Introduction
    2:16 - The History of Chicagos Power Supply
    5:32 - The Rise of Commonwealth Edison
    7:26 - Substations of Chicago
    12:17 - Wells Street Terminal Substation
    12:56 - AT&T Equipment Building
    14:08 - Enwave Chiller Plant
    14:56 - Conclusion

    ITS HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.

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    » CREDIT
    Scriptwriter - Gregory Back
    Editor - Piotr Kubiak
    Host - Ryan Socash

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    » SOURCES
    Hidden in Plain Sight: Inside Downtown Chicagos Windowless, Doorless Buildings
    Lights On But Nobody Home: Behind the Fake Buildings that Power Chicago
    Hooray for infrastructure!
    Old Chicago utility substation turned luxury mansion takes $750K price reduction
    Washington Park Substation / Gaitan Building - PRESERVATION CHICAGO
    Gas and Electricity
    Coal Mining
    Commonwealth Edison Co.
    Powering A Generation: Power
    Electrical grid
    Stations - Wells Street Terminal

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    Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.

    retraction - Chicago has 227.73 sq mi

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