Chicago's Fake Buildings - Secret Sub-Stations (the story behind them) - IT'S HISTORY

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Around Chicago’s 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 Chicago’s 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

IT’S 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 Chicago’s 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