A River and its City

“To many of those who may…visit Chicago, and still more, to those who come to make it their home, it may be not without interest to look back to its first beginnings; to contemplate the almost magical change which a few years have wrought; and from the past to augur the marvellous [sic] prosperity of the future.”
-Juliette Kinzie, 1856

Take a look out these windows at some of Chicago’s most famous buildings. These are the results of our early pioneers’ grand visions. If you look more closely, you might also see the results of Friends’ vision: growing and diversifying wildlife population, investment in public spaces, and people working together to care for and improve the river.

Explore the amazing changes taking place in our watershed.