Channel: IT'S HISTORY

Category: Education

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Description: Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: wren.co/start/itshistory The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name! 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. » CONTACT KultAmerica@mediakraft.tv facebook.com/kultamerica » CREDIT Scriptwriter - Gregory Back Editor - Piotr Kubiak Host - Ryan Socash This video was sponsored by Wren » 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 » NOTICE 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