6). GENERAL STUDY Flashcards
Where are the angles in Chicago’s grid system
Diagonals
Why Chicago does’t always have an east side
Lake Michigan
Where to find addresses ending in an even number 2,4,6,8,0?
On the north and west sides of the street
Factors to determine best route to destination:
1) time of day
2) unusual circumstances occurring between pick up location and destination, like:parades,accidents,expressways,street construction etc
3) customer’s wishes-preferred route but not aware of a problem : diplomatically inform about it and suggest alternate route however, you must let the customer decide and you are required to take customer’s preferred route
Where street signs are placed?
On the northwest and southeast corners of an intersection
Where to find addresses ending in an odd number 1,3,5,7,9?
On the south and east sides of the street
How run numbered streets (31st,95th etc)?
They run east-west and are located south of Madison
Where lettered streets are located? (Avenue C, Avenue O etc)
They are located in the far south-eastern section of Chicago and run north- south / begin South of 89th st
Why getting around Chicago is easy?
1) has a regular street pattern 2) streets cross usually at right angles 3) streets run north south east and west 4) house numbers increase in the four directions from central points, State and Madison 5) Madison divides the city into north and south 6) State divides the city into east and west 7) only two sets of numbers are needed to find any location in the city 8) block equals 1/8th of mile;normally 8 blocks equals one mile
How many street numbers may appear on one city block?
Up to 100 street numbers
Who designed the sculpture in Daley Center
“The Picasso” designed by Picasso
Routing means?
The most direct route, travel way etc
Best routes during rush hour
Alternate route: Ogden ave and Archer ave
Alternate routes
Elston or Milwaukee for I-90/94
South Chicago ave for I-90 ( The Skyway)
Cicero for I-94(The Edens)
Cermak for I-88
How is called 8th St west of State st?
Polk st
Where will take you I-57?
To the Southwest suburbs and Memphis-has no other name
Where is located Arie Crown Theater?
Inside McCormick Place Lakeside Center(east)Building
Where is located Boeing World Headquarters?
At 100 N Riverside Plaza (Randolph,Canal)
Riverside Plaza
Walkway on the west side of the river that runs north and south; it is located from Lake st and Van Buren (between the River and Canal st; it is not open to automobile traffic
Where Grand ave(530 N) is diagonal?
West of Western ave( 2400 W); goes one way west until Wells st than goes two ways
Harbor Dr
Is one block long on a north/south direction and is located at the end of Randolph st/ 400 E
The Magnificent Mile-The Mag Mile
Michigan ave from the Chicago River to Oak st(1000 N)-not an actual mile (6 1/2 blocks)
McCormick Place
Is Chicago’s largest convention center
Which things must be taken into consideration if you are downtown and customer wants to go to specific location ?
- initial pick-up location
- customer destination
- distance between pick up and destination
Presidential Towers
4 identical buildings using one main entrance- 555 W Madison st
The Museum of Science and Industry
Is not part of the “Museum Campus”
Sources of information that help to develop your skills in routing
1) knowledge of Chicago - Sampler Routes
2) house number map
3) diagonal streets
4) major cross street list
5) downtown map
6) other handouts
Alternates for the Dan Ryan I-90/94
State st and King Drive
Hyde Park
Museum of Science and Industry
University of Chicago
Who design sculpture on Federal Center Plaza?
Design Calder and its called “ Flamingo”
