Centennial Fountain
The Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain is located on the north bank of the Chicago River at McClurg Court in Near North Side, Chicago. It was dedicated in 1989, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater…Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: fountain in Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Nicholas J. Melas Centennial Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Millennium Park and Loews Hotel Tower.
Millennium Park
Park
Photo: Alhill42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Millennium Park is a public park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
Loews Hotel Tower
Hotel
Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
455 North Park Drive or Loews Hotel Tower, also known as Loews North Park Drive, is a 54-story 569 ft tall skyscraper located at 455 North Park Drive in Chicago, Illinois that is owned by Loews Hotels. Loews Hotel Tower is situated 560 feet northwest of Centennial Fountain.
Ogden Plaza Park
Park
William Ogden Plaza Park is a 1.38-acre park in Streeterville, Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The park is named after William B. Ogden. The land for the park was donated by the Chicago Dock and Canal Trust to the Chicago Park District in 1988 amid the Dock and Canal Trust's development of Cityfront Center. Ogden Plaza Park is situated 830 feet northwest of Centennial Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Streeterville and Along the Magnificent Mile.
Streeterville
Neighborhood
Streeterville is a neighborhood in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Located north of the Chicago River, it is bounded by the river on the south, the Magnificent Mile portion of Michigan Avenue on the west, and Lake Michigan on the north and east.
Along the Magnificent Mile
Neighborhood
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
The Magnificent Mile is the approximately one-mile-long stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street on the Near North Side of Chicago, Illinois.
Jewelers Row District
Neighborhood
The Jewelers Row District is a historic district in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…
Centennial Fountain
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8888° or 41° 53′ 20″ northLongitude
-87.61761° or 87° 37′ 3″ westOpen location code
86HJV9QJ+GXOpenStreetMap ID
way 159919766OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainWikidata ID
Q3076298
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Centennial Fountain” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “نافورة المئويه”
- French: “fontaine du centenaire”
- French: “Fontaine du centenaire”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Riverwalk East and Urban Kayaks.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cityfront Place and Lizzie McNeill‘s Irish Pub.
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