The Swimming Hole
The Swimming Hole is a fountain in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. The Swimming Hole is situated nearby to the park The Water Plaza, as well as near the office building Builders Building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Merchandise Mart and La Salle Street Bridge.
Merchandise Mart
Shopping center
The Merchandise Mart is a commercial building in downtown Chicago, Illinois. When it opened in 1930, it was the world's largest building, with 4 million square feet of floor space. Merchandise Mart is situated 800 feet northwest of The Swimming Hole.
La Salle Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The La Salle Street Bridge is a single-deck double-leaf trunnion bascule bridge spanning the main stem of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, that connects the Near North Side with the Loop area.
Wells Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Wells Street Bridge is a bascule bridge over the Chicago River, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States, which was built in 1922. Standing east of the Franklin Street Bridge and southeast of the Merchandise Mart, the bridge connects the Near North Side with "The Loop".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include River North and Loop.
River North
Quarter
Photo: OmidGul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
River North is a Chicago neighborhood located north of the Chicago River, south of Division Street, and west of Wabash Avenue. It is adjacent to the Magnificent Mile retail and tourism corridor.
Loop
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Loop is the central business district of Chicago, bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.
Fulton River District
Neighborhood
The Fulton River District is a Chicago neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the Chicago River to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the Near West Side and West Town community areas of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
The Swimming Hole
- Type: Body of water (intermittent)
- Category: fountain
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8871° or 41° 53′ 14″ northLongitude
-87.63323° or 87° 37′ 60″ westOpen location code
86HJV9P8+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 747171878OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=basinOpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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