VirtualGlobetrotting: Illinois: Evanston

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William Petersen's house
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The American actor, best known for playing Gil Grissom on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation owns this house.

Steve's House in Shameless
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Shameless is an American television comedy-drama which airs on Showtime. It is a remake of the award-winning British series of the same name. The series is set in Chicago's South Side Canaryville neighborhood. The show stars Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Justin Chatwin, and Joan Cusack.
This is the filming location for the home of Justin Chatwin's character Steve Wilton/Jimmy Lishman and his family.

Jill Wine-Banks' House
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Jill Wine-Banks is a lawyer who was one of the prosecutors during the Watergate scandal, and who served as General Counsel of the Army from 1977 to 1980.

Tim Kazurinsky's House
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The actor, comedian and writer, best remembered as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live", and for his role as Sweetchuck in the "Police Academy" films, lives here.

Northwestern University
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Ryan Field
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Northwestern Wildcats Stadium

Jennifer Pritzker's House
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Jennifer Pritzker is an investor, philanthropist, and member of the Pritzker family. She retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army in 2001.
Jennifer is the world's first and only transgender billionaire.

Oscar G. Mayer, Sr.'s House (Former)
Oscar G. Mayer, Sr. was the chairman and president of Oscar Mayer, which was founded by his father.

"Sixteen Candles" Filming Location "Baker Residence"
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Filming location for the 1984 romantic-comedy, "Sixteen Candles." The film, directed by the late John Hughes, starred, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Justin Henry.
This Illinois home posed as the fictional residence of Samantha Baker and family in the 80's cult classic "Sixteen Candles," and can be seen throughout the film.
Please keep in mind that this is a private residence. Please do not trespass on the property, knock on the door or do anything to disturb the homeowners.

'The Sea of the Ear-Ring' by Takashi Soga
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2007

Grosse Point Lighthouse
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Built in 1873. Stands 113 feet tall. In 1934, it became the first lighthouse to use a photoelectric device, allowing it to be unmanned.

Andrew Mason's House (Former)
Andrew Mason is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Groupon, a Chicago-based website offering users discounts on local businesses.

Northwestern football trailer
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Parked next to the school's football stadium.

Charles G. Dawes' home (former)
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Charles Gates Dawes (August 27, 1865 – April 23, 1951) was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States (1925-1929). For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, the first director of the Bureau of the Budget, and, in later life, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Dawes was married to Caro Blymyer on January 24, 1889, and they had two biological children, Rufus Fearing Dawes and Carolyn Dawes, and two more adopted children, Dana McCutcheon and Virginia Dawes (Waller 1998: 273).

Ryan Field
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Ryan Field is a stadium in Evanston, Illinois, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Northwestern University Wildcats football team. The field opened in 1926 and holds 47,130 people. Prior to 1997, the stadium was named Dyche Stadium, for William Dyche, Class of 1882, former Evanston mayor and overseer of the building project. In 1997, the field was renamed Ryan Field in honor of the family of Patrick G. Ryan, who was then the chairman of Northwestern's board of trustees. The renaming was made by the other members of the board in recognition of the Ryan family's leadership and numerous contributions to Northwestern, including the lead gift to the Campaign for Athletic Excellence, Northwestern's fundraising drive for athletic facilities.
It is the smallest football stadium in the Big Ten Conference.

'Bird's Nest' by Shawn Decker
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Experience "the sound of local birdsong, created through a series of computer-generated sound components" at a collaborative sound sculpture from Chicago artist Shawn Decker and Finnish artist Jan-Erik Andersson on the grounds of the Evanston Art Center.

'Prism into Two Elements' by Virginio Ferrari
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on the Northwestern campus

'Atlas House' by Keck & Keck
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1961
George Keck
William Keck

2001 Pontiac Aztek
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The Pontiac Aztek, a mid-size crossover SUV, was produced from July 2000 to August 2005 at General Motors's Ramos Arizpe assembly plant in Coahuila, Mexico. A commercial failure, it gained notoriety for being one of the "worst" and "ugliest" automobiles ever produced. Tom Peters, the Aztek's original designer, would eventually go on and design the C7 Corvette that is currently in production. The SUV also came with an optional camping tent that could be set up over the car's kammback rear, and the 2001 model year was the only model year in which plastic trim adorned the sides of it. The Aztek has also seen a resurgence of interest as the car driven by Walter White of Breaking Bad.
Imagery Date: June 2007
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The Chicken Shack
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Metra commuter train
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On the Union Pacific-North line. This train travels from downtown Chicago to as far north as Kenosha, WI, with 25 stops in between.
Plans to extend this line to as far north as Milwaukee have been discussed in recent years and appear to be going forward.

'Cartwright Mound' by Richard Hunt
1977

'Haid Residence' by David Haid
Architect's own house until he died in 1993

Sigma Alpha Epsilon headquarters
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Frances Willard House
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'Prism into Two Elements' by Virginio Ferrari
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'Fisk Hall' by Daniel Burnham
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union Administration Building
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The Woman's Christian Temperance Union Administration Building is a historic building in Evanston, Illinois that has served as the publishing house and national headquarters of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union since its construction in 1910.

Bank One Building
At 277 ft, this is the tallest building in Evanston

Spying on the 2011 Northwestern football team
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Now I know what the New England Patriots feel like.
The 2011 Northwestern Wildcats led by Pat Fitzgerald finished the season at 6-7, losing to Texas A&M in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas.

2003 Ford ZX2
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2003 was the final year for the Ford ZX2 and was the only model year in which these coupes have the new front fascia. The ZX2 got its name for the fact that it was a 2-door coupe with a 2.0 Zetec I4 engine marketed to Generation X. Poor sales and demand led to the ZX2's demise later that year.
Imagery Date: June 2007

'First Presbyterian Church' by Daniel Burnham

The Beatles Story
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Robots
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Mazdaspeed 3 (1st Generation)
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The Mazdaspeed 3, a front-wheel driven hot hatch, was introduced in 2007 and came with the same engine found in the Mazdaspeed 6, producing 263 horsepower and 280 lb-ft (380 n-m) of torque. Road tests have shown that the Mazdaspeed 3 was capable of a 0-60 time of 5.4 seconds.
Imagery date: June 2007
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'Park Evanston Apartments' by Harry Weese

'Shand Morahan Plaza' by Helmut Jahn

2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
The Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback, the wagon variant of the 4th-generation Lancer, was short-lived in the United States; it was discontinued just a single year after its release. However, it stayed longer in the Canadian market. A Ralliart version of this wagon was also available.
Imagery date: June 2007
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII
The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII was produced from January 2003 to March 2005, and was the first Evolution to be sold in the U.S. market. Due to that market's strict emissions regulations, boost, timing, and tuning were considerably lower than the versions sold overseas, and they came in bare-bones RS trim, MR trim, or GSR trim.
Imagery date: June 2007

'Cherry Residence' by Edward Dart
Irving Cherry

'Duna' by Deborah Butterfield
in Oldberg Park

'Derman Residence' by Doug Garofalo
included in Whitney's The New American House