The whole "carbon footprint" is a marketing tool created by BP to shift the environmental problem away from energy companies to you the gluttonous energy consumer. I'd say it's working very well for them.
At 33 seconds you can see a very rare piece of JDM History! A white Nissan GT-R R34 strolling through the light on google street view. Tell me I’m not the only who noticed! It would be cool to see a It’s History episode solely on import cars and why the laws are so strict on importing JDM cars.
It is a Google Street View snapshot from 35 W Ontario , Chicago IL on August of 2021. You can check on it to be sure. Congrats on seeing this 1/2 million dollar car BTW! He later turns left to go south on LaSalle but the Google camera loses him as he turns ahead on a yellow light!
The topic of why the US is so strict on imports is cause of the whole Motorex scandal, and that's been talked about plenty even with people that were members of the auto group. Also why Canada did it too I'm pretty sure, but they limit it to 15 years as far as I'm aware opposed to the US' 25 years
You should look into the hidden roads here like the tunnels under Ford City mall. During WWII Dodge built the engines for the B-29 Superfortress there, and because they were afraid of possible bombing and sabotage targeting they dug tunnels underground to transport the engines and personnel. When I was a kid I heard that the tunnels went all the way to Lake Michigan but I can’t confirm that’s actually true. Also look into the private highway called the “bat cave” that only the mayor and other VIPs are permitted to use to get in and out or the Loop.
The tunnels to lake Michigan are just like the tunnels and major seaport cities Seattle New York San Francisco where people would be kidnapped or "Shanghai'd" into servitude
Chicago is woke trash for white liberals who are completely hypocritical to everything they support and live in a fake bubble within the city because you can leave the city and drive 45 minutes out of it in any direction and find that nothing that’s normal in Chicago is normal anywhere else
Chicago has a pedway system. Underground tunnels that lead between buildings in the heart of the city. And not the forgotten ones you covered before; but ones still in use
@Santana Kidd there are entrances that say "pedway" you can find then on a map. Basically, I took it down from the city block thing by the pineapple hotel, and walked to millennium park, I didn't find stairs in millennium Station and ended up at street level and basically just climb like 5 sets of stairs to get to surface
It’s crazy I’ve been in close proximity to all those buildings except the one on the south side and I never noticed how much they stand out in the crowd of buildings. Thank you for another history lesson of my city
Does anyone noticed at the beginning of the video the r34 skyline gtr but me? I mean, it's an important video about Chicago and all, but it's an r34, a car that is not yet legal to import to America
Well it’s not completely illegal to import them either. There are plenty of legal work arounds or loop holes that make it okay. Lol it is cool to see though
@@wyattsho no actually they're not allowed to be imported because they're not older than 25 years. Now I remember that there used to be a company that imported skylines in general but the FBI shut them down after they found out that they falsified the r34's data about emissions and other things to make them appear that they conform to the EPA rules (all cars that are less than 25 years old must conform to federal EPA and safety regulations) and impounded (and I think crushed) the r34s that were in their garage. But the interesting twist is that those who DID buy the r34s through said importer before the FBI raid were allowed by the government to keep their purchase. So my guess the r34 in chicago is one of those who got imported this way.
I’m pretty sure that because of a car show in August of ‘21 (when that Google Image photo was taken) & that Skyline just happened to be in the city from Canada for said show! Just awesome timing apparently! I read this from another commenter but thought I should share!
I've inspected many substations in Chicago, including the ones you featured in the video. One of the funny things about them is the secret parking spots for the downtown stations. That's where you'll find the real entrance to the station. Another one you didn't mention is the substation beneath the Sears Tower. There are some huge transformers there.
@@popefacto5945 Sir with all due respect, Sears Tower is the de facto name for the tallest building in the state. Willis tower as a name sux. Thank you for reading my well cited and constructive comment.
Insull controlled an empire of $500 million with only $27 million in equity. His holding company collapsed during the Great Depression, wiping out the life savings of 600,000 shareholders. This led to the enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Insull fled the country initially to France. When the United States asked French authorities that he be extradited, Insull moved on to Greece, where there was not yet an extradition treaty with the US. He was later arrested and extradited back to the United States by Turkey in 1934 He also empty out the employee retirement fund. I know because my grandfather worked for commonwealth Edison from 1921 till 1953.
Great video! I started my career as an engineer intern with commonwealth edison and one thing i learned was the John Hancock Center serves as a neighborhood substation whereby incoming 138,000 volt transmission power direct from power stations is transformed into lower distribution voltages to serve not just the JH building, but many surrounding buildings!
One Chicago point I know of that has gone under major changes was a generation plant that used to sit next to the border between Illinois and Indiana on the Lake Michigan shoreline. One can easily walk from one state to another. Often people don’t realize the marker there put in place over 160 plus years ago. Now sits a Data Center.
Bro there is a building on 10 lake street right below the lake street platform and it has no windows and one door then in google maps the put a fake trailer in front of the building I see it all the time and have no idea what it is
I live in the Chicago area, and it's fascinating how I always learn more and more about the city. That said, and I am being a little bias being a suburbanite, but the suburbs even have their own history as well. Especially in places like Evanston and Oak Park, but if you go to West Chicago and you'll find out the Chicago Golf Club was one of 5 founding members for the USGA. Obviously sports history there, but an example of a lot of little stuff that is interesting out here.
I fucking hate these little teasers 😤 I rarely get a break long enough to set down and watch something and when I do I come across a video to watch and it's a teaser !
I feel the same way - but when we don't use this feature the videos get far less views. Just remember that new videos come out every thursday at 6PM ET and you can ignore the rest :)
I wish you would do a few videos on major factory/ mill towns like Youngstown Ohio, Gary Indiana, or even Akron Ohio. I would love to see one on some part of Youngstown Ohio vase history in the steel industry, the Warner brothers or how Youngstown impacted football. Gary and Akron also has a vas history too that would make great videos.
Hey Colleen, those are great suggestions and you might be surprised to hear I have already been considering "The Rise and Fall of Gary Indiana" for a while now - but after seeing this request it's officially going on my list of videos to produce!
Even a segment on the Ohio Erie Canal would be really interesting to me. There’s a mural in Cincinnati on Central Park way and it’s really inspiring to drive past.
If one is interested, where should I start? Googling always helps but I’m asking if you know of any particular books on the subject that you recommend. Cheers.
@@virtuerse yes! So there's tons of books and sites online. Exit Zero by Christine J. Walley detailed life for families around the mill. Chicago's South East side by rod sellers is another good book. There's a museum in the area there that has tons of resources if you can get in touch with them.
@@salvadormeza375 you’re very kind, I appreciate your recommendations. I’ve done some exploring in the pedways myself but haven’t heard of the tunnels in Ford city until I perused this comment section. I will pass along anything interesting 😎
I worked across from that AT&T building. Well, technically still do, but still remote due to covid. I always knew it was for equipment, hence no windows, but the elements of speculation of what might be in there is fascinating. I have always wondered what it looks like inside since the top stories have windows indicating offices.
I worked in it. Top floors are offices, all the rest are filled with telecom equipment and lots of cables and wires. Some floors weren't accessible to phone company employees because they contained government circuits. Building was designed to survive a nuke blast, walls and supports are very thick (there are a few phone company buildings like it scattered around the country in key locations). There is a jet engine on the property that functions as a generator. During the loop flood back in the early 90's it supposedly powered a large portion of the loop.
Awesome video, I learned something today! I live in the city and have seen these buildings but never really thought much about them, especially architecturally.
Ryan I have done research on Illinois research hospital in Chicago, ill but could not find out any history or what ever happened to it. The hospital seems to have been lost to history. I know it existed because I was born there in June 1958.
I was thinking freed up areas could be used for green spaces, improving public transport access, etc.. Cities are slowly realising the mistakes of the past I feel.
Had a hard time getting beyond the opening statement that Chicago’s area is 234,000 square miles. That area is closer to all the the nearest states. Chicago is just more than 234 square miles.
The "Art Déco" and consequently Modern Architecture of Chicago , for example, was influenceted by the Egyptians figures and architecture, also pré colombian Central Alerica's civilization - as the Maya Civilization...
A number open-air substations vacinity of 'El' stations on the northside. Big walled one SE of Diversey & Lincoln in the triangle alley island. Google Earth flight path over the Ravenswood line to spot more within a block or 2 from the tracks. Walking tour may be in order for loud hummm noise behind 15' old brick walls. one caveat: I moved abt.~20 years ago.
Great video, have you considered doing a rise/ fall video on South Bend, Indiana? The rise and fall of Studebaker in the city and how Notre Dame has kept the city afloat? It's a sad but interesting story and I think your take on it would be amazing.
In 1977 I told my dad the Daley Plaza was fake, so dad decides to walk in and smoke cigarettes butts he found in the men's room, and start yelling like an ape, back the it was only 25 bucks to get him out of jail, he then asked if the Cook County building was fake....I said yep, dropped him off and drove away....never seen him since
@@ITSHISTORY I believe the property is a part of Bayer Ag Services today, DeKalb Seed had it for a while after the war.. Small plant manufacturing artillery shells. I have been all through a couple of WWII ammo plants and never found any 'tunnels'.
These are not restricted to Downtown. They have them on the Northside, Southside and Westside as well. There are also faux-buildings used for CTA storage as well.
The geographic area of the City of Chicago is NOT 234,000 square miles. That would make it about the size of the states of Montana and Wyoming combined. It is possibly 234 square miles.
The phone companies had (and still have) so many buildings in residential areas that house the old switching networks. They fit in perfectly...and are in all cities and suburbs
Con Ed NY does not like it substations to be though about . Locally they are very plain to see (except for 7 WTC) and the one sorta looking like a row of attached low bldgs. along the Bruckner Expressway in The Bronx
god damn! That into was LOUD!!!!! Please adjust the volume on that. The narration is a good volume, but then that intro came out of no where and damn near made me deaf. Otherwise, great info and love the channel!
Hey, great vid, just subscribed! It would be GREAT if you did some vids like this on the same subject for cities like Atlanta GA, Columbia SC, etc. I know there is a strange building (purpose unknown to me) with highly tinted windows around downtown Columbia SC (USC Campus area), and I've heard similar things about Sumter SC, which is not even that urban. I have fam in SC, if you could look into those areas, that would be very interesting.
why is it that most american youtube channels are unable to mix their videovolume?!? when the intro played i thought the membrame of my speakers jumps into my face and immediatly afterwards you have to turn up the volume because the voice in the video is way to silent compared to intro ....
These buildings are not "fake". They're as 'real' as any other building with Foundations, Doors, Walls, Roofs, etc. They house Electrical and/or Mechanical Equipment and are for Industrial purposes. Just because they're located in Business or Residential areas doesn't make them "fake." (and 234 THOUSAND Square Miles? C'mon man, math isn't that hard😂)
I dunno, it feels kinda off to give the exact locations of these structures and what's inside. I guess it's just me reading too many James Bond books lol!
About modern buildings looking "degenerate". Well, that's a gross word. But most important. If you support the idea that everything that exists should only exist for somebody to make profit off of, you have nothing to complain about. It's that way of thinking why buildings look the way they do. I wonder if there is a word to describe that way of thinking?
I wonder of that building in NYC/Manhattan on the east side somehwere below 40th st that has all of its windows covered is also a utility building. Some people have conspiracy theories about that building.
I love your videos… I hate this premier stuff! I watch on my smart TV. For days the video shows up in the cue and I can’t watch it. Then by the time it premiers, I’ve seen the damned thumbnail so long, I click right by it and skip it. I think there’s a reason people stopped with the “video premiers” and this is it. By the time it shows up, we’re over it already.
Offset your carbon footprint on Wren: www.wren.co/start/itshistory The first 100 people who sign up will have 10 extra trees planted in their name!
11:18 that is not how it looks today
How about offsetting your decibel footprint and play your intro at a level on par with your speaking voice? My eardrums man!
The whole "carbon footprint" is a marketing tool created by BP to shift the environmental problem away from energy companies to you the gluttonous energy consumer. I'd say it's working very well for them.
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At 33 seconds you can see a very rare piece of JDM History! A white Nissan GT-R R34 strolling through the light on google street view. Tell me I’m not the only who noticed! It would be cool to see a It’s History episode solely on import cars and why the laws are so strict on importing JDM cars.
It is a Google Street View snapshot from 35 W Ontario , Chicago IL on August of 2021.
You can check on it to be sure. Congrats on seeing this 1/2 million dollar car BTW! He later turns
left to go south on LaSalle but the Google camera loses him as he turns ahead on a yellow light!
First thing I noticed lol
I came straight to the comments as soon as I saw it 😁
The topic of why the US is so strict on imports is cause of the whole Motorex scandal, and that's been talked about plenty even with people that were members of the auto group. Also why Canada did it too I'm pretty sure, but they limit it to 15 years as far as I'm aware opposed to the US' 25 years
It's not really that rare. We just don't have them in the states.
You should look into the hidden roads here like the tunnels under Ford City mall. During WWII Dodge built the engines for the B-29 Superfortress there, and because they were afraid of possible bombing and sabotage targeting they dug tunnels underground to transport the engines and personnel. When I was a kid I heard that the tunnels went all the way to Lake Michigan but I can’t confirm that’s actually true. Also look into the private highway called the “bat cave” that only the mayor and other VIPs are permitted to use to get in and out or the Loop.
heard one tunnel went much closer to Midway.
The tunnels to lake Michigan are just like the tunnels and major seaport cities Seattle New York San Francisco where people would be kidnapped or "Shanghai'd" into servitude
@@tapalmer99 Except Chrysler made *AIRPLANE components*
across the road (Rte.50) from Municipal *AIRPORT.* 😎
time to go down the rabbit hole of deep underground military tunnels
Ah, I see the Chicago Empire is doing well. Last time I checked, we only had 234 square miles of land.
Yeah they gotta do a better job looking over these videos. It’s not the kind of mistake that can cause harm but it does hurt their integrity a bit.
Chicago is woke trash for white liberals who are completely hypocritical to everything they support and live in a fake bubble within the city because you can leave the city and drive 45 minutes out of it in any direction and find that nothing that’s normal in Chicago is normal anywhere else
@@stormbreaker170 At least liberals know what punctuation is.
@@stormbreaker170 lmao I love how you say it's "for white liberals" even when the Hispanic and Asian populations in Chicago are growing rapidly
@@stormbreaker170 yeah because Chicago is a city and the rest is suburbs.
Chicago has a pedway system. Underground tunnels that lead between buildings in the heart of the city. And not the forgotten ones you covered before; but ones still in use
I have been considering an episode about that!
@@ITSHISTORY please do it! I enjoy your videos so much and ive learned so much!
I got lost in the pedway
How do you get to the pedway system? I’ve been here my whole life but I don’t think I’ve used the pedway system before
@Santana Kidd there are entrances that say "pedway" you can find then on a map. Basically, I took it down from the city block thing by the pineapple hotel, and walked to millennium park, I didn't find stairs in millennium Station and ended up at street level and basically just climb like 5 sets of stairs to get to surface
It’s crazy I’ve been in close proximity to all those buildings except the one on the south side and I never noticed how much they stand out in the crowd of buildings. Thank you for another history lesson of my city
Does anyone noticed at the beginning of the video the r34 skyline gtr but me?
I mean, it's an important video about Chicago and all, but it's an r34, a car that is not yet legal to import to America
U were faster by 6 minutes, it's so improbable and awesome.
This is America, if u have enough $$ nothing is illegal
Well it’s not completely illegal to import them either. There are plenty of legal work arounds or loop holes that make it okay. Lol it is cool to see though
@@wyattsho no actually they're not allowed to be imported because they're not older than 25 years.
Now I remember that there used to be a company that imported skylines in general but the FBI shut them down after they found out that they falsified the r34's data about emissions and other things to make them appear that they conform to the EPA rules (all cars that are less than 25 years old must conform to federal EPA and safety regulations) and impounded (and I think crushed) the r34s that were in their garage.
But the interesting twist is that those who DID buy the r34s through said importer before the FBI raid were allowed by the government to keep their purchase.
So my guess the r34 in chicago is one of those who got imported this way.
I’m pretty sure that because of a car show in August of ‘21 (when that Google Image photo was taken) & that Skyline just happened to be in the city from Canada for said show!
Just awesome timing apparently!
I read this from another commenter but thought I should share!
Regarding the error of Chicago's area. The retraction can be found in the "notice" section of the video's description.
Why not just redo and repost the video?
Why the hell would you leave volume of the intro so much louder than the rest of the video? My ears now hurt.
Ain't no shit lol
I've inspected many substations in Chicago, including the ones you featured in the video. One of the funny things about them is the secret parking spots for the downtown stations. That's where you'll find the real entrance to the station. Another one you didn't mention is the substation beneath the Sears Tower. There are some huge transformers there.
You had me at secret parking spots, do tell more.
@@joshdeskin6766 it's mostly a hidden in plain sight type of deal, just obscured by fences and off the beaten path, so no sidewalks
That's the Wesley Willis Tower, sir...
@@popefacto5945 Sir with all due respect, Sears Tower is the de facto name for the tallest building in the state. Willis tower as a name sux. Thank you for reading my well cited and constructive comment.
@@popefacto5945 Chicagoan here, no one actually calls it that lol
Wow. Chicago is almost as big as Texas with 234,000 square miles!
Retraction posted. Thank you!
The fuck!? An R34 Skyline in Chicago? At 0:40
Dude payed a nice price to get that no doubt.
@@thecoop488 Extremely overrated JDM for sure. How he got it here before the 25 year Restriction is beyond me
12:06 - it’s a bas relief, not a “carving.”
Insull controlled an empire of $500 million with only $27 million in equity. His holding company collapsed during the Great Depression, wiping out the life savings of 600,000 shareholders. This led to the enactment of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Insull fled the country initially to France. When the United States asked French authorities that he be extradited, Insull moved on to Greece, where there was not yet an extradition treaty with the US. He was later arrested and extradited back to the United States by Turkey in 1934
He also empty out the employee retirement fund. I know because my grandfather worked for commonwealth Edison from 1921 till 1953.
Great video! I started my career as an engineer intern with commonwealth edison and one thing i learned was the John Hancock Center serves as a neighborhood substation whereby incoming 138,000 volt transmission power direct from power stations is transformed into lower distribution voltages to serve not just the JH building, but many surrounding buildings!
The most deafening of intros 🙃💀
234,000 square miles???
That would mean Chicago is 483 miles long on each side.
Its 234 square miles
Retraction posted. Thank you!
Might as well be 😂, great city
The Blues mobile got it's super powers from being parked in one of these sub stations
Chicago certainly does have some other mysteries I believe.
Hey great video but that intro is too loud man
Next Chicago History you need to cover John Conrad of Edison and how one of the substation fires birthed the creation of the modern fuse system.
Born and raised in Chicago. Never knew this. I’m 71.
One Chicago point I know of that has gone under major changes was a generation plant that used to sit next to the border between Illinois and Indiana on the Lake Michigan shoreline. One can easily walk from one state to another. Often people don’t realize the marker there put in place over 160 plus years ago. Now sits a Data Center.
Is no one going to mention the fact that there’s an R32 GTR at 0:28 ?
I've heard and read bits and pieces of these buildings, but nothing as in-depth is this, thank you, awesome work
Bro there is a building on 10 lake street right below the lake street platform and it has no windows and one door then in google maps the put a fake trailer in front of the building I see it all the time and have no idea what it is
I like how edison keeps most of there locations not on google maps. cant google maps your local substation gotta learn 😊
I live in the Chicago area, and it's fascinating how I always learn more and more about the city. That said, and I am being a little bias being a suburbanite, but the suburbs even have their own history as well. Especially in places like Evanston and Oak Park, but if you go to West Chicago and you'll find out the Chicago Golf Club was one of 5 founding members for the USGA. Obviously sports history there, but an example of a lot of little stuff that is interesting out here.
I’m from Evanston!!!
Why is there a European electrical outlet shown at 10:26?
The ComEd building was designed to resemble the Hard Rock Cafe at 63 w ontario, back in 1985.
I fucking hate these little teasers 😤 I rarely get a break long enough to set down and watch something and when I do I come across a video to watch and it's a teaser !
Set a reminder!
I feel the same way - but when we don't use this feature the videos get far less views. Just remember that new videos come out every thursday at 6PM ET and you can ignore the rest :)
Chicago must have grown since last time I was there. 234,000 square miles? It's more like 10,000 square miles.
234 square mi, not 234,000
Retraction posted. Thank you!
I wish you would do a few videos on major factory/ mill towns like Youngstown Ohio, Gary Indiana, or even Akron Ohio. I would love to see one on some part of Youngstown Ohio vase history in the steel industry, the Warner brothers or how Youngstown impacted football. Gary and Akron also has a vas history too that would make great videos.
Hey Colleen, those are great suggestions and you might be surprised to hear I have already been considering "The Rise and Fall of Gary Indiana" for a while now - but after seeing this request it's officially going on my list of videos to produce!
Even a segment on the Ohio Erie Canal would be really interesting to me. There’s a mural in Cincinnati on Central Park way and it’s really inspiring to drive past.
Oh wow! if you email me a picture of that I'd post it for everyone to enjoy!
@@ITSHISTORY I found that out after I joined your fan page. Thanks for what you do and can't wait for your videos in the future.
You should do one on the steel mills of Chicago. Tons of good history there
If one is interested, where should I start? Googling always helps but I’m asking if you know of any particular books on the subject that you recommend. Cheers.
@@virtuerse yes! So there's tons of books and sites online. Exit Zero by Christine J. Walley detailed life for families around the mill. Chicago's South East side by rod sellers is another good book. There's a museum in the area there that has tons of resources if you can get in touch with them.
@@salvadormeza375 you’re very kind, I appreciate your recommendations. I’ve done some exploring in the pedways myself but haven’t heard of the tunnels in Ford city until I perused this comment section. I will pass along anything interesting 😎
I worked across from that AT&T building. Well, technically still do, but still remote due to covid. I always knew it was for equipment, hence no windows, but the elements of speculation of what might be in there is fascinating. I have always wondered what it looks like inside since the top stories have windows indicating offices.
I worked in it. Top floors are offices, all the rest are filled with telecom equipment and lots of cables and wires. Some floors weren't accessible to phone company employees because they contained government circuits. Building was designed to survive a nuke blast, walls and supports are very thick (there are a few phone company buildings like it scattered around the country in key locations). There is a jet engine on the property that functions as a generator. During the loop flood back in the early 90's it supposedly powered a large portion of the loop.
Awesome video, I learned something today! I live in the city and have seen these buildings but never really thought much about them, especially architecturally.
dang. really need to turn that into music down scares the crap out of me every time haha
Your intro music level is too high - please fix it.
Wonderful engineering blended with interesting architecture!
R34 just cruising at 0:38 lol are they legal here now?
Is that an R34 in downtown Chicago or am I having a stroke?
Wow, these are fantastic
Outstanding work! I never knew they existed.
Great video 👍😮
It raises the question, it doesn’t beg the question.
Thank you.
0:30 that GTR got carbon front fenders! Daaaayum.
I was looking for that lmao
Wow I didn't know this about my own city. Great information video.
Ryan I have done research on Illinois research hospital in Chicago, ill but could not find out any history or what ever happened to it. The hospital seems to have been lost to history. I know it existed because I was born there in June 1958.
Why dont they build on top of these sub-stations in the city areas? Even if its just a car park it still frees up more space..?
Please don't give them any ideas to get more $ from people
I was thinking freed up areas could be used for green spaces, improving public transport access, etc.. Cities are slowly realising the mistakes of the past I feel.
Holly loud music batman.
Really good show otherwise.. Great find..
0:53 RIDICULOUSLY loud "theme music"
I'm glad I wasn't the only one! The intro music needs to be turned way down... Scared the crap out of me and my dog!
cool video! :D
Had a hard time getting beyond the opening statement that Chicago’s area is 234,000 square miles. That area is closer to all the the nearest states. Chicago is just more than 234 square miles.
You ve never made a mistake? He clearly meant 234 not 234000
U should do the underground substations like under the sears tower
234 square miles, not 234,000 square miles. Whats a decimal point or 3?
The "Art Déco" and consequently Modern Architecture of Chicago , for example, was influenceted by the Egyptians figures and architecture, also pré colombian Central Alerica's civilization - as the Maya Civilization...
A bit yes
A number open-air substations vacinity of 'El' stations on the northside. Big walled one SE of Diversey & Lincoln in the triangle alley island. Google Earth flight path over the Ravenswood line to spot more within a block or 2 from the tracks. Walking tour may be in order for loud hummm noise behind 15' old brick walls. one caveat: I moved abt.~20 years ago.
234,00 square miles??? That's almost Texas size,,,, What ??
Retraction posted. Thank you!
Great video, have you considered doing a rise/ fall video on South Bend, Indiana? The rise and fall of Studebaker in the city and how Notre Dame has kept the city afloat? It's a sad but interesting story and I think your take on it would be amazing.
1:15
An interesting video and an interesting topic ruined by some filthy commercial.
Is that a nissan R-34 in the first picture of the fake building??
In 1977 I told my dad the Daley Plaza was fake, so dad decides to walk in and smoke cigarettes butts he found in the men's room, and start yelling like an ape, back the it was only 25 bucks to get him out of jail, he then asked if the Cook County building was fake....I said yep, dropped him off and drove away....never seen him since
Do you think you can findout if there are forgotten tunnels in illiopolis illinois under the old bunkers and arsenal plant from ww2
Really cool idea - do you have any other details?
@@ITSHISTORY I believe the property is a part of Bayer Ag Services today, DeKalb Seed had it for a while after the war.. Small plant manufacturing artillery shells. I have been all through a couple of WWII ammo plants and never found any 'tunnels'.
how about with Bell exchange buildings?
These are not restricted to Downtown. They have them on the Northside, Southside and Westside as well. There are also faux-buildings used for CTA storage as well.
have a video on the pedway system?
The geographic area of the City of Chicago is NOT 234,000 square miles. That would make it about the size of the states of Montana and Wyoming combined. It is possibly 234 square miles.
Retraction posted. Thank you!
The phone companies had (and still have) so many buildings in residential areas that house the old switching networks. They fit in perfectly...and are in all cities and suburbs
Con Ed NY does not like it substations to be though about . Locally they are very plain to see (except for 7 WTC) and the one sorta looking like a row of attached low bldgs. along the Bruckner Expressway in The Bronx
god damn! That into was LOUD!!!!! Please adjust the volume on that. The narration is a good volume, but then that intro came out of no where and damn near made me deaf. Otherwise, great info and love the channel!
Hey, great vid, just subscribed! It would be GREAT if you did some vids like this on the same subject for cities like Atlanta GA, Columbia SC, etc. I know there is a strange building (purpose unknown to me) with highly tinted windows around downtown Columbia SC (USC Campus area), and I've heard similar things about Sumter SC, which is not even that urban. I have fam in SC, if you could look into those areas, that would be very interesting.
Love the r34 in the first pic
Did you say 234,000 square miles???
Heavy rdr2 vibes when you mentioned the pinkertons 😓😂
Intro music jump scare😂🤣
There's one I walk past everyday here in Cleveland.
NYC has these too.
Casual R34 GTR @ 0:40
Gtr is Raw!!
why is it that most american youtube channels are unable to mix their videovolume?!? when the intro played i thought the membrame of my speakers jumps into my face and immediatly afterwards you have to turn up the volume because the voice in the video is way to silent compared to intro ....
13:22 a part of this building has workers. This building is across the street from union station.
These buildings are not "fake". They're as 'real' as any other building with Foundations, Doors, Walls, Roofs, etc. They house Electrical and/or Mechanical Equipment and are for Industrial purposes. Just because they're located in Business or Residential areas doesn't make them "fake." (and 234 THOUSAND Square Miles? C'mon man, math isn't that hard😂)
The intro is always so freaking loud.
Holy freaking crap your intro music scared the living crap out of me. It's so much louder then the rest of your video
Nationwise???
I dunno, it feels kinda off to give the exact locations of these structures and what's inside. I guess it's just me reading too many James Bond books lol!
I've seen all of these Sub Stations too
About modern buildings looking "degenerate". Well, that's a gross word. But most important. If you support the idea that everything that exists should only exist for somebody to make profit off of, you have nothing to complain about. It's that way of thinking why buildings look the way they do. I wonder if there is a word to describe that way of thinking?
I wonder of that building in NYC/Manhattan on the east side somehwere below 40th st that has all of its windows covered is also a utility building. Some people have conspiracy theories about that building.
I love your videos… I hate this premier stuff! I watch on my smart TV. For days the video shows up in the cue and I can’t watch it. Then by the time it premiers, I’ve seen the damned thumbnail so long, I click right by it and skip it. I think there’s a reason people stopped with the “video premiers” and this is it. By the time it shows up, we’re over it already.
Chicago's Fake Buildings make New York's Fake Buildings look like big pieces of dinosaur poop
Good job
CHICAGO'S BUBBLY CREEK !!!!
Chicago is 234 square miles, not 234,000, Illinois itself is only 58,000 square miles.
Fast forward to 8:30 to get to actual interesting content
Edison did not invent the electric light he just perfected it.
Thumbnail looks suspiciously like something right out of Soviet Russia in the 1930's!
Two commercials after your AD? FAAQ!
i wonder if the skyline at :33 is here legally... lol
Just a low key Nissan R34 GTR at 0:34