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to Lake Shore opened in December 1975. By 1988 the new Randolph had been completed, including a new upper level west of Columbus. East of Columbus, this level was built to slope down to the old upper level, which was orphaned by the move of Lake Shore Drive in 1986. The old viaduct was kept west of
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was a favorite pastime at the saloons on Randolph, and there were so many gunfights in the vicinity that downtown Randolph Street became known as "Hairtrigger Block."
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and splits into two levels, an upper level (via the outer lanes) and a middle level (via the inner lanes). The upper level carries local traffic to the
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building. Between 1970 and 1980, the viaduct was demolished east of Columbus; this probably happened after the extension of
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as the upper level; it intersected LSD (Field) at the current upper level. The lower level of the viaduct was never used.
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East of Columbus, Randolph continues as a triple-decker street. The lower level intersects with a short piece of
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After Field Boulevard, the narrowed upper level and service level continue east to the double-decker
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developments, and was built in conjunction with them; it also takes traffic to the new
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The street was part of the original plat of Chicago in the 1830s, originally ending at
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Columbus, and it slopes down to a middle level east towards the new Lake Shore Drive.
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East of Michigan Avenue, Randolph Street is a two-way street taking traffic to
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development. Intersections with the upper level are provided with
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In 1963 the upper level was built east of Field to serve the new
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Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance
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Randolph Street Market, west of Desplaines Street, 1890
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development; it ramps down to ground (lower) level.
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Index


Harris Theater
Chicago Cultural Center
The Heritage at Millennium Park
Chicago, Illinois
Hillside
US 41
Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago Loop
Michigan Avenue
Chicago River
Randolph Street Bridge
Kennedy Expressway
I-90
I-94
Grant Park
Chicago Landmark
Historic Michigan Boulevard District
Metra
Millennium Station

Randolph County, Illinois
Edmund Randolph
United States Attorney General
Michigan Avenue
gambling
Lake Shore Drive
viaduct

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