Before what we know as the Loop was a bustling business district, it was a farm owned by one Mr. Willard Jones. As he began to sell off his farm to make way for real estate developers, he made sure he had necessary easements in place, so he could continue to move his cattle, including one at Monroe and Clark streets. And while the property has changed hands many times since then, the path has remained — sometimes to the chagrin of real estate developers and architects. While the property is now a Hyatt Centric Hotel, the path, not far from the hotel's front door, remains as a shortcut to Clark or LaSalle streets (just tell the doorman you're cutting through.) 100 W. Monroe St.