The Loop - Chicago Project





could not have been able to without help from these 3 people:

: The server host, render-maker, the person who helps me with roads, and is very skillful with curves. An essential person to this project.

: A guy that helps with many buildings and helps with other minimal things, along with always reminding me that we're on a schedule and to focus on builds.



: The guy that helped with the trains themselves, and also some minor detailing in the city. Also taught me the general 20th Century style that is one of the staples of Chicago itself.



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Hey guys! After a super lengthy process and just sequence of events, the most recent release of the project is out! This is version 4 of the map, and it's about 8 city blocks in size. That's more than the first release as a whole! Many landmarks are included, such as the Board of Trade building, the Rookery, and the Chicago Federal Plaza, just to name a few. This is a big release, and is the last one until the entire loop is completed. After I finish the Loop itself, I plan on extending the western and northern edges 1-2 blocks outside to get the river front, and eventually get to the other bank. On the eastern edge, I will also be extending 1 block east to get the main skyline, and also to get Millennium and Grant Park. Although this will take lots of time and effort, I plan on doing that in a timely manner. Even though this project was always something I have dreamed of doing myself, Ihave been able to without help from these 3 people:

NJDaeger : The server host, render-maker, the person who helps me with roads, and is very skillful with curves. An essential person to this project.

56515 : A guy that helps with many buildings and helps with other minimal things, along with always reminding me that we're on a schedule and to focus on builds. Mech265 : The guy that helped with the trains themselves, and also some minor detailing in the city. Also taught me the general 20th Century style that is one of the staples of Chicago itself.

What is the

Loop?



The Loop has two different meanings in Chicago; city transit and the neighborhood itself.





In Neighborhood Terms..

The Loop is one of the most

neighborhoods in

Chicago

,

Illinois

. It is also the main

district and commercial core of the city. Its borders are Roosevelt Road on the south, the Chicago River on the west and north, and Lake Michigan on the east.



In City Transit Terms...

The Loop (historically Union Loop ) is the 1.79-mile (2.88 km) long circuit of elevated railroad that forms the hub of the



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Notice how each definition has a different explanation on what the borders of the "Loop" are.



How did the Loop get its name?

Numerous accounts assert that the use of this term predates the elevated railroad, deriving from the multiple cable car turntables, or loops, that terminated in the district, and especially those of two lines that shared a loop, constructed in 1882, bounded by Madison, Wabash, State, and Lake. However, transportation historian Bruce Moffat has concluded that "The Loop" was not used as a proper noun until after Charles Yerkes ' (considered one of the main creators of what is now Chicago's mass-transit system) construction of the elevated train line.



The(historically) is the 1.79-mile (2.88 km) long circuit of elevated railroad that forms the hub of the Chicago "L" system in Chicago, Illinois. As of 2012, the branch has served 74,651 passengers every weekday. The Loop is so named because the railroad loops around a rectangle formed by Lake Street on the north side, Wabash Avenue on the east side, Van Buren Street on the south side, and Wells Street on the west side.* * * * * * * * * *Notice how each definition has a different explanation on what the borders of the "Loop" are.

Side-by-Side Comparisons





Daley Plaza Side-by-Side

160 North LaSalle Side-by-Side

First United Methodist Church Side-by-Side

City Hall from 40 North Dearborn Avenue



Southwest corner of Chicago's City Hall.







A view of an array of buildings from the platform of Washington/Wells on the CTA.



The Oriental Theater from the corner of State and Randolph.















Block 37 from the Northeastern corner of the Daley Center.

A look at the Delaware building from the Northwestern corner of the Daley Center.









The Chicago Theater from the Corner of State and Lake.





Why did I start this project?



Map Versions



Update 1 , with 9 City Blocks





]www.mediafire.com/file/y3czd8omex2b2q8/The+Loop+-+Chicago+Project+v1.zip



[/url] [url= www.mediafire.com/file/y3czd8omex2b2q8/The+Loop+-+Chicago+Project+v1.zip [/url] Update 2 , with 15 City Blocks





]www.mediafire.com/file/0opxboej0db8mtj/The_Loop_-_Chicago_Project_v2.zip



[/url]Update 3 [url= www.mediafire.com/file/0opxboej0db8mtj/The_Loop_-_Chicago_Project_v2.zip [/url]Update 3

http://www.mediafire.com/file/95iagt3pejmn9hv/The+Loop+-+Chicago+Project+v3.zip



Update 4 , with 28 City Blocks

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ip90lblqma1nf8/Chicago%20Update%203%202018-12-02.rar?dl=0



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Texturepack

, with 9 City Blocks, with 15 City Blocks, with 20 City Blocks, with 28 City Blocks



Dynmap





Dynamic Map Coming Soon!



The Loop - Chicago Project is licensed under a The Loop - Chicago Project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

densely populatedbusinessThis project has been something I wanted to do since the day I started building in Minecraft. First, let me tell you a story. When I was about 7 years old, my dad asked me if I would like to accompany him to downtown to visit his old colleagues at the Board of Trade, which is at the end of LaSalle street. We got on the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority), and when we crossed the Chicago River over the Wells Street Bridge, I was awestruck. The utter size of the buildings was mesmerizing, and the fact that every street looked like a canyon amazed me. Everywhere I looked, I saw building after building. We hopped off the train, and headed down the street, eventually hitting LaSalle Street. Looking west, I saw the towering Chicago Board of Trade building. The art-deco superstructure was once the tallest in Chicago. We went in, enjoyed the company Even then, after the day that my father first took me into downtown Chicago, I always admire the unique styles and variety of buildings.The download link for the most current edition of the pack is down below. There will also be a Planet Minecraft post of the texture pack within the next few weeks.Yes, Chicago will be getting a dynamic map! It might be a bit slow, but it will be better than nothing! You will be able find the link down below, which will now show you all of the current progress we have right now.