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This is a disgusting building, hotel, whatever it is

I know what you mean, it is a sweet looking building, but the sad part is that is was the bulding in touch with United Airlines 175 when it hit the World trade Center. But is is a cool building with an amazing veiw of the water... And it is awesome in person, espically on one of the boat tours that go right by it.

This is a awesome looking building, and it is so cool that ist so hip but was built in the early 90s... Right I just think it is amazing that it is made almost completely out of glass and is soooooo clean And it is even more cool in person, I would know

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The best city ever.

And the new Ford Taurus

This is the correct location

Concourse L was constructed in 1982-83 as an addition to the 1962 Terminal 3. Its original occupant was Delta Air Lines, who had previously outgrown its quarters on the end of Concourse H. In the 1980s, Delta had a large operation in Chicago and needed most of the 10 gates. For a while, space was subleased to Britt Airways and other regional airlines. Also, Delta handled departures of certain international airlines such as Lufthansa and Japan Air. Over time, Delta ceded use of several "L" gates to the expanding American Airlines. In 2009, as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines, Delta announced that it would move all operations to Terminal 2, leaving behind its 1980s heirloom concourse. The innermost gates of Concourse L can accommodate "Group 3" narrowbody aircraft such as the MD-80 and 757. The middle section gates handle "Group 4" widebody aircraft such as the 767 and A310. The outermost gates are capable of "Group 5" aircraft such as the 747, 777 and A340.

Terminals 2 and 3 were completed in the 1962 terminal expansion, which allowed almost all Chicago domestic flights to move from Midway Airport to O'Hare. Terminal 2 originally had Concourses D, E and F, with 29 gates that primarily served the airlines United, Northwest, Eastern, Continental, Braniff and Ozark. The "Y" shaped E/F concourse structure originally had a public observation deck on its central roof. The 1962 building had a single-level frontage roadway. An upper-level departure frontage roadway was added in the late 1960s. Until the first phase of the new Terminal 1 opened in 1989, Terminal 2 was the primary hub for United Airlines, which controlled virtually all gates on Concourses E & F. The terminal is now directly managed by the City of Chicago and a consortium of user airlines headed by Delta (formerly Northwest). The former Concourse D was a single finger that lay between the Terminal 2 "Y" structure and the now-demolished old Terminal 1 "Y" structure. The finger concourse was removed in 1989-90 to allow completion of the current Terminal 1. Concourse D also housed the original 1955 FAA control tower, which was taken over as the "City Tower" (for International Ramp Control) around 1970 when a new control tower near the Hilton Hotel opened. The original 1955 ORD master plan showed the first tower as the center structure in a smaller "Y" that would have been identical to the one that was part of the original Terminal 1. In 2009 a major expansion of the T2 landside section is well underway, deepening it toward its frontage roadways and filling in space toward both T1 and T3.

Terminals 2 and 3 were completed in the 1962 terminal expansion, which allowed almost all Chicago domestic flights to move from Midway Airport to O'Hare. Terminal 3 originally had Concourses G, H, and K, with 29 gates that primarily served the airlines American, TWA, Delta, Lake Central, North Central and Trans Canada. The rotunda building, originally a large upscale restaurant, is now occupied by a combination of food concessions and federal agency offices. The "Y" shaped H/K concourse structure originally had a public observation deck on its central roof. The 1962 building had a single-level frontage roadway. An upper-level departure frontage roadway was added in the late 1960s. A major expansion of T3 occurred in 1983, when the landside terminal section was enlarged eastward by about 30%, and the 10-gate Concourse L was constructed for the use of Delta Air Lines. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, American expanded the H/K concourses. As TWA's services diminished, American took over most gates on Concourse G. In 2009 a major expansion of the landside section is well underway, deepening it toward its frontage roadways and filling in space between T2 and T3.

Operated by contractor ASIG on behalf of a consortium of O'Hare airlines, this is where large quantities of Jet-A fuel (a kerosene derivative) are safely stored. Its inbound supply is via a pipeline system from area fuel terminals.

This was the first runway built following the City of Chicago's acquisition of the airport, and the first to be built with jet aircraft in mind. Three of the four original 1943 runways were later modified for jet use. Runway 14R-32L was part of a 1950s master plan that envisioned six tangential, non-intersecting runways arranged in 3 sets of parallels. With its commissioning, O'Hare possessed parallel runways with enough lateral separation to allow the airport to become one of the first to accommodate simultaneous instrument approaches in low visibility. The runway was originally 8,000' in length and a generous 200' wide (all other ORD runways are presently 150' wide). By 1958 it was extended to 8,800', by 1962 to 11,600' and by 1991 to its present length of 13,000'. This very long length allows heavy widebody jets to depart on hot summer days with full loads. It was the undisputed "main runway" until the 1969 construction of what is now Runway 10-28. As east-west operations have increased and new runways are gradually being built at ORD in that orientation, 14R-32L is gradually losing its relative imporatnace, though in 2009 it still serves an important role, primarily as a departure facility in "West" airfield operations. As construction of new Runway 10C-28C progresses, it is planned that 14R-32L will be shortened to its 1958-1962 length of 8,800', eliminating its intersections with any other runway and preserving its utility for northwest departures and occasional southeast landings. It is slated for eventual decommissioning when all future runways and a west terminal complex are complete, although doing so will reduce airfield capacity in strong crosswind situations.

This is one of the original four runways of the 1943-built Orchard Place airfield, which was a manufacturing facility for WWII transports. The other three original strips are now known as 4L-22R and 9R-27L and Taxiway GG, the former Runway 18-36 that was decommissioned in 2003. Built as Runway 14-32, it originally was about 5,700' in length, by the late 1950s it was extended to about 7,800', and by the mid-1960s it achieved its current length of 10,003' (+/- 3'). When Runway 14R-32L opened in 1955, this runway became 14L-32R. The runway has gradually decreased in operational importance, but it still has a role in certain wind and visibility conditions. When new Runway 10C-28C opens in 2011, Runway 14L-32R is expected to be closed. However, in the 1950s and 1960s, this runway and its parallel sibling 14R-32R were by far the two most important ones, handling a majority of O'Hare's traffic. Together, they were among the very first in the world to be certified for simultaneous parallel instrument approaches in very low visibility. Landings in the northwest (32R) direction are now rare.

This is one of the original four runways of the 1943-built Orchard Place airfield, which was a manufacturing facility for WWII transports. The other three original strips are now known as 14L-32R and 9R-27L and Taxiway GG, the former Runway 18-36 that was decommissioned in 2003. Built as Runway 4-22, it originally was about 5,500' in length, and by the mid-1960s it was extended to its present length of 7,500'. When Runway 4R-22L opened in 1971, this runway became 4L-22R. The runway is the most mono-directional of all at O'Hare. Takeoffs are very common in the northeast (4L) direction, and landings are equally routine in the southwest (22R) direction. You will only see 22R departures during very strong southwest winds, and 4L landings are the most rare operation.

This is the first of four entirely new east-west runways planned for O'Hare. From 1960 until this runway was opened in 2008, whenever visibility or clouds were low, the airport could only accommodate simultaneous landings on two runways. Now aircraft can arrive in triple parallel on 27L/27R/28 or, more rarely, on 10/9L/9R. Departures can be performed on tangent cross runways. The next runway to open, in 2011, will be new 10C-28C just south of existing 10-28. Runways 14L-32R and 14R-32L, the 1960s backbone of the airfield, are planned for eventual decommissioning.

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