Philo Carpenter was Chicago, Illinois' first pharmacist, and an outspoken abolitionist.
Carpenter's grave at Graceland Cemetery
Wacker Drive is a major multilevel street in Chicago, Illinois, running along the south side of the main branch and the east side of the south branch of the Chicago River in the Loop. The vast majority of the street is double-decked; the upper level intended for local traffic, and the lower level for through-traffic and trucks serving buildings on the road. It is sometimes cited as a precursor to the freeway, though when it was built the idea was that pleasure vehicles would use the upper level. It is the only street in the city that is prefixed with all four cardinal directions, albeit on different parts of its route. The drive is named for early 20th century Chicago businessman and city planner Charles H. Wacker.
Upper Wacker Drive, looking west from Michigan Avenue
All three levels of Wacker Drive, east of Columbus Drive, including a ramp between the upper and lower (middle) levels
Wacker Drive to the south of the Chicago River looking east
Two aerial views in 1926