Great flood of 1992
On April 13, 1992, basements and other underground facilities throughout Chicago were flooded with more than 250 million gallons of water from the Chicago River when workers who were driving in pilings in the river near Kinzie Street, punctured a century-old freight tunnel which was connected to dozens of underground areas downtown.
The water quickly rushed into the basements of several Loop office buildings, retail stores, underground parking facilities and subways. The city was forced to evacuate much of the downtown area, due to the water. It took three days before the flood was cleaned up enough to allow businesses to open. The flood cost the city an estimated $1.95 billion.
The water quickly rushed into the basements of several Loop office buildings, retail stores, underground parking facilities and subways. The city was forced to evacuate much of the downtown area, due to the water. It took three days before the flood was cleaned up enough to allow businesses to open. The flood cost the city an estimated $1.95 billion.
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Entrance to the freight tunnel
Electrician Ed Zivat shines a flashlight on an entrance to the freight tunnel in a flooded basement at 222 North LaSalle Street. This century-old freight tunnel was flooded with Chicago River water, after it was punctured by workers near the Kinzie Street Bridge.
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