[Chicago-talk] Geo-Data

[Edward Summers]

On Oct 2, 2005, at 1:08 PM, wsmith wrote:
> http://www.rocket99.com/zoom/l13az.html has a list of points of  
> interest

Nice, I parsed that HTML to generate this:

Addams' (Jane) Hull House:800 S Halsted Chicago IL
Adler Planetarium:1300 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
Admiral's Sightseeing Cruises:300 N Wabash Chicago IL
American Police Museum:1717 S State Chicago IL
Amoco Building:200 E Randolph Chicago IL
Amour Park:600 W 35th Chicago IL
Apollo Theater:2540 N Lincoln Chicago IL
Art Institute of Chicago:201 S Michigan Chicago IL
Auditorium Theater:400 S Michigan Chicago IL
Bailiwick Arts Center:1229 W Belmont Chicago IL
Balzekas Museum:6500 S Pulaski Chicago IL
Black Ensemble Theatre:4520 N Beacon Chicago IL
Bloomingdale's 900 North Mich.:900 N Michigan Chicago IL
Bridgeport:801 W 31st Chicago IL
Buckingham Fountain:100 N Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
Century Shopping Center:2814 N Clark Chicago IL
Chicago Academy of Sciences:435 E Illinois Chicago IL
Chicago Architecture Foundatn:224 S Michigan Chicago IL
Chicago Athenaeum (closed):6 N Michigan Chicago IL
Chicago Board of Trade:141 W Jackson Chicago IL
Chicago Board Options Exchange:400 S LaSalle Chicago IL
Chicago Children's Museum:700 E Grand Chicago IL
Chicago Cultural Center:78 E Washington Chicago IL
Chicago Historical Society:1600 N Clark Chicago IL
Chicago Horse and Carriage:70 E Pearson Chicago IL
Chicago Motor Coach Company:1 N Water Tower Chicago IL
Chicago Place:100 E Huron Chicago IL
Chicago River - Boat Rental:290 N LaSalle Chicago IL
Chicago Stock Exchange:440 S LaSalle Chicago IL
Chicago Theater:175 N State Chicago IL
Chicago Visitor Info Center:163 E Pearson Chicago IL
Children's Theatre:2636 N Lincoln Chicago IL
Chinatown:20 W Cermak Chicago IL
Civic Opera House:20 N Wacker Chicago IL
Clark House:1850 S Prairie Chicago IL
Coleman-Ames House:1811 S Prairie Chicago IL
Comiskey Park:3500 S Wentworth Chicago IL
Daley Plaza:100 N Dearborn Chicago IL
Dearborn Station:400 S Dearborn Chicago IL
Disney Quest (closed):101 E Ohio Chicago IL
DuSable Museum:740 E 56th Chicago IL
Eclipse Theatre Company:2074 N Levitt Chicago IL
Elks Headquarters:2700 N Lincoln Park West Chicago IL
Field Museum of Natural History:1000 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
Garfield Park:200 N Kedzie Chicago IL
Glessner House:1800 S Prairie Chicago IL
Grant Park:501 S Michigan Chicago IL
Gray Line Tours:17 E Monroe Chicago IL
Harold Washington Library:400 S State Chicago IL
Hellenic Museum:400 N Franklin Chicago IL
Here's Chicago:163 E Pearson Chicago IL
Hilliard Center:2111 S Clark Chicago IL
Humboldt Park:3000 W Division Chicago IL
John Hancock Center:875 N Michigan Chicago IL
Kimball House:1801 S Prairie Chicago IL
Leather Archives and Museum:5017 N Clark Chicago IL
Lifeline Theatre:6912 N Glenwood Chicago IL
Lincoln Park:2400 N Lincoln Park West Chicago IL
Lincoln Park Zoo:200 N Cannon Chicago IL
Lincoln Square:4602 N Lincoln Chicago IL
Little Chinatown:900 W Argyle Chicago IL
Logan Boulevard:2800 W Logan Chicago IL
Logan Square:3000 W Logan Chicago IL
Magnificent Mile:500 N Michigan Chicago IL
Marina City:300 N State Chicago IL
Marshall Fields:111 N State Chicago IL
Maxwell Street Market- New:1500 S Canal Chicago IL
McCormick Place:2301 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
Merchandise Mart:300 N Wells Chicago IL
Mexican Fine Arts Center:1852 W 19th Chicago IL
Monadnock Building:200 S Dearborn Chicago IL
Museum of Broadcast Communications:78 E Washington Chicago IL
Museum of Contemporary Art:220 E Chicago Chicago IL
Museum of Contemporary Photography:600 S Michigan Chicago IL
Museum of Holography:1134 W Washington Chicago IL
Museum of Science and Industry:5700 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
Music Box:3733 N Southport Chicago IL
Navy Pier:600 E Grand Chicago IL
North Pier:435 E Illinois Chicago IL
Odyssey Cruises:1000 E Illinois Chicago IL
Old Saint Patrick's:700 W Adams Chicago IL
Oriental Institute Museum:1155 E 58th Chicago IL
Oz Park:2000 N Lincoln Chicago IL
Palmer House:101 E Monroe Chicago IL
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum:2430 N Cannon Drive Chicago IL
Pipers Alley:1602 N Wells Chicago IL
Polish Museum of America:984 N Milwaukee Chicago IL
Prairie Avenue House Museums:1800 S Prairie Chicago IL
Pullman Historic District:11141 S Cottage Grove Chicago IL
Ramova Theater:3502 S Halsted Chicago IL
River City:800 S Wells Chicago IL
Saint Benedict's Church:3920 N Leavitt Chicago IL
Saint Mary of Perpetual Help Church:1039 W 32nd Chicago IL
Saint Michael's Church:1660 N Hudson Chicago IL
Sears Tower:200 S Wacker Chicago IL
Second Presbyterian Church:1936 S Indiana Chicago IL
Shedd Aquarium:1200 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
Shubert Theatre:22 W Monroe Chicago IL
Soldier Field:1800 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL
South Shore Cultural Center:7059 S Shore Chicago IL
Sox Park:601 W 35th Chicago IL
Spirit of Chicago:500 E Illinois Chicago IL
Steppenwolf Theatre Company:1650 N Halsted Chicago IL
Swedish American Museum Center:5211 N Clark Chicago IL
Terra Museum of American Art:666 N Michigan Chicago IL
Theatre Building:1225 W Belmont Chicago IL
Thompson Center:100 W Randolph Chicago IL
Tribune Building:401 N Michigan Chicago IL
Ukrainian National Museum:721 N Oakley Chicago IL
Union Park:1301 W Grand Chicago IL
Union Station:200 S Clinton Chicago IL
Uptown Theater:4750 N Broadway Chicago IL
Vietnam War Museum:954 W Carmen Chicago IL
Water Tower:820 N Michigan Chicago IL
Water Tower Place:835 N Michigan Chicago IL
Wendella Sightseeing Boats:400 N Michigan Chicago IL
Wicker Park:1425 N Damen Chicago IL
Wrigley Building:400 N Michigan Chicago IL
Wrigley Field:3601 N Clark Chicago IL

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Which can be plugged into the __DATA__ section of that script I  
posted earlier to generate this:

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Addams' (Jane) Hull House => -87.646952 ; 41.870864
Admiral's Sightseeing Cruises => -87.626598 ; 41.887578
American Police Museum => -87.627244 ; 41.858660
Amoco Building => -87.622471 ; 41.884515
Amour Park => -87.641251 ; 41.830833
Apollo Theater => -87.652721 ; 41.928282
Art Institute of Chicago => -87.624376 ; 41.879568
Auditorium Theater => -87.624284 ; 41.877031
Bailiwick Arts Center => -87.659684 ; 41.939832
Balzekas Museum => -87.722852 ; 41.775132
Black Ensemble Theatre => -87.664075 ; 41.964099
Bloomingdale's 900 North Mich. => -87.624308 ; 41.899223
Bridgeport => -87.646272 ; 41.838032
Century Shopping Center => -87.645422 ; 41.933282
Chicago Academy of Sciences => -87.617821 ; 41.891084
Chicago Architecture Foundatn => -87.624366 ; 41.879233
Chicago Athenaeum (closed) => -87.624454 ; 41.882251
Chicago Board of Trade => -87.632289 ; 41.878134
Chicago Board Options Exchange => -87.627979 ; 41.740034
Chicago Children's Museum => -87.610052 ; 41.891632
Chicago Cultural Center => -87.625076 ; 41.883234
Chicago Historical Society => -87.631853 ; 41.911232
Chicago Horse and Carriage => -87.626474 ; 41.897574
Chicago Place => -87.625552 ; 41.894932
Chicago River - Boat Rental => -87.627979 ; 41.740034
Chicago Stock Exchange => -87.627979 ; 41.740034
Chicago Theater => -87.628050 ; 41.885231
Chicago Visitor Info Center => -87.623373 ; 41.897631
Children's Theatre => -87.654904 ; 41.929857
Chinatown => -87.627466 ; 41.852664
Civic Opera House => -87.636952 ; 41.882264
Clark House => -87.538738 ; 41.722828
Coleman-Ames House => -87.538443 ; 41.659235
Comiskey Park => -87.631651 ; 41.830933
Daley Plaza => -87.629552 ; 41.883232
Dearborn Station => -87.629251 ; 41.877021
Disney Quest (closed) => -87.625552 ; 41.892532
DuSable Museum => -87.606912 ; 41.792174
Elks Headquarters => -87.656354 ; 41.930832
Garfield Park => -87.706155 ; 41.884332
Glessner House => -87.538738 ; 41.722828
Grant Park => -87.62285 ; 41.809233
Gray Line Tours => -87.627226 ; 41.880763
Harold Washington Library => -87.627691 ; 41.877025
Hellenic Museum => -87.635552 ; 41.889132
Here's Chicago => -87.623373 ; 41.897631
Hilliard Center => -87.629851 ; 41.853750
Humboldt Park => -87.702355 ; 41.902932
John Hancock Center => -87.624301 ; 41.898793
Kimball House => -87.538443 ; 41.659235
Leather Archives and Museum => -87.668156 ; 41.973245
Lifeline Theatre => -87.666107 ; 42.007086
Lincoln Park => -87.648854 ; 41.925532
Lincoln Park Zoo => -87.629653 ; 41.912932
Lincoln Square => -87.678256 ; 41.953332
Little Chinatown => -87.653057 ; 41.973588
Logan Boulevard => -87.697636 ; 41.928643
Logan Square => -87.702356 ; 41.928632
Magnificent Mile => -87.624252 ; 41.891032
Marina City => -87.628152 ; 41.887732
Marshall Fields => -87.627984 ; 41.883584
Maxwell Street Market- New => -87.639062 ; 41.861832
Mexican Fine Arts Center => -87.672326 ; 41.855732
Monadnock Building => -87.629352 ; 41.879532
Museum of Broadcast Communications => -87.625076 ; 41.883234
Museum of Contemporary Art => -87.622063 ; 41.896755
Museum of Contemporary Photography => -87.624252 ; 41.874433
Museum of Holography => -87.655624 ; 41.883032
Music Box => -87.664255 ; 41.949620
Navy Pier => -87.611652 ; 41.891932
North Pier => -87.617821 ; 41.891084
Odyssey Cruises => -87.611652 ; 41.891232
Old Saint Patrick's => -87.644052 ; 41.879332
Oriental Institute Museum => -87.597796 ; 41.789636
Oz Park => -87.638953 ; 41.918432
Palmer House => -87.624420 ; 41.880795
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum => -87.634195 ; 41.926455
Polish Museum of America => -87.660930 ; 41.899750
Prairie Avenue House Museums => -87.529044 ; 41.704735
Pullman Historic District => -87.657153 ; 41.878132
Ramova Theater => -87.646188 ; 41.830711
River City => -87.529044 ; 41.704735
Saint Benedict's Church => -87.683676 ; 41.952720
Saint Mary of Perpetual Help Church => -87.652082 ; 41.836133
Saint Michael's Church => -87.639953 ; 41.912256
Sears Tower => -87.636752 ; 41.879432
Second Presbyterian Church => -87.622181 ; 41.856166
Shubert Theatre => -87.628624 ; 41.880743
South Shore Cultural Center => -87.538738 ; 41.722828
Sox Park => -87.641251 ; 41.830833
Spirit of Chicago => -87.614252 ; 41.891132
Steppenwolf Theatre Company => -87.648453 ; 41.911245
Swedish American Museum Center => -87.668656 ; 41.976752
Terra Museum of American Art => -87.624251 ; 41.894329
Theatre Building => -87.659594 ; 41.939832
Thompson Center => -87.631007 ; 41.884530
Tribune Building => -87.624452 ; 41.888932
Ukrainian National Museum => -87.684454 ; 41.894675
Union Park => -87.659137 ; 41.891040
Union Station => -87.641088 ; 41.879329
Uptown Theater => -87.659255 ; 41.968132
Vietnam War Museum => -87.654264 ; 41.974629
Water Tower => -87.624311 ; 41.897425
Water Tower Place => -87.624314 ; 41.897831
Wendella Sightseeing Boats => -87.624452 ; 41.888932
Wicker Park => -87.677430 ; 41.907426
Wrigley Building => -87.624452 ; 41.888932
Wrigley Field => -87.656655 ; 41.947332

-- 

Probably enough to turn your map to mush, but maybe some things can  
be removed.

//Ed