Navy Pier extends three thousand three hundred feet into Lake Michigan, a long, narrow finger of land anchored by a large ballroom and freight sheds. Completed in nineteen sixteen as the Municipal Pier, it was designed by architect Charles…
Divergent Chicago
This tour walks you through the actual Chicago locations that brought the faction-based world of Divergent to life. You will trace Tris Prior's path from the Choosing Ceremony to the dramatic faction headquarters across the city.
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1. Navy Pier
2. Pioneer Court
Pioneer Court is a wide, granite-paved plaza rising above the Chicago River, identifiable by its open expanse nestled between the historic Tribune Tower and the riverfront. Built in nineteen sixty-five, this elevated ground occupies a site…
3. Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist
The Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, is defined by its sweeping, curved façade of white Italian travertine, which anchors the six-sided corner where Wacker Drive meets Wabash Avenue. Completed in nineteen sixty-eight, the…
4. Washington/Wells
The Washington and Wells station is defined by a white steel and glass canopy that stretches the length of a full city block above the street. It is a modern transit hub, opened in July nineteen ninety-five to consolidate and replace the…
5. 300 S Federal St
The asphalt on South Federal Street looks like any other stretch of city road, but the production team for the film turned this concrete corridor into a piece of the Dauntless faction's world. To capture the grit of a society divided, the…
6. Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership
You can identify the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership by its ten-story, faceted glass wall that catches the light along South Michigan Avenue. This crystalline facade is composed of seven hundred twenty-six individual…
7. River City Apartments
River City Apartments is recognized by its distinctive, serpentine concrete structure that hugs the South Branch of the Chicago River. Completed in nineteen eighty-six, this building was designed by architect Bertrand Goldberg as the final…
8. Chicago Defender Building
The Chicago Defender Building features a classic brick exterior with repetitive window bays that rise from the sidewalk. Behind these walls, the film production team transformed the basement level into the gritty, subterranean mess hall…
9. The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library
The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library is instantly recognizable by its sprawling, elliptical glass dome, which rests at ground level like a translucent crystal egg. Opened in two thousand eleven, the structure serves as a high-density,…