Archaeological Research, Inc.
Summary of Field Testing and Documents Research
WXYZ Building in Chicago

 

18 September 2003
 

 

Historic Background Information

17 September 2003

18 September 2003

19 September 2003

 Photos of nearby historic structures  

 

 

Summay of Field Testing
WXYZ Building in Chicago
18 September 2003

 
 
  • Excavations on 18 September 2003 took place in the area labeled block 5.  The orange line outlines the placement of our trench.
  • This trench was approximately 450 long.  The lots on the far west were not tested due to toxic waste discovered in them by an environmental testing company.
  • Considerable building debris throughout the trench.  Most of the material dates to the 20th century.
 

 

 

Twentieth Century construction debris including rebar and cyclone fence fragments.

Twentieth Century construction debris including large fragments of fiberglass insulation material.

Twentieth century construciton debris including aluminum siding (right hand side-bottom).

Layers of deposits of construction debris.

Large deposits of clinker. This stretches for the length of about 75 feet or 3 city lots.