![]() Getty Images/iStockphoto The city’s largest holiday light display, Zoolights, at Lincoln Park Zoo uses more than 1 million bulbs. AP TheMart, built in 1930, lights up its Art Deco facade in red and green. CTA Millennium Park has a skating ribbon, and then this skating rink right in front of The Bean. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima Inside the holiday trains, there’s candy cane poles, colorful lights, and some workers hand out candy. AP Wrapped in snowflakes and window lights, the CTA holiday train rolls into the station. ![]() AP For many Chicagoans, visiting the Walnut Room inside Macy’s to get a glimpse of the massive tree and special decorations is a yearly tradition. ![]() Getty Images/iStockphoto The famed Marshall Field’s clock anchors the holiday display at Macy’s State Street entrance. Getty Images The trees along Michigan Avenue wrapped in twinkly lights. Getty Images/iStockphoto The menorah in Daley Plaza next to the well-known Picasso sculpture and Christkindlmarket. Getty Images/iStockphoto The Wrigley building, a mix of French Renaissance and Spanish Revival styles, gets festive. The rust activator will speed up the oxidation process and create a beautiful, authentic rust finish in minutes. This is water-base and will rust naturally over time if exposed to the proper elements. Chicago’s Christmas tree in Millennium Park. All you need to achieve a faux patina finish is an over-the-counter rust activator like this one from Modern Metal Products. The grand Wrigley Building and the hulking Merchandise Mart are beautiful on their own, however, there’s something special about wandering the downtown corridors when there’s extra sparkle. Macy’s holiday window displays and sparkly lights along the Mag Mile are bound to bring cheer, even as the snow comes down and the cold season drags on. ![]() Here we capture some of the city’s most well-known holiday traditions such as dressing up the Art Institute lions, lighting up a 50-foot Christmas tree in Millennium Park, and raising a giant menorah in Daley Plaza. The city takes every opportunity to get a little festive from the downtown skyscrapers to L cars and historic plazas. The holiday season makes the start of Chicago’s winter dazzling. ![]()
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