http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6244927191&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 THIS MUNICIPAL PIER, WHEN BUILT WAS WORLD'S LARGEST OF ITS TYPE. DEVOTED TO COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURSUITS, IT WAS 3/4 MILE LONG, AND BUILT BY THE CITY OF CHICAGO, AT THE MOUTH OF THE CHICAGO RIVER. FREE AND OPEN 24/7.