The Y-Symbol / Municipal Device..

The Y-symbol can be found all over the Chicago city... bridges, fences, public buildings.. It is officially know as the "Municipal Device" and is a symbol of civic pride..
So what's the Y-symbol?


So what is Y-symbol?
Y-Symbol represents the three branches of Chicago River .. which forms an alphabet Y topography at the "Wolf Point", where the main branch of the river, divides into the North and South branches .. The Y-symbol is the symbol of the City of Chicago..
Inverted Y-Symbol..
At some places, inverted Y-symbol can be seen, with vertical stripe on top .. It represents the reversal of the flow of Chicago River.
For more on "Wolf Point", click here..


# Y-symbol at Franklin Street bridge..


# Y-symbol at Chicago Cultural Center.. click here..


# Y-symbol [inverted] at City Hall-County Building.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Chicago Theater marquee .. click here..


# Y-symbol at the Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Grant Park.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Harold Washington Library Center..


# Y-symbol [inverted] at [Former] Engine Company 104.. click here..


# Y-symbol on LaSalle Street bridge.. click here..


# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [light-fixtures]..


# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [Wrigley Square]..


# Y-symbol at the Rookery..


# Y-symbol at Riverwalk Gateway..

Y-symbol at Navy Pier..

NOTE..
The initial post was written last year on Feb 10, 2010. But I have made many new additions since then. So reposted..

RELATED LINKS..
# Y-symbol at Chicago Cultural Center..
# Y-symbol [inverted] at City Hall-County Building..
# Y-symbol at Chicago Theater marquee
# Y-symbol at the Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium..
# Y-symbol at Grant Park..
# Y-symbol [inverted] at [Former] Engine Company 104..
# Y-symbol at Harold Washington Library Center..
# Y-symbol on LaSalle Street bridge..
# Y-symbol at Franklin Street bridge..
# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [light-fixtures]..
# Y-symbol at Millennium Park [Wrigley Square]..
# Y-symbol at the Rookery..
# Y-symbol at Riverwalk Gateway..