海军码头，芝加哥，伊利诺伊州，美国 Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, USA (© Christopher.F Photography/Getty Images)

海军码头，芝加哥，伊利诺伊州，美国 Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, USA (© Christopher.F Photography/Getty Images)

滨水变色龙 A waterfront chameleon

海军码头，芝加哥，伊利诺伊州

有些地方的建造目的单一，而有些地方则不断推陈出新。位于伊利诺伊州芝加哥的海军码头就属于后者。这座码头向湖中延伸超过3000英尺，是爱德华·H·贝内特和丹尼尔·伯纳姆于1909年制定的芝加哥规划的一部分。码头于1916年开放，最初是为了服务于密歇根湖上的航运、休闲娱乐和客运而建。为了纪念第一次世界大战的海军老兵，码头被更名为海军码头。

今天走出户外，你会发现周围的景象截然不同。天际线占据了视野，密歇根湖则远眺码头之外。晴朗的日子里，玻璃幕墙高楼与开阔湖面的鲜明对比令人过目难忘。

如今，这座码头集公园、表演场地、餐厅、家庭娱乐设施、博物馆和各种滨水活动于一体。许多游客都知道百年摩天轮，但鲜为人知的是，二战后这里曾是大学生的上课场所。一座建筑，承载着多种人生。对于芝加哥的地标建筑而言，这的确是一份不同寻常的履历。

Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois

Some places are built for a single purpose; others keep reinventing themselves. Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois, falls into the second category. The structure stretches more than 3,000 feet into the lake and was designed as part of Edward H. Bennett's and Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago. Opened in 1916, the pier was built for shipping, recreation, and passenger travel on Lake Michigan. It was renamed Navy Pier in honor of World War I naval veterans.

Step outside today and the surroundings feel very different. The skyline fills the view, while Lake Michigan stretches far beyond the pier. On clear days, the contrast between glass towers and open water is hard to miss.

The pier is now home to parks, performance spaces, restaurants, family attractions, a museum, and waterfront activities. Many visitors know the Centennial Wheel, but fewer know that the pier once housed university students attending classes after World War II. One structure, many lives. That's an unusual resume for a Chicago landmark.