not from that aerial -- I see waterfront single family homes right next to downtown
the point is that the beach/waterfront, 10 miles of parks, is literally steps from downtown chicago and the neighborhoods to the north.
not so much of this in chicago:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Va...4d-123.1207375
harbor, not beachfront
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Va...4d-123.1207375
chicago: notice how the homes are usually not on the waterfront? that's there's public green space literallly 10 miles in length?
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ch...!4d-87.6297982
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ch...!4d-87.6297982