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Pepper Construction Company building
View of the then newly-built Pepper Construction Company building, located at 643 North Orleans Street, at the northeast corner of North Orleans Street and West Ontario Street.
1985
700 block of North Michigan Avenue
View looking across North Michigan Avenue towards the high-rise buildings located on the west side of the street south of the intersection with East Superior Street. The windows of the street-level shops of the 700 North Michigan Avenue building (originally Judah Building) are visible near the center of the photograph. The House of Kahn Estate Jewelers is one of these shops.
1976
1920s skyscrapers in the Loop
View looking south along Michigan Avenue from the northern end of the North Michigan Avenue bridge. On the left is 333 North Michigan. Near the center of the image is the Carbide & Carbon Building (230 North Michigan Avenue, now a hotel). On the right is the London Guarantee & Accident Building (360 North Michigan Avenue), and behind it to the right, the upper part of the Mather Tower (now 75 East Wacker Drive) is visible.
1972
Storage facilities along the Chicago River with skyline behind
View to northwest towards Near North Side high-rise buildings, with warehouses and storage sheds along the north side of the Chicago River in the foreground. A ship is docked alongside one of the riverside storage facilities. The horizontal brown brick building is the Mandel Building (Mandel-Lear Building) formerly at 211 East North Water Street, now demolished. The IBM Building (330 North Wabash) is seen under construction at the left. Forming the skyline to its right are the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue), the Tribune Tower, and the Sheraton Hotel (originally the Medinah Club building.)
1971
Plaza, Amoco building
View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building), showing seating areas, walkways, and landscaping.
1994
Chicago River and Wrigley Building
View northwest across the Chicago River towards the Wrigley Building. The Michigan Avenue bridge is in the distance at the left.
1994
North Michigan Avenue high-rise buildings
View along the west side of North Michigan Avenue, towards the Chicago Water Tower. 444 North Michigan and 500 North Michigan are the two high-rise towers at the far left. The intersection with East Illinois Street is visible near the foreground at the first set of traffic lights. The Omni Hotel (676 North Michigan Avenue), with its curved top, is in the distance. The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (900 North Michigan Avenue), with its twin turrets is visible to the right of that.
1993
High-rise buildings in the Loop
Aerial view from 330 North Wabash, looking southeast. 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) and the Executive House Hotel (later Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront) are in the foreground. In the distance, the Amoco Building (later Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building) and Two Prudential Plaza stand out against the sky.
1994
South Franklin Street from the Chicago River
View east from the South Branch of the Chicago River, looking across South Wacker Drive and South Franklin Street toward West Quincy Street. The Chicago & Northwestern Railway Office building (now City Colleges of Chicago headquarters) is near the center of the image. The Quincy/Wells station on the CTA Brown Line is visible to the left of it.
1968
Hubbard Street Railway Yard and Near North Side
View from the Hubbard Street Yard of the Chicago & North Western Railway, with the Near North Side skyline beyond. On the left is the John Sexton Building, then a warehouse but now condominiums. Behind that is the John Hancock Center.
1970
33 West Monroe Street and Xerox Center
View of 33 West Monroe with the Xerox Center partially visible to its left. A vacant lot is in the lower foreground.
1987
State Street Mall at Jackson Street
View along the State Street Mall at the intersection with Jackson Street. The Maurice L. Rothschild Store Building (now John Marshall Law School) is partially visible at the far left. Next to it is 10 W. Jackson. The Consumers Building (220 South State Street) rises behind that to the right.
1982
AT&T Corporate Center
Undated view looking up at the tower of the AT&T Corporate Center, located at 227 W. Monroe Street. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) stands on the left.
1989
Three First National Plaza
View of the atrium lobby of Three First National Plaza, located at 70 West Madison Street (at N. Dearborn). The bronze sculpture "Large Internal-External Upright Form" by Henry Moore occupies a prominent place in the lobby.
1985
Otis Building
Aerial photograph looking south along La Salle Street, showing the lower part of the Otis building remaining after the rest of the building was demolished, and the start of new construction for the Chemical Plaza.
1985
Hartford Fire Insurance Building
View of the upper part of the Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) in 1962. The top of the U. S. Gypsum building (under construction) is at the lower left.
1962
55 West Monroe
View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
1986
333 West Wacker Drive
View looking north from a plaza on Franklin Street toward the rear of the 333 West Wacker building, designed in the form of a parallelogram marked by notches.
1985
135 South La Salle
View of the facade of the La Salle National Bank Building (135 South La Salle Street).
1977
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building
View of the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building, located at 350 North Clark Street, seen from a parking lot across the street.
1984
John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building
View southwest from West Kinzie Street towards the John R. Thompson Company Commissary Building.
1984
Auditorium Building and Congress Hotel
View of the Auditorium building and Congress Hotel in 1966.
1966
Manhattan Building
View of the bay windows on the Manhattan building (431 South Dearborn Street).
1977
Reliance Building
View southwest along West Washington Street towards North State Street. The Reliance building stands at that intersection. The spire of the Chicago Temple building is in the distance at the upper right.
1977
Monadnock Building
View of the facade of the Monadnock Building showing the projecting window bays.
1977
Marquette Building
View of the Marquette building in 1971.
1971
Rookery Building staircase
View of the oriel staircase inside the Rookery building (209 South LaSalle Street).
1977
Rookery Building
View of the upper part of the front facade of the Rookery building (209 S. LaSalle Street).
1984
Marquette Building
Sketch of the Marquette building by C. William Brubaker.
1960
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking south along South Homan Avenue from just north of the intersection with West Arthington Street.
1979
Sears, Roebuck and Company complex
View of the Sears, Roebuck and Company complex, looking across West Arthington Street from the Sunken Gardens. The upper part of the Sears Merchandise Building Tower is visible at the top left.
1979
IBM Building
View looking up at the IBM Building (330 North Wabash).
1995
Wallace Press Building
View of the Wallace Press Building (later Wallace Business Forms Building), looking northwest along West Grand Avenue from east of the intersection with North Kingsbury Street. In the foreground, the old railroad tracks of the Kingsbury branch line which formerly serviced this area are embedded in the pavement. The railroad crossing signals stand on each side of West Grand Avenue.
1978
Cook County Criminal Court Building
View of the former Cook County Criminal Court Building (54 West Hubbard Street), looking west along the north side of West Hubbard Street from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. Another historic building, the Magie Building (70 West Hubbard Street), is visible to its left.
1984
Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building
View of the Montgomery Ward Catalog and Retail Sales building (Mail Order House) and the Montgomery Ward Administration building, looking to east across the North Branch of the Chicago River.
1972
Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters and warehouses
View to north across the North Branch of the Chicago River from the Ohio-Ontario Street bridge towards the Montgomery Ward & Company Headquarters (now The Montgomery condominiums, 535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street). Several brick warehouse buildings are in front of it, including 520 West Erie Street (with windows removed) and 520 West Huron Street. Another warehouse to the right of these has a "Ronsley Center" sign mounted on the roof.
1985
Wrigley Building
View of the upper parts of the Wrigley Building (400-410 North Michigan Avenue), showing the south tower with the clocktower, and the north tower on the right. An elevated walkway connecting the 14th floors of the two buildings is visible in the lower part of the photograph.
1993
Wrigley Building
Close-up of the main entrance of the Wrigley Building, showing the vaulted ceiling of the porch and glazed terra cotta decoration on the facade. The Hotel InterContinental (originally Medinah Athletic Club) is in the background, and a corner of the Tribune Tower is visible at the upper right.
1993
East Ohio Street between Rush Street and Michigan Avenue
View of the office and commercial buildings on the north side of East Ohio Street on the block between and North Rush Street and North Michigan Avenue. The Corner House restaurant and the Just Pants clothing store occupy the ground floor of the 100 East Ohio Street building (demolished). Next to it on the right, a cocktail lounge occupies the ground floor of another office building.
1976
American Medical Association building, West Grand Avenue
View looking east along West Grand Avenue, from the intersection with North Dearborn Street. The American Medical Association building (537-539 North Dearborn Street, now demolished) stands on the north side of the street. The Michigan Terrace Apartments (535 North Michigan Avenue) and Time-Life building (541 North Fairbanks Court) are visible in the distance.
1976
John Moir Trust Building
View of the John Moir Trust building (325 N. Wells Street) during conversion to offices (completed in 1985). The east side of the Merchandise Mart and the Wells Street bridge are visible at the left.
1983
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from Pearson Park
View to the northwest from North Lake Shore Drive near the corner of East Pearson Street, with Pearson Park (now Lake Shore Park) in the foreground. Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center are prominently visible.
1976
Water Tower Place and John Hancock Center from North Lake Shore Drive
View to the northwest from North Lake Shore Drive near East Huron Street toward Water Tower Place and the John Hancock Center. There is a partial view of buildings on Northwestern University's Chicago campus, including the tower of the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building, at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
1976
Chicago River east of Michigan Avenue
View east along the north side of the Chicago River towards Lake Michigan. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue) is at the far left, and the Gleacher Center, part of the University of Chicago School of Business, stands next to it on the right. On the right, the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are silhouetted against the sky.
1994
Mies van der Rohe office buildings and Illinois Center development
View to the west from the Chicago River, towards three Mies van der Rohe office buildings. Two Illinois Center (233 North Michigan Avenue) is on the left. One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive) stands next to it on the right, with the Hyatt Regency Chicago I under construction in front of it. All three of these buildings are part of the Illinois Center complex, a development built on land formerly owned by the Illinois Central Railroad. The third Mies building, the IBM building (330 North Wabash) is next to the right, and the former Sun-Times building (demolished) is visible in front of its base. The Equitable Building is the next high-rise to the right. The Mandel Building (Mandel-Lear Building) formerly at 211 East North Water Street (demolished) is in front of the Equitable Building, and other storage and warehouse facilities are in the right foreground.
1973
Chicago River towards Lake Michigan
Aerial view to the east along the Chicago River from 333 Wacker Drive. The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building (City of Chicago Central Office Building) is in the lower left foreground. Near the center of the image are the Marina City towers and IBM Building (330 North Wabash). Lake Michigan is visible in the distance.
1984
Dearborn Street and Dearborn Cinemas
View of the Dearborn Cinemas (originally Selwyn Theatre and Harris Theatre, later Cinestage and Michael Todd Theatres) on North Dearborn Street between Randolph and Lake Streets. Behind that across Lake Street is 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building).
1987
Michigan Avenue looking south from Washington Street
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking south from across from the Chicago Cultural Center (formerly Chicago Public Library). The Michigan Boulevard Building (formerly Michigan Avenue National Bank), located at 30 N. Michigan Avenue, stands to the south of the Cultural Center across Washington Street. The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building, located at 20 N. Michigan Avenue, is the next building to the south.
1984
321 North Clark
View of the Quaker Tower (now 321 North Clark) under construction in April 1986.
1986
Madison Plaza
View of Madison Plaza from below, showing the "saw tooth edge" on the building's southeast facade. The building is located at 200 West Madison Street, at North Wells Street.
1984

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