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Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza looking northeast. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. High rise apartment buildings Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive) are visible behind.
1982
Illinois Center development, with Three Illinois Center
View looking northeast from East Randolph Street, east of Columbus Drive, at the area between the Chicago River and Grant Park designated for development as the Illinois Center. The area in the foreground, bounded by East Wacker Drive on the north and North Lake Shore Drive on the east, is industrial land with part of the Illinois Central railway yard, construction equipment, and parking. At the upper left is Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive), part of the Illinois Center complex. Lake Point Tower is in the distance at the right.
1982
Loop skyscrapers looking towards Lake Michigan
View of Loop skyscrapers looking east from 333 Wacker Drive. 201 North Wells Street (Trustees System Service Building) is in the center foreground. In the background is the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center), and just in front of that is the Associates Center (150 N. Michigan Avenue). Lake Michigan is visible in the distance.
1984
Elevated train track at Jackson Boulevard and Wells Street
View looking east along the north side of West Jackson Boulevard, showing the CTA elevated train tracks at the intersection with South Wells Street.
1970
Standard Oil Building under construction
View of early stages of construction of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center), with a number of downtown skyscrapers visible behind.
1971
Skyline with industrial area and railroad yards
View of an industrial area with a storage building and railroad yards along the riverfront adjacent to Chicago's downtown Loop. The Merchandise Mart is visible on the left, with the Wallace Press Building in front of it.
1971
Skyline with First National Bank of Chicago Building
View of the Chicago skyline, looking northwest from the norths side of the Chicago River. Storage buildings and a semi truck and trailer parking lot are in the foreground. The newly constructed First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) stands out against the sky. The Chicago Board of Trade building is visible to the left of that.
1970
Loop skyline from Grant Park railroad yards
View toward North Michigan Avenue and Loop skyscrapers from the Grant Park railroad yards (where Millennium Park is now located). 35 East Wacker Drive (originally Jewelers Building) is at the upper left.
1968
Wabash Avenue with Mort's Deli
View along North Wabash Avenue, showing Mort's Deli (159 North Wabash Avenue) with outdoor seating along the sidewalk. The CTA elevated tracks are visible on the upper left.
1987
McCarthy Building, Washington Avenue and Dearborn Street
View of the intersection of Washington Avenue and Dearborn Street showing the McCarthy Building.
1987
Stores on South State Street
View of street-level storefronts on the west side of State Street just north of 36 South State Street.
1987
State Street Mall and Marshall Field's store
View of the State Street Mall looking north from Washington Street. On the right is the Marshall Field's department store. Virginio Ferrari's sculpture "Being Born" is visible on the sidewalk at the far right. The Chicago Theater and the United Insurance Building are in the distance.
1987
Pedestrians in front of Marshall Field's Store
View of pedestrians on the sidewalk on the State Street Mall outside the Marshall Field's department store (now Macy's) during the holiday season. A large yellow sculpture is visible on the left.
1980
Randolph Street at State Street
View looking southeast across Randolph Street towards the intersection with North State Street. On the upper left is the Marshall Field's store; At the right is the Bay State building (part of the Springer Block, 126-146 North State Street).
1980
State Street Mall near Monroe Street
View northwest along the State Street Mall near the intersection with Monroe Street. The Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank is at the far left. To its right across Monroe Street is the North American Building, later converted to condominiums.
1982
State Street Mall from Randolph Street
View northwest along the State Street Mall from just north of Randolph Street, showing a large bus shelter installed along the mall. The Butler Building (now part of the Art Institute Dormitory) and the State-Lake Building (now the ABC building) are at the center of the image. One of the Marina City towers is in the distance at the right.
1980
State Street Mall near Randolph Street
View along the State Street Mall from south of the intersection with Randolph Street. Circular planters with trees and flowers line the edge of the Mall. The Springer Block (Bay State Building and Kranz Building, 126-146 North State Street) is at the left. To the right, the taller building with the painted political advertisements is the Butler Building.
1980
Pedestrians on State Street Mall
Pedestrians stroll on the State Street Mall during the holiday season. The department stores Carson Pirie Scott (now Sullivan Center) and Wieboldt's (now One North State Street) are at the right. Marina City is in the distance at the left.
1980
Harold Washington Library
View of the upper part of the Harold Washington Library with the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) and the 311 South Wacker Drive Building in the distance.
1995
Michigan Avenue looking south from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking southwest from Grant Park. The University Club is visible at the far right of the image. Next to it, across Monroe Street to the south, stands the Monroe Building. The People's Gas Building, located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue, is at the center of the image.
1984
Karpen Building
View of the Karpen building (located at 318 S. Michigan Avenue) from Grant Park in 1984.
1984
Chicago Athletic Association
View from across South Michigan Avenue of the Chicago Athletic Association building (12 S. Michigan Ave).
1984
AT&T Corporate Center
Detail of the facade of the AT&T corporate center (227 W. Monroe Street), showing one of the building's exterior street level lights.
1989
Riverside Plaza
View of the upper portion of Riverside Plaza, located at 2 North Riverside Plaza.
1991
West Wacker Drive office buildings
View of office buildings on West Wacker Drive along the Chicago River. The lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) is visible on the far left. Adjacent to it is 203 N. La Salle Street. Part of the La Salle-Wacker Building is visible on the right, and part of the Dearborn Street bridge and Chicago River can be seen in the foreground.
1993
R. R. Donnelley Building
View of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive), showing the building's facade at street level.
1993
River Plaza under construction
View of River Plaza while under construction. The building is located at 405 N. Wabash Avenue.
1976
Prentice Women's Hospital and Maternity Center, and Norman and Ida Stone Institute of Psychiatry
View of the curving concrete shell of the Prentice Women's Hospital (formerly 333 E. Superior Street) and Stone Institute of Psychiatry (320 E. Huron Street).
1976
150 North Wacker
View of 150 North Wacker, showing its location along the South Branch of the Chicago River. The six-story The General Growth building (110 N. Wacker Drive, originally Morton International Inc. headquarters, demolished 2018) stands in front of it. The Merchandise Mart is visible in the distance at the left.
1973
Associates Center and Prudential Building
View of the Associates Center (150 N. Michigan Avenue) and the Prudential Building (130 E. Randolph Street, now One Prudential Plaza) from Grant Park.
1986
Demolition of the Otis Building
View during the demolition of the Otis building, located at 10 South La Salle, looking to the southeast from Two North La Salle. The Harris Trust and Savings Bank, West Tower, located at 115 S. La Salle Street, is in the background at the center.
1987
Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center
Ground-level view of the Metropolitan Correctional Center, located at 71 W. Van Buren Street.
1977
Dearborn Center I
Undated view of a model for the proposed Dearborn Center 1 (unbuilt project), designed for a site at South Dearborn and West Adams Streets. The intended building site remained vacant for about 17 years and is now occupied by Ricardo Bofill's JPMorgan Chase Center, completed in 2003.
1980
Sears Tower
View of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) in 1975.
1975
U. S. Gypsum Building
View of the U. S. Gypsum building, formerly located at 101 S. Wacker (at Monroe).
1963
MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
View of the trading-exchange building under construction in 1972. This building is one of two comprising this exchange complex.
1972
Chicago Civic Center Plaza and Brunswick Building
View looking across the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Plaza) toward the Brunswick Building (at left, now the Cook County Administration Building) and the Chicago Temple Building (right). The First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) is visible in the space between them.
1968
Inland Steel Building
View of the Inland Steel Building (30 West Monroe).
1962
One South Wacker during construction
View of One South Wacker in 1982, during the building's construction. The Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) is at the upper right.
1982
Borg-Warner Building
View of part of the facade of the Borg-Warner building.
1972
55 West Monroe
View of 55 West Monroe (then Xerox Center).
1984
Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison
Perspective sketch of the Northwestern Atrium Center (500 West Madison).
1979
State of Illinois Center under construction
View of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center) while under construction in 1983. discolored copy of bru003_06_h
1983
James R. Thompson Center
View of the atrium of the James R. Thompson center in 1986.
1986
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center in 1985. The Greyhound Bus station (since moved) is visible in the distance at the right.
1985
James R. Thompson Center
View of the James R. Thompson center in 1985.
1985
The Chicago Picasso, Civic Center Plaza
View showing the back of the steel Picasso sculpture installed in the Civic Center Plaza (later Daley Center).
1975
Chicago Federal Center plaza
View of the Federal Center plaza with Alexander Calder's 1974 sculpture "Flamingo" installed.
1974
Chicago Federal Center
View of the facade of the Dirksen Building in 1966.
1966
860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments
View of the 860-880 N. Lake Shore Drive apartments.
1966
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