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Near North Side from Holiday Inn Mart Plaza hotel
Aerial view of the Near North Side, looking northeast from the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza Hotel (350 W. Mart Center Drive). The John Sexton Building, located at Illinois and Orleans Streets, is visible at the lower left. At the lower right, Assumption Catholic Church and its steeple (323 West Illinois Street) are visible. The John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place stand out against the sky on the upper right.
1978
Chicago Tribune Building
View of the Chicago Tribune building, looking northeast across the Chicago River from East Wacker Drive, just west of Michigan Avenue. A tour boat and the riverside docking area for Wendella Boat Tours is in the lower foreground of the photograph. One of the bridgehouses of the Michigan Avenue bridge is visible at the lower right. Part of the Wrigley building is visible at the extreme left.
1976
Olympia Centre under construction
View of three high-rise towers: Olympia Centre (161 East Chicago Avenue), under construction, is near the center of the image. 777 North Michigan Avenue is on its left, and the John Hancock Center is behind that to the left.
1983
860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments
View to the northwest along North Lake Shore Drive, towards the 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive apartments. The Esplanade Apartments (900-910 North Lake Shore Drive) and 990 North Lake Shore Drive are partially visible to their right. 850 North Lake Shore Drive (originally Lake Shore Athletic Club) is just visible on the extreme left.
1990
City Place Hotel under construction
View northwest across North Michigan Avenue towards City Place, a Hyatt Suite Hotel, under construction on the west side of that street (676 North Michigan Avenue), just south of the intersection with East Huron Street.
1989
Park Hyatt Hotel
View looking east along the north side of East Chicago Avenue just west of North Michigan Avenue, showing the entrance to the Park Hyatt hotel (originally Water Tower Inn, now demolished).
1982
East Ohio Street from Wabash Avenue
View to east along East Ohio Street from the intersection with North Wabash Avenue. A parking lot with a large billboard celebrating the American Bicentennial is on the north side of Ohio Street between Wabash Avenue and Rush Street. The office and commercial building in the center of the image stood at 100 East Ohio Street. Olson Rug occupied the ground floor at the time of the photograph. The 625 North Michigan building rises behind it. The Croydon Hotel (now The James Hotel) is at the far left, and the St. Clair hotel (formerly at 162 East Ohio Street) is at the far right.
1976
Billboard with liquor advertisement, Wabash Avenue and Ohio Street
Large billboard with an advertisement for Ronrico rum, located near the intersection of North Wabash Avenue and East Ohio Street. The upper parts of the John Hancock Center and Water Tower Place are visible.
1976
High-rise buildings and industrial-use land along the Chicago River
View to the northwest across the Chicago River, with warehouses and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River in the foreground. Rising behind are the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court) on the extreme left, the John Hancock Center in the center of the image, and the McClurg Court Center apartment towers on the right.
1972
Industrial-use land along the Chicago River
View to the northeast with industrial buildings, warehouses, and storage facilities along the north side of the Chicago River, and land being cleared for development along the south side of the river. Lake Point Tower rises on the left, and the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal Building are visible in the center distance, beyond North Lake Shore Drive.
1972
North Lake Shore Drive apartment buildings
View of North Lake Shore Drive apartment buildings, with waves breaking over the lakefront trail. The 1350 and 1360 North Lake Shore Drive apartment buildings are on the left, and 1550 North Lake Shore Drive is near the center of the image.
1969
North Lakeshore Drive and John Hancock Center
View south along North Lakeshore Drive from East Burton Place. The John Hancock Center and 1300 North Lake Shore Drive are the tallest buildings in this skyline. The Palmolive Building, with its "Playboy" sign, is visible in front of the lower part of the Hancock Center.
1972
Sandburg Village
View of Sandburg Village, showing a landscaped open area with benches and a kiosk. The complex occupies the area along Clark and LaSalle Streets between Division Street and North Avenue, with a few buildings on the east side of Clark Street.
1969
High-rise apartments and golf course
View of The Parkshore (195 North Harbor Drive) and North Harbor Tower (175 North Harbor Drive), two high-rise apartment towers located just west of North Lake Shore Drive. Part of Harbor Point (155 Harbor Drive) is visible behind North Harbor Tower. A golf course occupies the open area to the north and west of these high-rise buildings. DuSable harbor is in the distance at the horizon.
1994
Chicago Place, North Michigan Avenue
View of the Chicago Place shopping complex (700 North Michigan Avenue), showing colored panels in the windows in the central part of the facade.
1992
Chicago River, Ohio Street Bridge and Montgomery Ward & Company headquarters
View north across the North Branch of the Chicago River towards the Ohio Street Bridge and the Montgomery Ward headquarters (535 West Chicago Avenue/ 500 West Superior Street).
1985
Grant Park and Loop skyscrapers
Pedestrians walking in Grant Park with Loop skyscrapers in the distance. The Prudential Building and John Hancock Center are near the center of the image.
1970
South Michigan Avenue from railroad yards
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" seen from across railway land near Madison Street. The Smith, Gaylord, and Cross Building (20 N. Michigan Avenue), is on the far right. The McCormick Building (332 South Michigan Avenue) is the last high-rise visible on the left. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) rises behind these Michigan Avenue buildings.
1984
Madison Plaza
View of Madison Plaza from below, showing the flat side of the facade. The building is located at 200 West Madison Street, at North Wells Street.
1984
R. R. Donnelley Building
View of the lower part of the R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive) from across the Chicago River.
1993
Presidential Towers
View of the Presidential Towers in 1984, while the complex was under construction.
1984
Huron Plaza
View of Huron Plaza (30 East Huron), with the steeple of St. James Episcopal cathedral visible to the right of the high-rise building.
1983
150 North Wacker
View of the side facade of 150 North Wacker.
1989
Sears Tower
View of the upper part of the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) in 1974.
1974
U. S. Gypsum Building and Hartford Fire Insurance Building
View looking southeast across the Chicago River from the Madison St. Bridge towards the U.S. Gypsum Building under construction. The Hartford Fire Insurance Building (later Hartford Plaza North) is at the right.
1962
One South Wacker during construction
View of One South Wacker during late stages of the building's construction, seen from across the South Branch of the Chicago River at West Madison Street.
1982
Dirksen Building, Chicago Federal Center
View of the facade of the Dirksen Building, one of the buildings comprising the Chicago Federal Center.
1971
Chicago Tribune Building from North Cityfront Plaza Drive
View looking southwest from North Cityfront Plaza Drive towards the Tribune Tower. 444 North Michigan Avenue is visible behind it on the right.
1989
Auditorium Building
View of the upper facade and tower of the Auditorium building.
1995
Inland Steel Building
Sketch of the Inland Steel building by C. William Brubaker.
1960

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