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Dearborn Park and River City

View towards River City, looking west from a landscaped open area adjacent to a group of homes in the Dearborn Park townhouse development.

1985

Site for Dearborn Park residential development

View looking northeast from South Clark Street at the site for the first phase of the Dearborn Park residential development. Loop high-rises, including the CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) are visible in the distance. The clock tower of Dearborn Station is visible at the far left. The Harrison Hotel Electric Garage, with its rooftop sign, stands near the center. The rear facade of the Blackstone Hotel, with its curved mansard roof, is visible further to the right. At the far right, the sign for the Y.M.C.A. Hotel (826 South Wabash) is visible.

1977

Block 37

View from the air looking down upon Block 37, a city block bounded by West Randolph Street, North State Street, West Washington Street and North Dearborn Street. The Marshall Field's store is on the right, across from Block 37.

1995

Cityscape with Hertz sign and John Hancock Center

View from Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive) with large Hertz Rent A Car sign and the John Hancock Center against the sky.

1971

Leo Burnett Building and R. R. Donnelley Building

View of the Leo Burnett Building (35 West Wacker Drive) and R. R. Donnelley Building (77 West Wacker Drive). 55 West Wacker (originally Blue Cross-Blue Shield Building) stands between these two. Part of the Stouffer Riviere Hotel (now Marriott Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel) located at 1 West Wacker Drive, is visible at the extreme left. The State Street bridge runs across the lower part of the image.

1994

High-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive

View to southeast of high-rise buildings on East Wacker Drive, facing the south bank of the Chicago River. The Michigan Avenue bridge runs across the lower part of the image. Behind it, four towers which are part of the Illinois Center development are visible. From right to left, they are: One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive); Hyatt Regency Chicago I; Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive); and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).

1986

Hertz sign and John Hancock Center

Large Hertz Rent A Car sign located along Outer Drive (North Lake Shore Drive) at the Chicago River, with the John Hancock Center on the right.

1971

Mies van der Rohe office buildings

View to the west from the Chicago River, with three of Mies' office buildings. Two Illinois Center (233 North Michigan Avenue) is under construction on the left. One Illinois Center (111 East Wacker Drive) stands next to it. Both these buildings are part of the Illinois Center complex. The IBM building (330 North Wabash) stands on the right, behind the old Sun-Times building. In the foreground, land along the south side of the Chicago River has been cleared for development.

1972

Chicago Harbor and city skyline

View of the Chicago harbor, looking northwest from the area adjacent to the Shedd Aquarium. Grant Park is visible behind the harbor, and the city skyline rises behind it. The First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) stands on the left; the Prudential Building (now One Prudential Plaza), John Hancock Center, and 400 East Randolph are near the center of the image. Lake Point Tower stands out on the right.

1970

Near South Side lakefront with Burnham Harbor and Meigs Field

Aerial view of the Lake Michigan lakefront on the Near South Side, with Burnham Harbor and Meigs Field (now Northerly Island Park) visible. McCormick Place is visible in the distance beyond the harbor. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) is prominent in the left foreground.

1972

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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