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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
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
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
Loop high-rises from Grant Park
View from Grant Park toward the Chicago Public Library (now Chicago Cultural Center) and Loop high-rises, including the United Insurance Building (now Kemper Building).
1972
Other unidentified community activities, 1974 (Folder 609)
Description: Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Mayor Richard J. Daley's campaign for a cleaner Chicago reached out to students in Chicago's schools and made them part of the Junior Citizen's Committee for a Cleaner Chicago.
1974
Loop high-rises and Lake Michigan lakefront
View looking southeast over Loop skyscrapers towards Lake Michigan. CNA Plaza (333 South Wabash Avenue) with its distinctive rust-red color is at the lower right. The Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower, originally Straus Building) with its pyramidal roof and beehive lamp, is to the left of it. Buckingham Fountain, situated within Grant Park, is visible to the left of that. The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street) is partially visible at the far left of the image.
1995
Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Plaza, looking north, with plantings in foreground. The plaza, now part of Maggie Daley Park, is located just south of East Randolph Street. In the distance beyond the plaza on the left are the Hyatt Regency Chicago II hotel (201 East Wacker Drive), Columbus Plaza (233 East Wacker Drive), and Three Illinois Center (303 East Wacker Drive).
1982
Loop skyline from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall and Loop skyscrapers, looking northwest from Grant Park. The Chicago Cultural Center (originally Chicago Public Library) is visible near the center of the image. The Prudential building is at the right, behind the tree.
1982
Michigan Avenue streetwall from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue streetwall looking southwest from Grant Park. From left to right are the CNA Plaza, the Metropolitan Tower on the Park (formerly Britannica Center), Santa Fe Building, The Mid-Continental Plaza (55 East Monroe Street), People's Gas Building, Monroe Building, and University Club. The "Gage Group" buildings are visible near the right.
1982
Municipal Parking Garage, State and Wacker
View of the Municipal Parking Garage Facility No. 1 at the corner of North State Street and West Wacker Drive. The address was 11 W. Wacker.
1982
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
View of the top part of one of Fernando Botero's bronze sculptures, during the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park. The upper parts of the Prudential Building (One Prudential Plaza) and the Aon Center are visible behind the work.
1994
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
View of Fernando Botero's bronze sculpture The Big Hand, installed for the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park. The Aon Center is visible in the distance.
1994
Daley Bicentennial Park
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Park and Plaza (now part of Maggie Daley Park), located south of East Randolph Street and east of South Columbus Drive. The prominently visible high-rise apartment buildings are Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive).
1982
South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park
View southwest from Grant Park, showing buildings forming the South Michigan Avenue "streetwall".
1984
South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park
View southwest from Grant Park towards early skyscrapers along South Michigan Avenue. The Congress Hotel and Auditorium building stand in the center of the photo.
1972
Prudential Building from Grant Park
View of the Prudential Building (One Prudential Plaza), located at 130 East Randolph Street, from Grant Park.
1962
Unidentified Community Activities, 1979 (Folder 616)
Description: Community Activities bring the city's government into the neighborhood. Chicago mayors Bilandic and Byrne's campaigns for a cleaner Chicago reached out to community groups, businesses, and students in Chicago's schools.
1979
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
View, looking northeast, at the installation of Fernando Botero's bronze sculptures for the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" in Grant Park.
1994
Michigan Avenue looking south from Grant Park
View of the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" looking southwest from Grant Park, The Monroe Building (104 S. Michigan Avenue) is at the right. The People's Gas Building, located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue, is visible at the center of the image.
1984
North Branch of the Chicago River from the air
Aerial view looking southeast towards the Loop. Horner Park is in the center foreground. West Irving Park Road runs along its southern end, and North California Avenue forms its western boundary. The North Branch of the Chicago River runs alongside the eastern edge of the park and winds towards the Loop.
1984
Daley Bicentennial Park
View of the Richard J. Daley Bicentennial Park and Plaza (now part of Maggie Daley Park), located south of East Randolph Street and east of South Columbus Drive. The prominently visible high-rise apartment buildings are Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street), 400 East Randolph, and Harbor Point (155 North Harbor Drive).
1982
Botero sculpture exhibition, Grant Park
View, looking northeast, at Fernando Botero's bronze sculpture La Pensee/ Il Pensiamento, part of the exhibition "Botero In Chicago" held in Grant Park.
1994
Loop skyline from Grant Park
View northwest towards Michigan Avenue and Loop high-rises from the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Monroe Street in Grant Park. The First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower) is visible under construction at the upper left.
1968
South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park
View towards South Michigan Avenue from Grant Park. Trees are in the foreground and Willoughby Tower rises behind.
1986
Grant Park, Art Institute and Michigan Avenue
View southwest from a corner of Grant Park near the intersection of South Columbus Drive and East Monroe Street. The Art Institute buildings are visible, with the Michigan Avenue "streetwall" in the distance. The reddish-colored CNA Plaza stands against the sky near the upper center, and the Britannica Center (now Metropolitan Tower) is in front of it.
1982
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
Grant Park and South Michigan Avenue
View from Grant Park toward the Michigan Avenue "streetwall". On the left are the Hilton Hotel, Blackstone Hotel, and Torco Building (originally Chicago Musical College Building). The sign for the Harrison Hotel Electric Garage is just above the trees at the center of the image.
1984

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