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Plaza, Amoco building
View to the south of the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). A terraced fountain is along the south wall of the plaza, and the entranceway structure with its curved top is behind that. An accessibility elevator is attached to the entranceway structure. Part of the landscaped plaza is visible at the far right.
1994
Plaza and fountain outside the Sun-Times Building
View to the northeast of a plaza with landscaping, benches and a fountain, located along the Chicago River at the south end of Rush Street and adjacent to the east end of the Sun-Times Building (demolished).
1985
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
View of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza in 1981.
1981
Plaza, Amoco building
View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, later Aon Center), showing seating areas, walkways, and shallow pools.
1994
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
View of a crowd surrounding the fountain in the plaza of the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower) in 1975.
1975
Fountain Square Building, Evanston
View of the Fountain Square Building (1600 Orrington Avenue), looking north across Davis Street between Sherman Avenue and Orrington Avenue. The building rises behind the plaza where the fountains are located.
1984
Plaza, Amoco building
View to the south of the fountain in the then-new plaza at the Amoco building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building). Buckingham Plaza (360 East Randolph Street, now The Buckingham) rises in the center of the image behind the fountain.
1994
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago building
View of a crowd surrounding the fountain in the plaza of the First National Bank building.
1975
The lagoon fountain at A Century of Progress.
The lagoon fountain was billed at the time as the largest fountain in the world, at 670 feet long and was illuminated at night by colored lights.
1933
The lagoon fountain at A Century of Progress.
The fountain was billed at the time as the largest fountain in the world, at 670 feet long and was illuminated at night by colored lights.
1933
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
View of the fountains in the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Plaza) in 1968.
1968
Louise Lentz Woodruff standing next to the sculpture she designed for the Fountain of Science, located in front of the main entrance to the Hall of Science.
The sculpture, known as Science Advancing Mankind, depicts 'Science' as a benign robot bending forward to nudge a male and female figure, i.e. 'humanity,' toward a brighter future. Woodruff's husband served as treasurer for the Century of Progress board of trustees in 1933.
1933
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
View of the lower portion of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building) seen from the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza). The fountain in the Daley Center Plaza is visible in the foreground.
1968
Louise Lentz Woodruff standing next to the sculpture she designed for the Fountain of Science, located in front of the main entrance to the Hall of Science.
The sculpture, known as Science Advancing Mankind, depicts 'Science' as a benign robot bending forward to nudge a male and female figure, i.e. 'humanity,' toward a brighter future. Woodruff's husband served as treasurer for the Century of Progress board of trustees in 1933.
1933
Light and water display in the court of the Electrical Building
1933
Fountain, Plaza del Lago, Wilmette
View of a fountain at the Plaza del Lago shopping center, 1515 Sheridan Road, Wilmette. A parking area is behind the fountain to the right.
1975
Plaza and fountain outside the Sun-Times Building
View to the north of a plaza with a fountain, landscaping, and benches, located along the Chicago River at the south end of Rush Street and adjacent to the east end of the Sun-Times Building (demolished). Don Roth's River Plaza Restaurant sits behind the plaza, and the River Plaza apartment tower rises behind.
1982
Standard Oil Building, plaza
View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building (now Aon Center) in 1975.
1975
Standard Oil Building, plaza
View of the plaza in front of the Standard Oil Building in 1975.
1975

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