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Artist's sketch of the Armour and Company building
The building features a glass-enclosed restaurant and the open air plaza in the front.
1933
Fountain Square Building, Evanston
View of the Fountain Square Building (1600 Orrington Avenue), looking northeast across Davis Street from the intersection with Sherman Avenue. The building rises behind the plaza where the fountains are located.
1976
Sedgwick Childrens' Park, Lincoln Park
A group of children and their guardians sit on concrete risers in the brick-paved central plaza of Sedgwick Children's Park, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Sedgwick and West Wisconsin Streets. A young woman standing at the left is speaking to the group.
1976
Pioneer Court plaza and Equitable Building
View of Pioneer Court, showing planters with small trees and flowers. The Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue), on the upper right, stands at one edge of the plaza.
1984
Sandburg Village
View of Sandburg Village, showing a pedestrian walkway through the complex. 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
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
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
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
Sedgwick Childrens' Park, Lincoln Park
A group of children and their guardians sit on concrete risers in the brick-paved central plaza of Sedgwick Children's Park, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Sedgwick and West Wisconsin Streets. Townhouses on the north side of West Wisconsin Street are visible behind the park.
1976
Sunken plaza, John Hancock Center
Street-level view of a plaza landscaped with trees on the lower level in front of the John Hancock Center (875 North Michigan Avenue). A large sign with the name "Lake Shore Bank" rises up from the lower level. Part of the facade of the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, overlooking East Delaware Place, is visible on the left.
1982
Time-Life Building and Commerce Mart Warehouse from Pioneer Court
View of the Time-Life Building (541 North Fairbanks Court), looking northeast from Pioneer Court (adjacent to the Tribune Building). The Commerce Mart Warehouse (formerly located at 251-315 East Grand Avenue, now demolished) stands in front of it. Part of the American Furniture Mart (Lake Shore Place) is visible behind it on the left.
1972
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 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
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
View of the fountains in the Daley Center Plaza in 1981.
1981
Artist's sketch of the Armour and Company exhibition building at the Century of Progress International Exposition
The building features a glass-enclosed restaurant and the open air plaza in the front.
1933
Plaza, Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
View of a small landscaped plaza with benches located on the southwest corner of the intersection of North Western Avenue and West Gunnison Street. Large signs for the Commercial National Bank and a McDonald's restaurant are visible.
1981
Outdoor seating area, Lincoln Square
View of a landscaped outdoor seating area in Lincoln Square, adjacent to North Lincoln Avenue. The brick-paved plaza has trees, benches, and an ornate lamppost.
1980
Navy Pier
View of one of the towers of the Navy Pier Terminal building, and the adjacent plaza and walkway. Picnic tables have been installed on the plaza, and trees planted to shade this area.
1990
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
Dubuffet sculpture outside James R. Thompson Center
View of Jean Dubuffet's sculpture Monument with Standing Beast (Monument à la bête debut) installed in the plaza outside the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago.
1985
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
Strip Mall, 1920 North Lincoln
View northeast from West Wisconsin Street and North Orleans Street into the plaza of the 1920 North Lincoln Mall, lined with street-level shops. The high-rise apartment building at the upper left is Lincoln Park Tower, located at 1960 Lincoln Park West.
1982
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
Civic Center Plaza with Picasso sculpture
View of the Picasso sculpture installed on the Civic Center Plaza (later Daley Center).
1968
Chicago City Hall
View of the Chicago City Hall building from Chicago Civic Center Plaza. Part of the Chicago Civic Center is visible at the far right.
1968
Lower-level plaza outside the John Hancock Center
View looking north from East Chestnut Street, over a landscaped plaza with trees, flowers and benches, on the lower level outside the John Hancock Center (upper right). Windows of the Westin Michigan Avenue Hotel, overlooking East Delaware Place, can be seen at the top of the photograph.
1982
Plaza, Amoco building
View of the reconstructed plaza at the Amoco Building (200 East Randolph Street, now Aon Center, originally Standard Oil Building), showing seating areas, walkways, and landscaping.
1994
Chicago Civic Center Plaza and Brunswick Building
View of the lower portion of the Brunswick Building (Cook County Administration Building) seen from the Civic Center (Daley Center). The steel Picasso sculpture commissioned for the Civic Center plaza is at the right.
1968
Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Square
View northwest along North Lincoln Avenue from a landscaped outdoor seating area (Kempf Plaza/ Giddings Plaza). Diagonal parking is available on-street near the plaza.
1979
Landscaped plaza adjacent to Navy Pier terminal building
View of an plaza adjacent to Navy Pier Terminal building after the 1976 refurbishing. The view is to the southwest, with the city skyline visible in the distance on the left. Tree plantings and lampposts enhance the open space.
1976
Sandburg Village
View of Sandburg Village, showing a row of kiosks along a pedestrian walkway. Groupings of row houses flank the walkway, and apartment towers stand behind these. 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
Daley Plaza and Cook County Administration Building
View of the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Center Plaza) with the lower part of the Brunswick Building (now Cook County Administration Building), located across Washington Street, visible behind it. Part of the Chicago Temple building is to its right, with the Cokesbury religious bookstore occupying a street-level space (now occupied by a bank).
1968
Hartford Plaza North
View of the plaza in front of the south entrance to the Hartford Plaza North building in 1962.
1962
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
View of a crowd in the plaza of the First National Bank of Chicago building in 1975.
1975
Plaza, First National Bank of Chicago Building
View of the plaza in front of the First National Bank of Chicago Building (now Chase Tower) in 1984. The Xerox Center (now 55 West Monroe) stands behind it.
1984
James R. Thompson Center, plaza
View of the plaza in front of the State of Illinois Center (later renamed James R. Thompson Center), showing an outdoor plaza with a sculpture by artist Jean Dubuffet. The Greyhound Bus station (since moved) is visible in the background.
1985
Richard J. Daley Center plaza
View of the fountains in the Chicago Civic Center Plaza (now Daley Plaza) in 1968.
1968
Sedgwick Childrens' Park, Lincoln Park
A group of children and their guardians sit on concrete risers in the brick-paved central plaza of Sedgwick Children's Park, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of North Sedgwick and West Wisconsin Streets. A young woman standing at the left speaks to the group. Townhouses on the north side of West Wisconsin Street are across from the park.
1976
Horsepower I sculpture, Sedgwick Park
View of the sculpture Horsepower I, by Chicago sculptor John Kearney. The work is installed in Ogden Mall Park (Sedgwick Park), located between North Sedgwick Street and North Hudson Avenue, south of West Wisconsin Street. The sculpture consists of two large horses made from welded steel car bumpers, and is part of the art collection of the City of Chicago.
1975
Landscaping at Pioneer Court plaza
Close-up view of a large brick planter at Pioneer Court, an open plaza located on the east side of North Michigan Avenue adjacent to the Chicago Tribune building and the Equitable Building (401 North Michigan Avenue). The planter contains small trees and shrubs, and has begonias planted around the edge.
1982
Landscaped plaza outside Navy Pier terminal building
View of a large open plaza in front of the Navy Pier Terminal building after the 1976 refurbishing. Lampposts and tree plantings enliven the space.
1976
Sandburg Village
View of Sandburg Village, showing apartment towers (Bryant House on left) and pedestrian walkway with kiosks and planters. 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
Time-Life Building and Commerce Mart Warehouse from Pioneer Court
View of the Time-Life building (541 North Fairbanks Court), looking northeast from Pioneer Court (adjacent to the Tribune Building). The Commerce Mart Warehouse (formerly located at 251-315 East Grand Avenue, now demolished) stands in front of it.
1976
Pioneer Court
View of Pioneer Court, located near the junction of the Chicago River and North Michigan Avenue.
1982
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
High-rise buildings, East Wacker Drive
View from Pioneer Court looking southwest towards high-rise buildings along East Wacker Drive. 360 North Michigan Avenue (London Guarantee & Accident Building) is at the left; 35 East Wacker (then Pure Oil Building) is at the center, and the United Insurance Building (1 East Wacker Drive) is at the right. The top of 75 East Wacker Drive (originally Mather Tower) is visible behind these.
1972

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