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Goettsch Partners and Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture designed the buildings. [6] The complex contains two towers connected by a central podium. [7] When completed, the taller of the two towers was to be the eighth-tallest structure in Chicago with an anticipated 78 stories, [8] although a final height was determined and a spire may have been added to the design.
The first Chicago regulation, which forbade "the passing of any stove pipe through the roof, partition, or siding of any building, unless guarded by tin or iron six inches from the wood," was passed in November 1833. For this infraction, there was a $5.00 fine. [4] Chicago Fire Department truck, circa 1909
June 2, 1978 [3] The Sears, Roebuck and Company Complex is a building complex in the community area of North Lawndale in Chicago, Illinois. The complex hosted most of department-store chain Sears ' mail order operations between 1906 and 1993, and it also served as Sears' corporate headquarters until 1973, when the Sears Tower was completed.
The Chicago franchise (also called One Chicago[1]) is a media franchise of American television programs created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, produced by Wolf Entertainment, and broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with different public services in Chicago, Illinois. [2] The Chicago franchise has maintained strong ratings, leading primetime ...
The original 7 World Trade Center was a 47-story building, designed by Emery Roth & Sons, with a red granite facade. The building was 610 feet (190 m) tall, with a trapezoidal footprint that was 330 ft (100 m) long and 140 ft (43 m) wide. [5][6] Tishman Realty & Construction managed construction of the building. [5]
Coordinates: 41°52′59″N 87°37′48″W. Cook County Administration Building. The Cook County Administration Building (formerly known as the Brunswick Building) is a skyscraper located at 69 West Washington Street in Chicago, Illinois. [1][2] The building, constructed between the years 1962 and 1964, is 475 ft (144.8 m) tall, and contains ...
7. Design and construction. Architect (s) George C. Nimmons. The Reid, Murdoch & Co. Building, also known as the Reid Murdoch Building, the Reid Murdoch Center or the City of Chicago Central Office Building, is a seven-story office building in Chicago. It was constructed in 1914 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 ...
April 23, 1975. Designated CL. October 6, 1971 (amended June 10, 1981) The Old Chicago Water Tower District is a historic district along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. The district is located on both sides of North Michigan Avenue between East Chicago and East Pearson Streets.