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Benjamin Franklin Fairless (May 3, 1890 — January 1, 1962) was an American steel company executive. He was president of a wide range of steel companies during a turbulent and formative period in the American steel industry.
2003 Chicago balcony collapse: Chicago, Illinois, US: Balcony: 13 dead, 57 injured 2004: Big Bay Dam: Mississippi, US Dam [9] 2004: Camará Dam: Brazil Dam: At least 3 dead 2004: Collapse of the Terminal 2E roof, Charles de Gaulle Airport: Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France: Airport terminal: 4 dead, 3 injured 2004: Transvaal Park: Moscow ...
A building collapsed Tuesday morning after an explosion in Chicago, sending multiple people to hospitals and prompting a search for people who may still be inside the structure.
Involuntary (or unplanned) building demolitions, such as the collapse of a building during a severe earthquake or by a terrorist attack, are not included in this list. The demolition of especially high buildings presents unique challenges, especially when their location is within densely populated areas of their respective cities.
The John C. Kluczynski Federal Building is a skyscraper in the downtown Chicago Loop located at 230 South Dearborn Street. The 45-story structure was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1974 as the last portion of the new Federal Center.
333 South Wabash (formerly CNA Center, nicknamed "Big Red") now the "Northern Trust Tower" [2] is a 600-ft (183 m), 44-story skyscraper located at 333 South Wabash Avenue in the central business district of Chicago, Illinois.
71 South Wacker (previously known as the “Hyatt Center”) is an American office tower in Chicago completed in 2005. The 48-story skyscraper stands at 679 feet (207 m) on 71 South Wacker Drive. It is owned by the Irvine Company. The architects were Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. The tower is notable for the lozenge shaped plan and the resulting ...
The Chicago Federal Building was the first government structure constructed with the purpose of housing the post office. [2] Demolition began on the old building in June 1896 after the post office relocated to a temporary building on the site now occupied by the 333 North Michigan Avenue Building.