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|   Mies van der Rohe - Chicago Federal Center - Chicago
in Master Architects - International Style In 1960, the U.S. General Services Administration chose to construct a new office complex in Chicago's Loop District that would house thirty different agencies that were now scattered throughout the Windy City. posted by:  RakeInTheCache location: Illinois date approved: 07/20/2011 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
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|  Chicago Public Art Tour
in Waymark Tours (WayTours) This tour focuses on the world class public art of downtown Chicago. The first part of the tour can be done on foot, but it might be helpful to use the El or buses to finish the portion in Millenium and Grant Park. posted by:  Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 08/15/2007 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryW0 km | Millennium Park Tour - Chicago, Illinois in Waymark Tours (WayTours) This tour will take you around Millennium Park, Chicago's newest waterfront park, located downtown, adjacent to Grant Park, and the Daley Bicentennial Plaza on the waterfront. The park features world class art, landscaping and architecture. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 08/22/2007 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryW0 km |  Flamingo - Chicago, IL
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Fifty-three-foot tall, 50-ton steel arches - soaring up then returning to rest on the ground - a "stabile." posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 12/31/2009 last visited: 01/06/2020 |
 view galleryW0 km |  Flamingo by Alexander Calder - Chicago, Illinois
in Abstract Public Sculptures This huge and dramatic sculpture by Alexander Calder is located in the courtyard of the Federal Center. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 07/11/2007 last visited: 01/06/2020 |
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|  The Berghoff Restaurant - Chicago, IL
in Artistic Neon Lights The Historic Berghoff Restaurant has re-opened with new owners, new name, but the old sign. Hooray! posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 09/06/2007 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryNE0 km |  The Berghoff Restaurant - Chicago, IL
in Historic Eats The Berghoff family has been serving German beer and food to Chicagoans on Adams Street since 1898. posted by: cldisme location: Illinois date approved: 08/21/2010 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view galleryNE0 km |  FIRST Liquor License Issued After Prohibition - The Berghoff, Chicago, IL
in First of its Kind Home of Chicago's liquor license #1! posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 07/06/2017 last visited: 10/24/2017 |
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|  Monadnock Block - Chicago, Illinois
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Monadnock Building, the last building designed by John Root, was built in 1892 and is the tallest solid brick masonry building in the world. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 07/31/2007 last visited: 10/24/2017 |
 view gallerySE0 km |  Monadnock Building - Chicago, IL
in American Guide Series The Monadnock Building, the last building designed by John Root, was built in 1892 and is the tallest solid brick masonry building in the world. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 07/31/2007 last visited: 10/24/2017 |
 view gallerySE0 km |  Monadnock Building - Chicago, IL
in Great Buildings of the World The Monadnock Building, the last building designed by John Root, was built in 1891 and is the tallest solid brick masonry building in the world. posted by: Hikenutty location: Illinois date approved: 06/03/2008 last visited: 10/24/2017 |
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|  230 South State Street - Chicago, Illinois
in Art Deco - Art Nouveau An exemplary example of the Art Moderne style, the streamlined structure at 230 S. State features such characteristic elements as smooth faced walls, colored terra cotta, glass block, pronounced horizontal banding and round or curved corners. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Illinois date approved: 07/26/2011 last visited: 04/19/2017 |
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|  Citadel Center - Chicago, Illinois
in Skyscrapers Citadel Center is a 580ft (177m) tall skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. The 44th tallest building in Chicago was completed in 2003 and has 39 floors. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Illinois date approved: 07/22/2011 last visited: 05/10/2019 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  Jackson Boulevard & State Street "Red Line" subway stop - Chicago, IL
in 'You Are Here' Maps Have to go underground to get to this one. Found on the way to a Cubs game (get off at Addison!) posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/19/2008 last visited: 06/22/2014 |
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|  Justice - Chicago, IL
in Figurative Public Sculpture Standing robed figure holding a sphere in proper his proper left hand and a bird in his proper right hand. He stands on an open book. The sphere, bird, and book are of gold material. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/29/2011 last visited: 12/21/2014 |
 view galleryS0.2 km | Justice - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Standing robed figure holding a sphere in proper his proper left hand and a bird in his proper right hand. He stands on an open book. The sphere, bird, and book are of gold material. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/28/2011 last visited: 06/19/2018 |
 view galleryN0.2 km | Marquette Building - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, is a Chicago, Illinois landmark that was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 06/07/2009 last visited: 10/14/2015 |
 view galleryW0.2 km |  Loop Station Post Office Murals – Chicago, IL
in Murals “The Great Indian Council, Chicago - 1833” and “Advent of the Pioneer, 1851” murals located in Post Office lobby. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 08/10/2018 last visited: 01/06/2020 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  State Street Subway - Chicago, IL
in WPA Projects Known to modern Chicago as a the Red Line, few realize it was originally a project of multiple New Deal agencies. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 01/29/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE0.2 km | Rothschild, A. M., & Company Store - Chicago, IL in U.S. National Register of Historic Places An example of Chicago School architecture, this building was originally home to the A.M. Rothschild & Company department store and is now home to the downtown campus of DePaul University. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/29/2019 last visited: never |
 view galleryN0.2 km | The Marquette Building - Chicago, IL in Murals In the rotunda of the Marquette Building there is a mural of Father Marquette's visit to what would become Chicago. It's of Tiffany glass and has been recently been beautifully restored by Tiffanys. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 04/14/2010 last visited: 04/19/2017 |
 view galleryN0.2 km |  The Marquette Building
in Illinois Historical Markers The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 04/11/2010 last visited: 11/16/2015 |
 view galleryN0.2 km | Marquette Building in American Guide Series The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. posted by: rambles location: Illinois date approved: 04/11/2010 last visited: 11/17/2015 |
 view galleryS0.2 km | YAH State Street Chicago Cultural Walk - Chicago, IL in 'You Are Here' Maps A You Are Here map showing buildings of cultural significance on State Street in Chicago, including the Chicago Theater, Marshall Field & Company, the Palmer House Hotel, and Carson Pirie Scott & Company. posted by: libbykc location: Illinois date approved: 11/27/2019 last visited: never |
 view galleryN0.2 km | Jacques Marquette Memorial - Chicago, IL in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures Works in bronze on the facade of the Marquette Building constitute a memorial to Father Jacques Marquette, one of the first Europeans who explored the Chicago region, in 1674-5. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/28/2009 last visited: 04/19/2017 |
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