CHICAGO | Morrison Hotel
Does anyone have any photos of the demolition of this 526' tower or know where I could find some?
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this is the only image i have of it, it's obviously not a demolition shot, but it's all i got.
at 526', morrison hotel is the second tallest skyscraper in the world ever to be voluntarily demolished, NYC's singer building being #1 in that category. http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1...onhotelxv5.jpg source: from my own files, collected years ago on the internet if you're interested in demolished skyscrapers of yore, you might want to check out the following thread i put together awhile ago: Voluntarily Demolished Skyscrapers |
what replaced it?
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what a loss! Almost as bad as the Singer tragedy!!!
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I think I've found it in these shots from the Historic Chicago Thread.
Dark building that says Morrison? http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/ar...ull/P10274.jpg I assume its in this shot also, but I dont know? http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/ar...ull/P10306.jpg I also think thats it on the far left. http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/ar...ull/P12884.jpg And again to the right. http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/ar...ull/P12882.jpg And there it is to the left. http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/ar...ull/P12893.jpg Quote:
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Not that I hate the Chase building....for some odd reason I like it....but I really wish this one was still standing. Love the massing and form. Wasn't there supposed to be another tower built onto the corner of this?
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wow! great pix! on the #4, one you can even see the -long gone- post office's dome!
what is the name of the building with the gothic spire on the last pic? |
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this building was a dank pos. and architectural insignificant. and the c.f. murphy chase tower is a master piece. no real loss here.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Temple_Building Tallest church "building" in the World. |
That concrete slab is what replaced it? How horrible. The Chase tower there looks like a nightmare.
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chase tower is really an under-appreciated modern gem in my opinion. and it also holds the distinction of being the tallest building in the loop proper (within the L tracks) since its completion in '68. http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/chicago51.jpg source: http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/chicago51.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/...3870f6.jpg?v=0 source: stewf @ flickr.com http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2168/...32bf42.jpg?v=0 source: timothy gray @ flickr.com Chagall mosaic: http://www.herbstours.com/Images/Chagall.jpg source: http://www.herbstours.com/Images/Chagall.jpg |
^^^ Totally agree, its probably in my top 5 or so 500'+ buildings in the Chicago...
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It looks gritty and beautiful to me. |
This is the most illusive 500 footer in Chicago. I have never seen a good photo of it, only distant shots and rendered postcards. Here is a photo of the Madison Street entry from the Jazz Age Chicago website...
http://memory.loc.gov/ndlpcoop/ichic...39/n083906.jpg |
Chicago looked like it always has, tough and dark and gritty...
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