^^^ Yes, we should built a stockade of JHC's all the way around downtown for defense against tribal raiders...

:shrug:

I didn't advocate that but more of them would be nice.

Here we have a satellite view, definitely a unique perspective.







http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...IIRIIK/JHC.jpg

The John Hancock Tower is in my top 10!
 

The Chicago Hancock Tower is my top 10 of Chicago Skyscrapers. Khan did an excellent job of saving steel by using the "X" design.

October 2, 2008

One awesome skyscraper.

John Freedom?

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ghtcruise1.jpg

Any pictures of the inside? I know there's a grocery and a pool. Are the condos modern?

^^^ They were modern when it was built, but nearly all the condos have been renovated and refinished in some way since then. Though some people have put ugly crap like molding (amongst other pomo crap) in their units, I think most of them have been remodeled to a modern state.

JHC always had that modern, industrial cool going on, but it just looks positively bad-ass from that angle. (A little bit Blade Runner- esque, too.)

my Big John pics from my visit to Chicagoland
 

Hiya guys,

here come some pics of my visit to awesome Chicagoland of Big John:

10/8
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1252.jpg

neighbour:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1255.jpg

10/9
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1364.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1365.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1651.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1652.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1660.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1661.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1669.jpg

10/10
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1679.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1681.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...p/100_1682.jpg

Those are really awesome shots Andy.

The Hancock, more so than any other tower in Chicago, best encapsulates the essence and spirit of the city for me. It is strong, elegant, and subtly sophisticated. A classic. Here are some images I have taken of it recently:

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8061/127zg8.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2...c04191aii8.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7994/134ef5.jpg
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/108/dsc04212tl2.jpg
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/7580/136ox8.jpg
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/757/150fb1.jpg

beatiful

Never seems to be a bad angle or perspective with that building.

I just posted some slides under Chicago Development thread.
I thought I'd post this one here in the JHC thread as well.


http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/7...onstrucyn1.jpg

An amateur slide I came across on ebay.
It's really rare to come across pics of JHC under construction.
I usually just see the same 2 or 3 pics over and over.

another under construction JHC.

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/7...onstviejh5.jpg

Wowzers!

Totally! Those pictures are amazing!

Never saw those construction pics before.