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Originally Posted by aspiringArchitect

.....IMO, the demolished building is more impressive than alot of state capitol buildings. It must have been Chicago's biggest disaster, architecturally speaking.....

Chicago has lost so many great buildings over the years - grand old train stations, Louis Sullivan masterworks, iconic skyscrapers like The Masonic & Home Insurance, modern masterworks from the Second Chicago School. The carnage continues to this day with important structures by SOM & Bertrand Goldberg under threat.

The old Federal Building looks impressive and all, but Chicago has lost better. IMHO, the Mies complex is pretty darned impressive in its own right.