It looks like Chicago almost had it's very own Rockefeller Center.
This 1929 proposal is pretty obscure considering the overall design
was by Raymond Hood. It was planned for the area
that is now Lakeshore East, Illinois Center, the Prudential Building,
the Aon Center....etc.
This view is looking towards the west....north/west.
Randolph St. is on the left and the Chicago River is on the right.
In the distance, in the upper right hand corner, you can see the
Wrigley Building....Tribune Tower... and the Medinah Athletic Club
(today's InterContinental Hotel)
Can anyone estimate how tall the four central towers would have been??
To me...they look in the 1,200 foot range.
Michigan Avenue is at the bottom of this illustration.
The Chicago River is on the left, and Lake Michigan is at the top.
I believe the people in this illustration would be standing on the Chicago Spire site.
Cosmopolis : Howard Mansfield