The 1920’s was a booming decade for Chicago construction. Listed below are most of the prominent buildings that were completed.
Year
|
Name
|
Architect
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1924
|
Raeder, Nimmons & Dunning
|
|
1929
|
Burnham Brothers
|
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1928
|
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White and Argyle Robinson
|
|
1929
|
Holabird & Root
|
|
1929
|
Holabird & Root
|
|
1924
|
Holibird and Roche
|
|
1928
|
Holabird & Roche
|
|
1929
|
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
|
|
1928
|
Holabird & Root
|
|
1927
|
Philip Maher
|
|
1926
|
Thielbar & Fugard
|
|
1926
|
Holabird & Roche
|
|
1929
|
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
|
|
1923
|
Alfred S. Alschuler.
|
|
1929
|
Andrew J. Thomas
|
|
1928
|
Herbert H. Riddle
|
|
1924
|
Marshall & Fox
|
|
1929
|
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
|
|
1929
|
Holabird & Root
|
|
1924
|
Holibird and Roche
|
|
1927
|
Holabird & Roche
|
|
1924
|
Graham, Anderson, Probst, White
|
|
1924
|
Holabird & Roche
|
|
1929
|
Samuel N. Cowen
|
|
1928
|
Philip B. Maher
|
Aerial View of Central Downtown Chicago
1924
Aerial View of Oak Street Beach
1924
Aerial View of Central Downtown Chicago
1926
The Stevens Hotel
Michigan Avenue
1928
Michigan Avenue in 1929
Chicago Daily News
Michigan Avenue, north from Straus Tower in 1929:
(1) Pittsfield Building (2) Pure Oil Building (3) Matture Tower (4) Willoughby Bldg. (5) Wrigley Bldg. (6) “333” Bldg. (7) Bell Bldg. (8) Tribune Tower (9) Northwestern University (10) Railway Exchange Bldg.
A view looking East from Clark St. showing left to right the Carbon and Carbide Building, the Pure Oil Building, the Mather Tower, the Tribune Tower, the famous Wrigley Building, and the newly-completed Wabash Avenue Bridge and Drive. The Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett warehouse is also visible.
January 24, 1931
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