The 1920’s was a booming year for Chicago construction, with 1929 being the last year before the Great Depression. Listed below are most of the prominent buildings that were completed in 1929 along with their original names.
A few of the buildings have had several name changes, so the list sorted by address number.
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Year
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Address
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Original Building Name
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Architect
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1929
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100 N. LaSalle Street
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Lawyers Building
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Graven & Mager
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1929
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1001 N. Dearborn St
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Harriet H. McCormick Memorial YWCA
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Berlin & Swern
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1929
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1032 N. Dearborn St
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Searborn Plaza
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Morris L. Bein
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1929
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105 W. Madison St
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Chicago Real Estate Board
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Burnham Brothers
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1929
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106-12 S. Wabash
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Hoops Building
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1929
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1100 N. Dearborn St
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Smith & Brown
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1929
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1200 S. Lake Shore Dr
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Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
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1929
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1242 N. Lake Shore Dr
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1242 N. Lake Shore Dr
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Robert S. DeGolyer
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1929
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1325 N. Astor St
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1325 N. Astor
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Andrew Rebori
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1929
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1429 N. Lake Shore Dr
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1429 N. Lake Shore Dr
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Hooper & Janusch
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1929
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1450 N. Sedwick
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Andrew J. Thomas
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1929
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179 E. Lake Shore Drive
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Drake Tower Apts.
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Benjamin H. Marshall
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1929
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180 W. Washington St
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Equitable Building
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Hyland & Corse
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1929
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188 W. Randolph St
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Steuben Club Building
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Vitzhum & Burns
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1929
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20 N. Wacker Drive
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Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
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1929
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222 W. North Bank
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Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
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1929
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230 N. Michigan Ave
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Burnham Brothers
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1929
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303 E. Superior St
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Passavant Hospital
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Holabird & Root
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1929
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309 W. Jackson St
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Jackson-Franklin Building
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A. S. Alschuler
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1929
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316-26 S. Wells St
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Wells-Jackson Garage
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Frederick Folz
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1929
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33 N. LaSalle St
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Foreman National Bank
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Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
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1929
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400 W. Madison
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Holabird & Root
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1929
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43 E. Ontario St
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American Bankers Insurance
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Childs & Smith
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1929
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430 N. Michigan Ave
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Music Corporation of America
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Loebl & Schlossman
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1929
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505 N. Michigan Ave
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Medinah Club
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Frank A. Randall
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1929
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520 N. Michigan Ave
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McGraw-Hill Building
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Theilbar & Fugard
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1929
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66 E. Water St
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Holabird & Root
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1929
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737 N. Michigan Ave
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Sterling Building
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Andrew Rebori
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1929
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8 S. Michigan Ave
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Samuel N. Cowen
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1929
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840 N. Michigan Ave
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Michigan-Chestnut Building
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Holabird & Root
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1929
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919 N. Michigan Ave
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Holabird & Root
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Michigan Avenue in 1929
Chicago Daily News
Michigan Avenue, north from Strauss 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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