Check out these links to read more about the real places:
City of Chicago Landmarks info about 35 E. Wacker Dr.
Illinois Institute of Technology - Skyline Panorama as seen from the offices of Murphy/Jahn in the cupola atop the Jeweler's Building
City of Chicago Landmarks info about 860-880 Lake Shore Dr.
Rich Lewis' page dedicated to 860 Lake Shore Dr.
Mies van der Rohe: Lake Shore Drive Apartments, by Werner Blaser, Birkhäuser (1999)
Glass Steel and Stone - Aon Center article
Aon World Headquarters PDF Factsheet
The building plans to open a new rooftop observatory
Review of Aqua Tower in the Guardian
The first eighteen floors of the tower are the Radisson Blu hotel
Aqua Tower was named a finalist for best tall building by the Center for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Excerpt from a video about the construction of the building
Auditorium Theater website - historical timeline
City of Chicago Landmarks info about the Auditorium Building
Roosevelt University website - campus history
WBEZ examines the difficulty supporting the heavy building on Chicago's viscous clay soil
The Auditorium Building, by Jay Pridmore, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Pomegranate (2003)
The Chicago Auditorium Building, by Joseph M. Siry, University Of Chicago Press (2004)
The official website for the Bahai House of Worship
Other Bahai Temples around the world
The Trading Floor Gallery is no longer open to general visitors, but can be seen on the Chicago Architecture Foundation tour
Chicago Mercantile Exchange history of the Board of Trade
A history of the hand signals used in open floor trading at the Board of Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade Building, by Edward Keegan, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Pomegranate (2005)
Chicago Public Library history of Chicago Harbor
Lighthouse overview at Lighthouses of the Great Lakes
Chicago Tribune article about the Tower
City of Chicago Landmarks info about Tribune Tower
In 2018 the building was converted to condos and a supertall tower planned just east of the building
Urban Explorer takes a look at the building's picturesque features
Recent restoration of Crown Hall by IIT
Mies van der Rohe Society - dedicated to preservation of Mies' buildings at IIT
City of Chicago Landmarks info about Crown Hall
Mies van der Rohe: Crown Hall, by Werner Blaser, Birkhäuser (2001)
Official CTA website
Chicago-L.org, extensive website with information about history, maps and cars of the Chicago Elevated system
Racers vie for the fastest time visiting all the stations in the L system
The Chicago "L", by Greg Borzo, Arcadia (2007)
City of Chicago Landmarks info about the Getty Tomb
Graveyards of Chicago - Graceland: www.graveyards.com
Grosse Point history at Seeing the Light
National Historic Landmark nomination for Grosse Point Lighthouse
The Grosse Point Lighthouse, by Donald J. Terras, Windy City Press (1995)
Encyclopedia of Chicago entry about the Inland Steel Company
City of Chicago Landmarks info about the Inland Steel Building
Official website of the Inland Steel Building
The official John Hancock Observatory website
Fazlur Khan, engineer of the tower
WTB: the World's Tallest Buildings
Nalyd's Skyscraper Page
Building Blocks: The John Hancock Center, by Ezra Stoller, Princeton Architectural Press (2000)
The Cloudbase Chronicles: Life at the Top, by Harry W. Budge III, Outskirts Press (2009)
Lake Point Tower facts at A View on Cities
Cité, a restaurant on the 70th floor
Rubloff Residential Properties, owner of the building
Great Buildings Online entry for Marina City
Marina City article on Galinsky.com
The House of Blues website
The Hotel Sax Chicago website
Visiting regulations for the prison
Photos of the building on Boiteaoutils blog
In 2012 two prisoners escaped using a rope made from dental floss and bed sheets
City of Chicago Landmarks info about Michigan Ave Bridge
Magnificent Mile history at A View on Cities
McCormick Bridgehouse Museum is in the southwest tower of the bridge
Ohio House Motel website
More about Googie architecture at Space Age City
Lots of photos of Googie signs and buildings on Roadside Peek
WTTW story about the unveiling of the sculpture
Chicago Tribune article about the history of the sculpture
Gwendolyn Brooks reads her Chicago Picasso poem, written for the sculpture's dedication
Bertrand Goldberg website history of the hospital's construction
Landmarks Illinois listed the building as one of 2012 Ten Most Endangered Historic Places
Timelapse of the building's demolition in 2013
The building was one of many brutalist-style buildings demolished in recent years
Millennium Park website page about the Jay Pritzker Pavilion
The Pritzker Pavilion is the home of the Grant Park Orchestra
Description of the Reliance Building cleaning and restoration
See photos of the building from 1994
City of Chicago Landmarks info about the Reliance Building
A historic photo of the building and a little more history
The Reliance Building, by Jay Pridmore, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Pomegranate (2003)
The official Sears Tower website
Chicago Public Library facts about the Sears Tower
Sears Tower (A Building Book), by Jay Pridmore, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Pomegranate (2002)
Sun Times entry at Glass Steel and Stone
The building was demolished in 2004 to make way for the Trump International Hotel
The official websites for the Trump Tower hotel, and condos
Chicago Tribune articles and info graphics about the construction of the tower
The tower draws over 19 million gallons of water from the Chicago River each day to cool the building
The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory, at the Chicago Historical Society
Chicago Tribune article about the Great Chicago Fire
The Water Tower's crenellations inspired the design of early White Castle restaurants
Watertowers of the World: members.tripod.com/~watertowers
Zeller Realty history of the Wrigley Building
In 2011 the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. sold the iconic building
The official website of the Chicago Cubs
Facts and figures about Wrigley Field from Ballparks.com
See a larger paper model of Wrigley Field made by Bookshelf Models
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