Masonry Magazine September 1969 Page. 10
Chicago '70
Two outstanding historic examples of masonry construction may be found in the gleaming white facade of the Wrigley Building, left, and the classical Gothic design of the Tribune Tower, center. View is looking east along the Chicago River toward Lake Michigan.
LITTLE
PLEASURES
ICE CREAM PARLOR
CONTINENTAL CAFE
CANDY BAZAAR
Mark
ANTIQUE
Weapons
hideout
A delight to visitors and natives alike, the unusual assortment of antique shops, restaurants and night spots combine to make the restored Old Town area on the Near North Side one of Chicago's most interesting and most frequented locales.
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As the only city in the nation's interior combining lake, ocean and river shipping, the Windy City now ranks as the world's largest inland seaport. It is additionally the world's largest and busiest rail center and America's commercial aviation hub.
A city of lights, glamour and daring architecture, the city boasts many architecturally outstanding buildings, underscoring its heritage from Louis Henry Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Bertrand Goldberg, and dozens of other master builders and designers.
Most will want to see first-hand such famous landmarks as Marshall Field's, the old Water Tower that withstood the Chicago fire, the controversial and enigmatic Picasso sculpture, the twin Marina Towers, the 100-story John Hancock Center, and the just-completed headquarters of The First National Bank of Chicago. The First's magnificent 60-story, $110 million structure is believed to contain the most extensive use of granite on a highrise building on record.
Then there is Old Town, Rush Street, Lincoln Park, and the list goes on and on.
Chicago abounds with countless fine restaurants serving cuisine of virtually every ethnic origin. First-run plays and famous Broadway productions may be enjoyed at any number of topflight theaters, most within walking distance of the Sherman House in the Loop.
As the familiar song goes, "They have the time, the time of their life; why, I saw a man who danced with his wife! In Chicago, Chicago..."
See you there February 14th through the 17th!
masonry September, 1969