Michigan Avenue North of Chicago River - Magnificent Mile Photos |
The Magnificent Mile takes in a swath of luxury shops, offices & highrise residential buildings along Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to the Gold Coast on the north. |
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| Chicago skyline along North Michigan Avenue plus Lake Michigan northward from Sears Tower. | Chicago skyline around mouth of Chicago River from Sears Tower. | InterContinental Chicago with orange dome, Tribune (with buttresses) & Wrigley (with clock) towers from Sears Skydeck. | Wrigley Building (1919) (30 floors) (400-410 North Michigan Av.). Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst & White.  |
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| Crown of Tribune Tower. | NBC Tower (1989) (37 floors) (200 East Illinois St.). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Babylonian-themed relief on InterContinental Chicago building. | Tour boat passes under Michigan Avenue Bridge (1920) over Chicago River. Architect: Edward Burnnett. |
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| Relief of industry rebuilding Chicago after the great fire of 1871 on Michigan Avenue Bridge. | Plaque in honor of Louis Jolliet & Père Jacques Marquette who founded the first white settlement nearby. | Relief of arrival of Louis Jolliet & Père Jacques Marquette at mouth of Chicago River on Michigan Avenue Bridge. | University of Chicago Gleacher Center (1994) 6 floors (450 North Cityfront Plaza) above Chicago River. Architect: Lohan Assoc. |
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| Hotel built with art deco facade of demolished McGraw-Hill Building (1929) by Thielbar & Fugard (520 North Michigan Av.). | Diana, Atlas & Helios reliefs on former McGraw-Hill Building facade. | Detail of relief of Atlas on former McGraw-Hill Building facade. | Art deco relief of two nymphs on former McGraw-Hill Building facade. |
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| Westfield North Bridge shopping mall (520 North Michigan Av.). | New building (1995) of Westfield North Bridge shopping mall (600 North Michigan Av.). | Cartier Building (630 North Michigan Av.). | Black & white Huron Plaza (1983) (56 floors) (30 East Huron St.) framed by buildings on Michigan Av. Architect: Gordon & Levin. |
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| Looking up North Michigan Av. with FCB, City Place & One Magnificent Mile. | Blue & red City Place plus 900 North Michigan Avenue to right. | City Place towers over 630 North Michigan Avenue. | City Place (1990) (40 floors) (676 North Michigan Av.). Architect: Loebl, Schlossman & Hackl. |
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| Chicago Place shopping mall (1991) at Michigan & Huron. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. | Park Tower (2000) (67 floors) (800 North Michigan Av.). Architect: Lucien Lagrange Architects + HKS, Inc. | Base of Park Tower on the Magnificent Mile. | Chicago Fire Department Station 98 (1902) (202 Chicago Av.). Architect: Charles Hermann. |
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| Top of Old Water Tower, the only structure to survive the Great Chicago fire since it was the one with water to fight the fire. | Old Water Tower (1867-9) (138 ft / 42m) (806 North Michigan Av.). Architect: William W. Boyington. | External X bracing of John Hancock Center. | Fourth Presbyterian Church (1914) (126 East Chestnut St. at Michigan Av.). Style: Gothic revival. Architect: Ralph Adams Cram. |
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| 900 North Michigan Avenue (1989) (66 floors). Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox. | One Magnificent Mile (1983) (57 floors) (940-980 North Michigan Av.). Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill + Barancik Conte & Assoc. | Highrises along Magnificent Mile. | Asymmetrical highrise at North Rush St. & East Bellevue Place. |
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| Blue glass building at corner of Washington Square Park. | Newberry Library (1893) (60 West Walton St.) on Washington Square Park. Style: Spanish Romanesque. Architect: Henry Ives Cobb. | Washington Square Park & Newberry Library. | Scottish Rite Cathedral (1873) (929 North Dearborn St.). |
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| Red brick Victorian row houses in Chicago's near north side. | Chapel of St. James (1918) (831 North Rush St.). Style: Gothic Revival. Architect: Zachary Taylor Davis. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |