Art Deco Staircase – InterContinental Hotel, Magni…
Angled Awning – InterContinental Hotel, Magnificen…
The "Gwen" Hotel – The Former McGraw-Hill Building…
Driehaus Museum – Magnificent Mile, East Erie Stre…
Tiffany Nautilus Shell Lamp – Driehaus Museum, Mag…
Gilded Mantle – Driehaus Museum, Magnificent Mile,…
Tiffany Art Glass Dome – Driehaus Museum, Magnific…
The Cable House – Magnificent Mile, East Erie Stre…
Medinah Temple, Take #1 – Magnificent Mile, North…
Medinah Temple, Take #2 – Magnificent Mile, North…
Medinah Temple, Take #3 – Magnificent Mile, North…
The Wrigley Building, Take #3 – Viewed from the Ir…
Like Corn on the Cob – Marina City, Viewed from th…
George Washington and Haym Solomon – Heald Square…
Reflections – Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, United…
Giraffe – Navy Pier Carousel, Chicago, Illinois, U…
A Lion and a Hare – Navy Pier Carousel, Chicago, I…
Merlion – Navy Pier Carousel, Chicago, Illinois, U…
Tiger – Navy Pier Carousel, Chicago, Illinois, Uni…
Wave Swinger – Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, Unite…
London House at Dusk – Viewed from the State Stree…
City Winery at Dusk – River Walk South, Chicago, I…
Chicago River at Dusk – Viewed from the State Stre…
The Wrigley Building, Take #4 – Viewed from the Ir…
The Rain Forest Café – Ohio Street at North Clark…
A Sign of Nostalgia – Portillo’s Hot Dog Restauran…
Buying Fun – West Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois,…
Whirlpool-Britannica Clock Tower – Reid, Murdoch &…
LaSalle Street Bridge House – Chicago, Illinois, U…
London House, Take #3 – East Wacker Drive, The Loo…
London Guarantee and Accident Building – East Wack…
Ceiling the Deal – London Guaranty & Accident Buil…
Rotunda Ceiling – London Guaranty & Accident Build…
Industrial River Mural #1 – London Guaranty & Acci…
Industrial River Mural #2 – London Guaranty & Acci…
Fort Dearborn Plaque – London Guaranty & Accident…
Jewelers' Building, Take #2 – 35 East Wacker, Chic…
Art Deco Elevator Doors – Lake-Michigan Building L…
Fallen Arch – Chicago Stock Exchange Arch, Grant P…
The Chicago Athletic Association Building – South…
Shields – Tribune Tower, Michigan Avenue, Chicago,…
Embedded History – Tribune Tower, Michigan Avenue,…
Tribune Gothic – Tribune Tower, Michigan Avenue, C…
The Upper Passageway – Wrigley Building, Michigan…
The Lower Passageway – Wrigley Building, Michigan…
The House that Chewing Gum Built – Wrigley Buildin…
K-9 for Cops Statue – DuSable Bridge, Michigan Ave…
Warrant for Genocide, Part #2 – DuSable Bridge, Mi…
Warrant for Genocide, Part #1 – DuSable Bridge, Mi…
High-brid Art – North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illi…
File Under "Arches" (Golden and Other) – North Wab…
Tiffany Ceiling – Macy’s Department Store, 111 Nor…
Tiffany Ceiling – Macy’s Department Store, 111 Nor…
Tiffany Ceiling – Macy’s Department Store, 111 Nor…
Tiffany Ceiling – Macy’s Department Store, 111 Nor…
The Former Reliance Building – State Street at Was…
Chicago Loop Lightscape – State Street, Chicago, I…
Muddy Waters Mural – 17 North State Street, Chicag…
The Sullivan Center, Take #4 – State and Madison S…
TheSullivan Center, Take #3 – State and Madison St…
The Sullivan Center, Take #2 – State and Madison S…
The Sullivan Center, Take #1 – State and Madison S…
Garland Building – North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, I…
Loopy Art – North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois…
Elevated Art – North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illin…
Time Squared – Wabash Street at East Wacker Drive,…
Lake Point Tower – Chicago, Illinois, United State…
The Merchandise Mart – Chicago, Illinois, United S…
Rectangles and Squares – Chicago, Illinois, United…
Construction Site – Chicago, Illinois, United Stat…
Making Waves, Take #2 – Chicago, Illinois, United…
Making Waves, Take #1 – Chicago, Illinois, United…
Crossing the River – Chicago, Illinois, United Sta…
The "Spirit of Progress" Statue – Viewed from the…
Groupon Corporate Headquarters – Viewed from the C…
Former Montgomery Ward Warehouse – Viewed from the…
Postmodern Reflections – Viewed from the Chicago R…
333 West Wacker Drive – Viewed from the Chicago Ri…
The Wrigley Building, Take #2 – Viewed from the Ch…
"Activate Chi" Mural – North Michigan Avenue and W…
The "Champagne Bottle" – Carbide and Carbon Buildi…
St. Jane Chicago Hotel – Carbide and Carbon Buildi…
Elevator Lobby, Take #2 – Carbide and Carbon Build…
Elevator Lobby, Take #1 – Carbide and Carbon Build…
Art Deco Trim, Take #3 – Carbide and Carbon Buildi…
Art Deco Trim, Take #2 – Carbide and Carbon Buildi…
Art Deco Trim, Take #1 – Carbide and Carbon Buildi…
Wall of Respect – Chicago Cultural Center, North G…
GAR Memorial Dome – Chicago Cultural Center, East…
Tiffany Dome – Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Wa…
"From Generation to Generation" – Chicago Cultural…
Mosaic Motif – Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Wa…
Ceiling and Frieze – Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E…
Chicago Cultural Center – 78 East Washington Stree…
The Oriental – West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illi…
In Motion – Viewed from North Wabash Avenue near R…
Looking Up – Viewed from North Wabash Avenue near…
Stained Glass – Elephant and Castle Pub, MDA Build…
The "L" Train to Kimball – Viewed from the Corner…
State Street ( "... That Great Street") – At Wacke…
The Wrigley Building, Take #1 – Viewed from the St…
The Dearborn Street Bridge – Viewed from the State…
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Curved Awning – InterContinental Hotel, Magnificent Mile, North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile is a hotel in Chicago, United States. The hotel currently occupies two multi-story buildings. The historic tower, or "South Tower," is a 471-foot (144 m), 42-story building which was completed in 1929 originally as the home of the Medinah Athletic Club. The new tower, or "North Tower" is a 295-foot (90 m), 26-story addition, completed in 1961
Before the stock market crash of 1929, the United States was experiencing a building boom. One of these projects was the future home of the Medinah Athletic Club in Chicago, commissioned by the Shriners Organization and designed by architect Walter W. Ahlschlager. The Chicago Shriners Club purchased the property at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Illinois Street directly north of the Tribune Tower for $1 million, while $5 million more was spent on building and equipping what was then to be the 42 story Medinah Athletic Club. The plan was for there to be 3500 members, all of whom had to be a Shriner; at the time of the announcement in 1925, 1000 Shriners had taken out founder memberships for the club. The ceremony to lay the cornerstone of the Medinah Athletic Club was held on November 5, 1928, and to commemorate the occasion, a copper time capsule was placed within the cornerstone. The capsule, which currently remains sealed within the hotel’s limestone exterior, contains records of the organization, photographs of members, and a copy of the Chicago Tribune announcing the proposal of the building, as well as coins and other historic data. Construction of the building’s 42 floors and 440 guest rooms was completed in 1929, and its facilities were made available for the exclusive use of the club’s members and guests.
Before the stock market crash of 1929, the United States was experiencing a building boom. One of these projects was the future home of the Medinah Athletic Club in Chicago, commissioned by the Shriners Organization and designed by architect Walter W. Ahlschlager. The Chicago Shriners Club purchased the property at the northeast corner of Michigan Avenue and Illinois Street directly north of the Tribune Tower for $1 million, while $5 million more was spent on building and equipping what was then to be the 42 story Medinah Athletic Club. The plan was for there to be 3500 members, all of whom had to be a Shriner; at the time of the announcement in 1925, 1000 Shriners had taken out founder memberships for the club. The ceremony to lay the cornerstone of the Medinah Athletic Club was held on November 5, 1928, and to commemorate the occasion, a copper time capsule was placed within the cornerstone. The capsule, which currently remains sealed within the hotel’s limestone exterior, contains records of the organization, photographs of members, and a copy of the Chicago Tribune announcing the proposal of the building, as well as coins and other historic data. Construction of the building’s 42 floors and 440 guest rooms was completed in 1929, and its facilities were made available for the exclusive use of the club’s members and guests.
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