I am creating this in hopes that people will contribute other historic pictures of the chicago skyline. I found most of these (on my first post) at AllPosters.com where they may be purchased. There are also a couple by Art Sinsabaugh.
I'll get it started...please post any historical skyline shots you have or can find.
Tribue Tower 1924
1927
Originally Posted by ethereal reality in the Chicago Spire Thread.
1930 shot before Lake Shore Drive Built.
1936
1939
Wacker and Dearborn 1950
1952
1955
1962
1964 From Van Buren L Stop
Marina City Construction
WOW, Chicago is such an amazing city, I love old pics of supercities like Chicago.
Beautiful pics!
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The FIRST City 1893 Worlds Fair 1902 1906 1906 1907 1907 McCormic Plant 1907 From Majestic Building c1907 1908 Jackson Park c1910 c1910 US Army Tournament, Grant Park 1910 1912 1912 1912 1913 1913 1915 1918 Sept 8 1918 Sept 15 1921 Soldier Field...Not a skyline, but interesting... c1926 1929 July 27 Cubs Field 1933 Century of Progress c1938
My parents wedding reception photos from 1972 prominantly feature the skeleton of the Standard Oil (Aon) building going up in the background out the windows.
Damn this is a massive thread, it's going to take a while to go through it. Kudos to everyone who's posted.
And I've never seen a picture of the Hancock under construction, thanks for posting that one Cbot.
One of the things that struck me was, I've stayed in the Allerton Hotel before, now it's a small building that's lost among the skyscrapers, but it used to be one of the tallest in Streeterville. A building you never even notice anymore used to be a fixture of the skyline.
Looking south towards Grant Park,
the future site of the Aon Building (Standard Oil Building)
You can see a bus traveling elevated Randolph Street
This would almost be your view from AQUA (in 1968)