Raymond's posting has several more pictures and some interesting comments.
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| Raymond Kunst posted, cropped Chicago Federal Building, 1904 (Demolished 1965) — architect Henry Ives Cobb Original Chicago posted Chicago, 1900s. The majestic Post Office and Federal Building stood tall in the heart of the city, serving as a symbol of the city's growth and development. Michael Bose: This is a photo from 1910 according to the Library of Congress, which owns the picture (the image is therefore in the public domain and all Americans are free to use it). There are sharper copies of it available. While there's a horse drawn carriage in the foreground, the vehicles in the background are what were late model luxury cars in 1910. One of them is a Buick easily identified by its unique radiator. The other is either a Locomobile or a Ford Model K. Before WWI, Ford didn't just make the Model T; they had a cheaper than Model T economy car, the Model F, a large luxury touring car called the Model K, and a high performance (for the time) sports car - the Model S. That was the GT40 of its day with a strengthened Model T chassis combined with the huge straight six with up to 100hp from the Model K. BTW, Ford's Model K and the Model S both used radiators made by Riker Mfg. Co., the parent company of Locomobile. My Great Great Grandpa Andrew L. Riker owned Riker Mfg. and was Henry Ford's mentor when Ford desired to build gas engine automobiles. Ford's prototype was built in 1896, but the Henry Ford Co. (renamed after the board of directors fired Ford and hired Leland to replace him) didn't start series production of passenger cars until 1901 with the Cadillac Model A. Yes, Ford founded the Cadillac brand, and that Leland fella started the Lincoln Motor Co. in 1917. Leland went broke and sold Lincoln to Ford! |
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| Another photo showing the effects of coal soot. |
Chad Brown posted seven photos with the comment:
A structure that wouldn't have been out of place in the nation's capital, the Chicago Federal building. Built between 1898 and 1905. It housed the Midwest federal courts and at the time the main post office. Located on a block bounded by Dearborn, Adams, Clark and Jackson St. Demolished in 1965. The Kluczynski Federal building occupies the site.
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| 1 Pierre Hamon shared Mike Joyce It was where part of the federal plaza is now: between Dearborn and Clark (east-west) and Adams and Jackson (north-south). The Kluczynski Bldg and Loop post office are there now, plus the orange Calder Flamingo sculpture. Dirksen Bldg is across the street. Jaime Duran It was sinking. That’s why it was replaced. David Clark Actually, Jaime Duran, it was a previous building on the site that had a bad foundation and was sinking. This building was torn down in 1965 simply to make way for the replacement Federal Center. This building was built in 1905 (architect Henry Ives Cobb) and was too small for Fed offices soon after being built. It was supposed to house the post office, court houses, and all Federal offices in Chicago. The P.O. moved out when they built the big building south of Union Station in the 1930s. Siobhan O'Connor Hartsell Love seeing Ceres in the background. David Clark If you look at the foreground of the picture, you can see that the east side of Dearborn Street has already been cleared to make way for the construction of the Dirksen Federal Center courthouse building. Newsweek had this building in a list of lost buildings |
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| Focal Points posted BEFORE AFTER IN CHICAGO 😱 Chicago Federal Building was completed in 1905. It was demolished in 1965 to be replaced with a boring box designed Federal Center. Bob Hendricks shared Hit of History posted The Chicago Federal Building, completed in 1905, demolished in 1965 just to replace with "modern" glass box design Federal Center. John Rutkowski shared Wow I didn’t realize Federal Plaza once looked cooler. |
This building and the civic center are the only buildings featured in this 1989 topo map other than railroad structures such as all six passenger stations.
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| 1898 Chicago Quadrangle @ 1:62,500 |
I put a yellow rectangle around the building in this aerial photo.
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| Patrick McNamara commented on a post |
The black dome a couple blocks east of the relatively new Chicago Board of Trade building.
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| On Lake Michigan posted A view of downtown Chicago in 1930 Melanie Palen Shebel shared Chicago, 1930 Craig Stenseth: Merchandise Mart was new? William D Brown: Craig Stenseth As Was the Civic Opera House and the tallest building in chicago the Board of Trade This view includes five of Chicago's six main stations and their trains sheds. And it includes C&NW's freight houses and Erie Street Yard along the west side of the North Branch. Also note that the Old Post Office is just the original skinny building. |
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| Jeff Nichols posted Dome of the Federal Building, c. 1903. Chicago History Museum, DN-0000811 Paul Jevert: It ws a shame it was torn down ! It was larger than the Capitol dome ! Paul Jevert shared |
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