This building shows up in many of the photos in London Guarantee and Accident Building.
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| Zachary Taylor Davis - Chicago Architect posted
Carbide and Carbon Building, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, in the early 1930s (1928, Burnham Bros).
In 1927, developer Henry Paschen leased the site at the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue and East South Water Street for ninety-five years. Zachary Taylor Davis designed a twenty-nine story Gothic skyscraper to be constructed at that location. One year later Paschen sold the leases, and in 1928 the now iconic Carbide & Carbon was built instead.
Mike Esposito Associated Press once had its Chicago bureau in that building. As a young newsroom clerk, back when emailed photos were sci-fi dreams, I spent many nights running between Tribune Tower and the C&C Building fetching photos on deadline. (This wasn’t so long ago; It’s not as if Mr. DuSable waved to me as I canoed across the river or anything.) Todd Protzman Davis shared Michael Palton Pantaliono I worked for Union Carbide before I went into the Army @ Riverside Plaza; I've been up in the Penthouse Office, 360 degree view, WOW; The Hard Rock bought in some years back as a hotel; don't know if it is still open... Douglas Smith Michael Palton Pantaliono it’s now the St. Jane Hotel. Irvin Galloway It seems to me that the important point here is that the lease is about to expire. |
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| Todd commented on his share Here’s the accompanying photo from the archives, which is identified as 1930. |
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| Patrick McNamara commented on Todd's share At sunrise, you can appreciate the fact it is constructed of green granite, which looks black during the times it is not brightly illuminated. R. E. Segal photo...... [Fascinating. I always thought of it as the black building. Actually: The first three stories are polished black granite; the balance of the building will be faced with dark green terra cotta, which various lighter shades worked into the design. Gold faced terra cotta will be interpolated with the green to emphasize certain decorative features. These will be flood-lighted." [Chicagology]] |
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| Rosa Gonzalez posted The Carbide and Carbon Building is possibly the most beautiful building in Chicago. The Chicago landmark is located at 230 N. Michigan Avenue. The facade is composed of luxurious polished black granite, green and gold terra cotta and gold leaf with bronze trim. The building, which was built like a green champagne bottle with gold foil according to urban legend, (that's real 24k gold foil on top of the building) in 1929, is an example of Art Deco architecture designed by Daniel and Hubert Burnham, sons of architect Daniel Burnham. The gold accents continue all the way down to street level. This is a building that simply refuses to be ignored. Union Carbide was the inventer of the dry-cell battery and the Eveready brand. It was the home to the Hard Rock Hotel and was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 9, 1996.The building was transformed into the Hard Rock Cafe's Hard Rock Hotel Chicago from 2001-2004. The $106 million conversion was directed by Lucien Lagrange & Associates. The hotel began hosting guests on January 1, 2004 and after its bar and restaurant were completed, it celebrated its grand opening on April 21, 2004. The current hotel capacity is 383 guest rooms and 13 suites. The Hard Rock Hotel closed on December 1, 2017, and reopened in 2018 as the St. Jane Chicago Hotel, named for Nobel Peace Prize-winner and noted Chicagoan social activist Jane Addams. Now the Pendry Hotel. This building's planned twin tower a block away was cancelled in 1929. It was to be called the Cuneo Building. |
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| David Daruszka posted IC Alco HH660 locomotive 9010 switching at the South Water Street market. The locomotive was built in 1935 and scrapped in 1951. The Carbide and Carbon building is the tall building in the center of the photo. |
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| One of four photos by Eric Allix Rogers from ChicagoArchitecture "The Carbide and Carbon Company, which developed the first dry cell battery, needed a regional headquarters to house its rapidly expanding business. Company executives wanted the building to make a statement, to communicate the firm's success and to attract clients. They commissioned the Burnham Brothers (sons of the deceased Daniel Burnham), who completed the structure in 1929. A dazzling building on Chicago’s skyline, the Carbide and Carbon Building epitomizes the lavish excitement of Art Deco. The facade is composed of luxurious polished black granite, green and gold terra cotta and gold leaf with bronze trim. The building’s interior is known for its extravagant lobby, originally used to display the company’s products. Frosted glass fixtures and Belgian marble greet visitors at its Michigan Avenue entrance. The building’s cap is ornamented with genuine 24 karat gold, though it is only one five-thousandths of an inch thick. Bronze trim extends from the tip of the spire to the ground level." |
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