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Old Posted Jun 17, 2020, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Toasty Joe View Post
that looks like it's from the 30s - any idea when it was built?
~20yrs ago - had an office overlooking the pool at the Marriott - until this was put up.

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago View Post
Isn't that a weird building where they took facade from a 20/30s building but wrapped it around a new building? I could be wrong on the history.
You may be thinking of the Ritz Carlton a few blocks north
Chicago |Ritz Carlton by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Also aging well.
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