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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2011 edition, part 12)
The top of the Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue) is all lit up in red and green an anticipation of Christmas. But notice how the windows just below, and the clock face, aren’t illuminated....
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Briefly: Bridges, Blurbs, Beerville
The Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue) has been named a Chicago Landmark. See Alderman Reilly’s announcement below. Not a new web site, but it’s new to us. Check out Chicago Loop Bridges...
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The Tops: Wrigley Building
Today we begin a new series called “The Tops.” Every year, millions of people admire Chicago’s architecture. Most people only get to see the city’s skyscrapers and landmarks from street level....
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Slice of Life: Michigan Avenue Watercolors
Our Gold Coast spy was a little out of her zone when she took this photo and sent it to us. It shows a man on East Upper Wacker Drive, painting the Michigan Avenue bridge, the Wrigley Building (400...
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Three New Landmarks in Downtown Chicago
Two well-known Chicago buildings, and one not-so-well-known building have been named City of Chicago landmarks. The venerable Wrigley building (400 North Michigan Avenue), a favorite of architects,...
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Status Update: Renovating Wrigley
Our Gold Coast Spy e-mailed today with a photograph of the ongoing renovation of the magnificent and historic Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue) on the Near North Side. In 2010 the plaza...
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Giant Spider Eats Wrigley Building. Or Not.
Living in downtown Chicago the two constant nuisances you can count on are cup-shaking vagrants, and spiders. Every Spring they emerge from the farm fields of Michigan, shoot silk parachutes out of...
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Slice of Life: The Pinking of Chicago
Many Chicago buildings tint their nighttime illumination in honor of different holidays, seasons, people, or corporate sponsorships. Lately, the skyline has been lit up in pink to raise awareness of...
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Slice of Life: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Chi Town!
On this All Hallows’ Eve, the Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue) has changed the illumination of its cupola from white to orange topped with green, like a giant neo-Gothic pumpkin in the...
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It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, 2012 – Part 13
The Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue) is making the most of its new LED lighting. Instead of just being flood-lit in white, for the last six months or so, the upper reaches have been...
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Slice of Life: 7:20am – Time for Gum!
As the winter sun slides farther south, light is getting harder and harder to come by in the alleys and canyons of downtown Chicago. The magnificent Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue), is...
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Slice of Life: Red on the River
The Wrigley Building (400 North Michigan Avenue), the Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile (540 North Michigan Avenue), and the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile (505 North Michigan...
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Throwback Thursday: Peeking in at Perkins + Will
Last week, Chicago’s largest architecture firm announced it is leaving the historic AMA Plaza (330 North Wabash Avenue) for the even-more-historic Wrigley Building next door at 400 North Michigan...
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Stick a Skyline in Someone’s Stocking
When looking for Christmas gifts for the architecture enthusiast in your life, Legos have been a go-to staple for decades. Now there’s a new reason to risk stepping on the little bricklets while...
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Goettsch Partners’ Renovation Sets the Stage for Union Station’s Next Act
If you haven’t been by Chicago Union Station in a while, here’s your excuse to make the trip: The renovations are done. This is what the kids call “awesome sauce.” (© Amtrak. Courtesy of Goettsch...
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OHC Photos: Wrigley Building
Small things can beget greatness. Look at the humble stick of chewing gum, which gave us the magnificent Wrigley Building. Jennifer Mishra of Wits End Photography got a chance to wander around the...
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