Great video! Thanks for showing the staircase and each architect’s designs.

My dad had his law office there in the middle of the 20th century. I remember how beautiful the building was. Great video.

Wright destroyed the original beauty. Let's redecorate the pyramids, they look old and tired! I understand, he got a contract and the owner needs to keep the property up to date, but imagine if we still had the original! way more interesting than what we see today.

Hit the 100 like. Transformation of architecture in a single piece.

Yes! Right off my metra stop 🚏

My sense brt like bacuase efficiency and fast great high quality base order

That Mies van der Roe designed courthouse is not as beautifully detailed as the 1920s buildings are. Function (Mies) without style, ornamentation and flair is boring.

Disappointing

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W architecture

V informative video! It would be a huge loss to State Street to lose these beautiful buildings. Why does Chicago keep squandering our architectural history?

Agree!!!

Move the damn courthouse!

marvel

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I hope one day to take a ride in those elevated trains of Chicago! In Germany they also have something similar but those are hanging trains.

you didn't mention about how FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT altered the building interior..you're making people believe that the original architects designed the entire building... not good on your part

I was born and raised here < please do not touch the trains we already have the subways trains that are always crowded AS WELL ! I LOVE THE L TRAINS , IT WOULDNT BE CHICAGO WITHOUT THEM! 🥰😁

My, what a lovely voice.

"Promosm"

do it right or don't do it at all. Thank You

*Sears

Great video

What fire protection is used?.. how are the termites prevented?. What about when it rains

The buildings were all connected like a power grid,,,,,,, hes just letting you know, ,,,

My goodness, aren't you getting a lot of response, here, Lyn? David Stein Toronto

..The opening to the Other Side is beneath the L tracks next to the beauty supply It is topsy-turvy, discombobulating-- in the way one imagines death may be. It is no cakewalk. Take two steps and knock three times. Take a breath. Scream.Rock. Have a final burst of living. Ponder. Release..

Cool architecture but I could never live there. The bathroom are tiny which is usually the case with cylindrical buildings.

I’ve always felt the garage detracted significantly from the project, architecturally. The bottom 19 floors (really the streets ape) is dominated by a lifeless display of the building’s infrastructure. It’s like proudly displaying the building’s furnace or its sewer system. I think buildings should instead be about people.

I find the streetscape odd. Imagine walking along and all you see is the ass end of parked cars. It seems almost dystopian.

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Beautiful city ❤

One side is completely glass why is it not shown

Remembering this fascinating building when visiting Chicago in 1986 age 13. And adding to the comments below, considering that in Amsterdam everyday people accidentally end up in the canal when reverse parking their car you might understand why valet parking is obligatory when reverse parking on the 19th floor midtown ;-)

I am from Philadelphia where one of our heavy rail transit is a combination of el and subway. In our case the subway runs through our downtown but in the west and north east area it runs as an el. A few years ago they total rebuilt the west Phila. portion of the line. It still looks like the old structure but with the modern construction does run quieter. I have visited Chicago several times and always try to ride the Chicago El. As mentioned it is a great way to see the city and I do feel safer on an el than riding a subway.

I personally think overpass structures in super-urban cities are essential, something you can't avoid not having, despite all the negative outcome it has. Not everybody can get what they want. Although Manhattan in NYC has lost many of its elevated lines I think Chicago was able to retain the L because the loop area is surrounded by bodies of water in close proximity in all directions, probably a big challenge to build tunnels below it at the time of its construction. Even if they managed to build a subway into the area, the tunnels must have been so down deep that the stations, especially the ones nearby the river, would have had low ridership or at least heavy complaints in the era when elevators were not so common. Speaking of accessibility, most of these early rail transits including subways have their platforms very close to ground level without a floor for mezzanine, which I think is great. I wish Chicago keeps its iconic Ls. Too bad NYC had torn down its portion in Manhattan, including the 1860s original section. They still do hold the title for the oldest El remaining for its Franklin Avenue line right?

WOW! Movie night on the roof of the tower sounds amazing but also incredibly scary! I would go but I'd for sure bring a parachute. They're in the windy city for crying out loud!

Something that I've noticed about these towers during my binge watching of anything to do with Marina City, is that the hallways make me feel unnerved, and possibly even the apartments when unfurnished, because a perfect circle is so unnatural in the natural world that such curves come off alien to the senses. Not sure anyone else gets that feeling.

Wow! Those bulbs are huge

*that MANLIFT is just and OSH violation*

These screw into the ground in case of an air raid. (brother's joke)

The one and only one( the MarketFrankford Line, the EL) opened in 1907 in Philadelphia is not going anywhere.

I think Marina City towers are a work of genius. Right on the river, I always stop and admire them while walking past on the river walk. I’d love to visit one of the apartments. The cost of even a studio there would be beyond my means, but it’s fun to dream.

The coolest towers in the world ❤

There are plenty of right angles in nature

I would imagine these floodlight fixtures have been changed out with RGB multicolor LED fixtures that are controlled remotely which eliminates the need to physically go to the roof to install colored gels over fixture lenses. The only reason to physically need to go up on roof would be for fixture maintenance/repair/replacement. They can now probably do dynamic lighting displays if wanted.

Oh and have blm go Through my belongings every day. Naw I’m good.