35 East Wacker
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| Location | 35 E. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°53′11″N 87°37′36″W / 41.8865°N 87.6268°WCoordinates: 41°53′11″N 87°37′36″W / 41.8865°N 87.6268°W |
| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 1925-1927 |
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| Roof | 523 feet (159 m) |
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| Floor count | 40 |
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| Architect | Giaver & Dinkelberg |
35 East Wacker or North American Life Insurance Building (its name on the Michigan–Wacker Historic District contributing property listing) and (formerly Pure Oil Building)[1] is a 40-story 523-foot (159 m) historic building in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.[2] It was once the tallest building outside of New York City.[3] As with many claims of superior height definitions are important. This claim ignores the Chicago Temple Building's steeple.[4][5] The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 9, 1994.[3]
The building originally had parking on the 2nd through 22nd floors.[3] During the building's first 14 years the building had a 22 story car lift that facilitated safe transfers for jewelry merchants.[2] Former names of this building were, in sequential order, Jewelers Building, Pure Oil Building, and North American Life Building.[6]
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[edit] Today
Helmut Jahn's showroom is atop the building inside the dome.[2] The building is featured in scenes of Batman Begins.[2]
[edit] Tenants
- The French-American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago is in Suite 670.[7]
[edit] Gallery
 Wacker Drive entrance. |
 Clock on the northeast corner |
 333 North Michigan, 360 North Michigan, Mather Tower and 35 East Wacker |
 360 North Michigan, Mather Tower and 35 East Wacker |
 Michigan Avenue Bridge traffic (Background includes 333 North Michigan, Carbide & Carbon Building, London Guarantee Building, Mather Tower & 35 East Wacker |
 View of the Chicago 'L' tracks, 35 East Wacker, and Trump International Hotel and Tower from Wabash Avenue in the Chicago Loop |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Robert Wagner (1978-02-03). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Michigan–Wacker Historic DistrictPDF (32 KB). National Park Service.
- ^ a b c d "35 East Wacker Drive". Emporis. 2007. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=35eastwackerdrive-chicago-il-usa. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ a b c "35 East Wacker Building". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/numbers/35EWacker.html. Retrieved 2007-05-14.
- ^ "Diagrams: Chicago Temple Building". SkyscraperPage.com. 2007. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?27760862. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
- ^ "Diagrams: 35 East Wacker Drive". SkyscraperPage.com. 2007. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?27760816. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
- ^ Saliga, Pauline A. (ed.), "The Sky's The Limit: A Century of Chicago Skyscrapers," 1990, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., ISBN 0-8478-1179-4.
- ^ "Chicago." SkyTeam. Retrieved on January 31, 2009.
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