Marina City in Chicago

• Construction start: 1964
• Construction finish: 1967
• Designed by: Bertrand Goldberg Associates
• Type: Skyscraper
• Maximum Height: 587 feet / 179 meters

• September, 2010: This building was named #14 on Chicago Magazine's list of the Top 40 Buildings in Chicago.

• These buildings were commissioned by the International Union of Janitors.

• CAIF - Chicago Architecture Info Forum

• Hotel Sax
• Westin Chicago River North
• State Street Bridge
• Dearborn Street Bridge
• Harry Carays Restaurant
• 330 North Wabash
• Amalfi Hotel
• Wabash Avenue Bridge
• 400 North State
• Leo Burnett Building

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  I lived here from 1963-1972 and sometimes wish I still did.

EM - Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 @ 10:06pm  

  Known as the "corncobs" or the "corncob buildings, they were featured prominently in the movie "The Blues Brothers". The units are pie-shaped (with the elevators and mechanical systems in the center), requiring some creativity with your furniture placement. The buildings went condo in the 1980s.

David Perry - Monday, February 9th, 2009 @ 4:54pm  

  I've been fascinated with these twins since my early teens, while growing up in Alabama.

Daddydl - Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 @ 8:43am