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River City, 800 South Wells Street, Chicago
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River City, 800 South Wells Street, Chicago
Photograph © Wayne Lorentz/Artefaqs Corporation
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or purchase this photograph as a print or poster

River City, 800 South Wells Street, Chicago
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River City

Designed by: Bertrand Goldberg Associates
Construction Start: 1984
Construction Completed: 1986
Type: Residential
Stories: 17
Location: 800 South Wells Street
Area: Near South Side
Post Code: 60607
City: Chicago, Illinois
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> If this building looks familiar, it should. It was designed by the same person behind the Marina City complex.

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»This development was originally intended to be a series of four towers 85-stories tall. The current building is designed to allow the rest of its tower to be built on top.
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 cyndi - Friday, March 2nd, 2007 @ 11:19pm • Rating: Five stars.

I saw River City in the movie "Stranger Than Fiction" and was fascinated by it.It invoked a nostalgic 60's feeling in me.I was surprised to find that it was constructed in the 80's and disappointed that it is one of only 2 by this design firm.

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