Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City

by Thomas Leslie

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Winner of The Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award, by The Pattis Family Foundation and the Newberry Library

From skyline-defining icons to wonders of the world, the second period of the Chicago skyscraper transformed the way Chicagoans lived and worked. Thomas Leslie's comprehensive look at the modern skyscraper era views the skyscraper idea, and the buildings themselves, within the broad expanse of city history. As construction...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0252044959

ISBN13:9780252044953

Release Date:June 2023

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:354 Pages

Weight:2.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 8.8" x 11.1"

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Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City

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