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Daley and the Loop Daley and the Loop
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Kennelly’s Legacy: The Fort Dearborn Plan Kennelly’s Legacy: The Fort Dearborn Plan
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The Central Area Plan (1958) The Central Area Plan (1958)
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Harris Trust I, (Som, 1952–1960) Harris Trust I, (Som, 1952–1960)
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Hartford I, Som, 1958–1961 Hartford I, Som, 1958–1961
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United of America, (Shaw, Metz, and Dolio, 1958–1962) United of America, (Shaw, Metz, and Dolio, 1958–1962)
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Continental Center (C. F. Murphy, 1960–1962) Continental Center (C. F. Murphy, 1960–1962)
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U.S. Gypsum (Perkins & Will, 1961–1963) U.S. Gypsum (Perkins & Will, 1961–1963)
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Equitable, Som, 1961–1965 Equitable, Som, 1961–1965
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Brunswick (Som, 1961–1964) Brunswick (Som, 1961–1964)
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Gateway Center I-Iii (Som, 1963–1972) Gateway Center I-Iii (Som, 1963–1972)
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield (C.F. Murphy, 1966–1968) Blue Cross/Blue Shield (C.F. Murphy, 1966–1968)
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Cna Center (Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, 1969–1972) and Harris Trust Ii (Som, 1971–1973) Cna Center (Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, 1969–1972) and Harris Trust Ii (Som, 1971–1973)
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Conclusion Conclusion
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5 Daley’s City: Commercial Construction, 1955–1972
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Published:June 2023
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Abstract
The Central Area Plan’s primary goal was to maintain political and financial power in the Loop by incentivizing developers to build modern commercial towers that could compete with new suburban development. Daley’s commitment to downtown itself influenced some of the city’s largest corporations; Harris Bank and Continental Insurance were among the first to follow Inland Steel’s lead in announcing new Loop headquarters buildings. But speculative development also took advantage of the city’s renewed commitment to its core. Hartford and Equitable, two east coast insurance firms, built skyscrapers as investment properties that required subtly different economic strategies. While these commercial towers often extended the city’s traditional language of expressive structural grids, architects found surprising variety in such formulaic buildings.
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