Berny's photos

Chicago 1986, AON Center seen from John Hancock Center, built 1970-1973, 83 floors, 346 m - scanned slide, Minolta X700 Architect: Edward Durell Stone The original marble cladding (here on this image) bowed under the temperature swings experienced in the Chicago climate. The cladding was 32mm thick Itallian Carrera Marble (similar to what Michaelangelo used), but 20 years after original construction it had severly deteriorated. The marble was replaced with 51mm thick Mt. Airy Granite at a cost of $80M between 1990 and 1992 (43000 individual 1.27m x 1.14m panels). The original construction cost in 1973 was a mere $120M.

"Chicago Temple Building", 1922-1924, 23 floors, 173 m, behind is "Three First National Plaza", 1981, 57 floors, 234 m - scanned slide, Minolta X700

"One South Wacker", built 1979-1982, 40 floors, 168 m scanned slide, Minolta X700

between: "American Furniture Mart", 1926, 29 floors, 144 m, left and right: "McClurg Court Center A and B", 1971, 46 floors, 131 m scanned slide, Minolta X700

To the right you see the "Carbide & Carbon Building", a polished black granite Art Deco building trimmed by green terra cotta and gold, its 153 m tall with 38 floors and was completed in 1929. Now it's a 4-star "Hard Rock Hotel". - scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700

The skyscraper "Watertower Place", seen from top of John Hancock Center, built in 1972-1976, 74 floors, 262m. Here's another view from John Hancock Center, which I posted in the past, to the famous beacon on top of the former ► Playboy Building scanned slide, Minolta X700

The John Hancock Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the "Magnificent Mile" district, its name was changed to "875 North Michigan Avenue" in 2018. Despite this, the building is still colloquially called the John Hancock Center. Built 1965-1969, 100 floors, 344 m (457 m with antennas) scanned slide, Minolta X700

The skyscraper is "Watertower Place", built in 1972-1976, 74 floors, 262m. Left behind in the fog is "John Hancock Center". The old building is the "Chicago Avenue Pumping Station", opened 1869.

Flamingo, created by American artist Alexander Calder, is a 16 m tall sculpture located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building. Calder's signature on the sculpture indicates it was constructed in 1973. Flamingo weighs 50 tons, is composed of steel, and is "vermilion" in color. The structure is a prominent example of the "constructivist movement", first popularized in Russia in the early 20th century.

The Chicago Picasso (often just The Picasso) is an untitled monumental sculpture by Pablo Picasso in Daley Plaza. The cor-ten steel sculpture, dedicated in 1967, is 15.2 m tall and weighs 147 t. The old skyscraper with fire stairs to the right doesn't exist anymore. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Dating circa 1926, the Father Time clock situated at the Northeast corner of the iconic Jewelers' Building in Chicago (35 East Wacker Drive) is without a doubt, the most beautiful clock in the city. The Jewelers' Building is a 40-story historic landmark facing the Chicago river. The building was completed in 1926 and it was once considered the tallest building in the world located outside of New York City. The building was originally conceived for the city’s diamond merchants and fitted with a central car elevator that could lift cars as high as the 22nd floor in order to reduce the chances that its tenants would be mugged walking between their cars and their offices. According to the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, the bronze base of the Father Time clock weighs eight tons and it was a gift presented by the Illinois based Elgin Watch Company to the Chicago Jeweler's Association. scanned slide, Minolta X700 HAPPY EASTER TIME !

in the very small village Cerro Castillo, Chile - Patagonia HFF and a happy Eastertime to all!

old skyscrapers in Chicago - scanned slides, Minolta X700