435 North Michigan Avenue is also known as 435 N. Michigan Avenue. The Tribune Tower is a 470-foot (140-meter) tall, 36-story neo-Gothic skyscraper situated at 435 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by architect H.H. Richardson and completed in 1889.
The Tribune Company acquired the building in 1991 for $70 million. They have restored many of the original features including the stained glass windows, marble floors, and woodwork. There are several restaurants in the building as well as office space.
If you visit Chicago, make sure to check out this historic building!
Tribune Tower is a Gothic Revival 36-story office building situated at 435 N. Michigan Ave. in downtown Chicago was built in 1925 as the Chicago Tribune's headquarters. On its 75th anniversary in 1922, the newspaper sponsored a worldwide competition for a new downtown. The design by Holabird & Roche won out over several other submissions.
Tribune Tower has been called "the world's first skyscraper" and "the Sears Tower of its day". It is currently ranked number three on the list of America's best buildings published by American Heritage magazine. The building is also one of the National Historic Landmarks of the United States.
As early as 1872, when the Chicago Tribune was just four years old, it was clear that a new kind of building was needed for the rapidly growing city. The paper had outgrown its original offices at No. 1334 North Halstead Street, so in 1923 they hired the renowned Chicago architectural firm of Holabird & Root to design them a new home. The result was Tribune Tower, which at the time it was being constructed was considered to be the world's tallest free-standing structure.
The tower was meant to be a monument to the paper's success and an advertisement for its products. It features many innovations including interior streets made up of glass walls allowing natural light into the floors above, while keeping out heat and air-conditioning systems required during hot summer months.
The Michigan Building (1,128 feet), formerly known as the John Hancock Center, If the new owners of Tribune Tower, Chicago-based Golub & Co. and Los Angeles-based CIM Group, follow through on their plans, they will construct Chicago's second-tallest skyscraper on land that is now a parking lot directly behind Tribune Tower. The 1,721-foot-high building would be topped by a gold statue of David who would hold a golden ball representing news coverage.
Tribune Company announced in April 2008 that it had agreed to sell its real estate assets for $750 million. The company said it wanted to focus on its newspaper business and not build more real estate projects like its controversial acquisition of WGN-TV/Chicago in 1996. However, if the new owners decide to go forward with construction, then the building will be the first of many more to come.
In addition to being one of the most expensive real estate deals in history, the sale has also drawn criticism from environmentalists because part of the deal requires Tribune Company to find alternative office space for its employees. Some say this shows that the company doesn't value its press freedom enough to keep its headquarters in Chicago while others point out that it makes sense for Tribune Company to move its headquarters to Los Angeles where the number of people who can afford to pay top dollar for condos is high.
However you look at it, what is clear is that this is just the beginning.
The building also housed CNN's Chicago office. It is a Chicago Landmark, and it contributes to the Michigan-Wacker Historic District. The original Tribune Tower was constructed in 1868, but it was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
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'Tribute Tower/Height' 462 feet (137 m). The Chicago Tribune built its headquarters at 220 N. Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Opened in 1927, it is known as Tribute Tower after a merger with the Los Angeles Times in 2000. The Tribune has been published daily since 1857.
The building is an example of the Chicago school of architecture. Its design was chosen by editor Charles A. Dana who wanted a "truly American" skyscraper that would be a fitting home for his newspaper. It is believed that Daniel Burnham was also involved in its design.
The building is crowned by a statue of the goddess Civilization and surrounded by shops and restaurants on four sides. The top floors are occupied by offices. There are no elevators; workers travel between the different floors via stairs.
The Chicago Tribune has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Illinois and is the second largest in the Chicago area behind the Chicago Sun-Times. It is also ranked 16th among national newspapers.
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