Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934

by Thomas Leslie

A detailed tour, inside and out, of Chicago's distinctive towers from an earlier age

For more than a century, Chicago's skyline has included some of the world's most distinctive and inspiring buildings. This history of the Windy City's skyscrapers begins in the key period of reconstruction after the Great Fire of 1871 and concludes in 1934 with the onset of the Great Depression, which brought architectural progress to a standstill...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252037545
• ISBN13: 9780252037542
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.2" x 10.3"