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October 23, 2016 Bill Swislow

Open House Chicago 2016

Some highlights from the October 16, 2016, Open House Chicago.

Bertrand Goldberg's 1947 addition to the moderne Florsheim mansion, State Parkway

Florsheim mansion fireplace, Andrew Rebori, 1938

The kitchen, Florsheim mansion

The kitchen, Florsheim mansion

The kitchen, Florsheim mansion

Florsheim mansion living room

Florsheim mansion facade on State Parkway

Banking floor at the old Continental Bank building on LaSalle Street, Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, 1924

Ceiling at the old Continental Bank building

Mural and ceiling at the old Continental Bank building

Mural at the old Continental Bank building

Mural at the old Continental Bank building

Mural and ceiling at the old Continental Bank building

Elevator at The Rookery on LaSalle Street. Burnham & Root, 1888, Frank Lloyd Wright, 1905

The Rookery elevator door detail

The Rookery elevator door

Rookery atrium

Atrium ceiling, The Rookery

Atrium, The Rookery

Light fixtures, The Rookery

Light fixture, The Rookery

Light fixture, The Rookery

Light fixtures, The Rookery

Light fixtures, The Rookery

Rookery details

Rookery staircase

Rookery staircase

Rookery staircase

Rookery staircase

Rookery stair rail details

Rookery winding staircase

Rookery winding staircase and windows

Rookery airshaft

Rookery airshaft

Rookery finial

Side hall, The Rookery

Adams Street entrance, The Rookery

Side hall, planter The Rookery

Rookery pillar detail

Adams Street entrance, The Rookery

Chicago Board of Trade, parachute floor decoration

Chicago Board of Trade steamship floor decoration

Chicago Board of Trade airplane floor decoration

Chicago Board of Trade, parachute floor decoration

Embedded transportation in the basement of the Chicago Board of Trade on LaSalle Street. Holabird & Root, 1930

Chicago Board of Trade steamship floor decoration

Chicago Board of Trade tile

Staircase detail, Chicago Board of Trade

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