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Was there really a building downtown where jewelers in the 1920's actually drove to their office on the upper floors to increase their security?
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Answered 2015-07-17 17:31:59
That would be the lovely multi-domed structure originally named the Jewelers Building, which still stands at the SW corner of West Wacker Drive and North Wabash, among the ensemble of distinctively-silhouetted skyscrapers that sprang up along the route of the then brand-new Wacker Drive. When it opened in 1926, the Jewelers Building had elevators to take tenents' cars straight to their parking spaces on the first 22 floors, but the elevators were later removed and the shaft floored over at each level for additional space. By the way, this Jewelers Building, designed by Thielbar & Fugard, should not be confused with the other Jewelers Building farther south on Wabash, the one designed by Adler & Sullivan in 1882. Although this duplication of names may have once added an extra layer of security, the T & F building was later renamed several times and is currently known only by its address, 35 E. Wacker.
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