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Dearborn was the first Chicago housing project built after World War II, as housing for blacks on part of the Federal Street slum within the "black belt". [3] It was the start of the Chicago Housing Authority's post-war use of high-rise buildings to accommodate more units at a lower overall cost, [6] and when it opened in 1950, the first to have elevators.
Bulley & Andrews, LLC is one of Chicago's oldest general contractors. [ citation needed ] The firm was founded in 1891 as a partnership of Frederick Bulley, a 21-year-old English stonemason , partnered with Alfred Andrews, an architect .
Nagle Hartray Architecture is a Chicago architecture firm, founded in 1966. The company's early reputation was grounded in single-family and multi-family housing. Recent and current projects reflect diversification of the former focus, emphasizing educational, spiritual, civic, and media communication programs.
Kelly Ripa isn’t letting a little construction get in the way of her holiday cheer!. The Live with Kelly and Mark host, 54, showed viewers how she worked around the eyesore outside of her New ...
CHICAGO (AP) — One of Chicago's most popular tourist attractions known as “The Bean” reopened to the public Sunday after nearly a year of renovations and construction.
CTLGroup began in 1916 as the research and development laboratory for the Portland Cement Association (PCA), which had recently moved to Chicago.The PCA was formed to develop the use of portland cement in construction, which at the time had become the most common construction material.
Birgit Ridderstedt and her young dance group use a Ragnar Benson truck for a parade in 1960. Eric Ragnar Benson (born July 29, 1899 in Virestad, Älmhult, Sweden, died March 10, 1979, in Chicago) was a Swedish-American building contractor in Chicago whose firm was one of the ten largest in the United States and employed thousands.
110 North Wacker, also known as the Bank of America Tower, [1] is a 57-floor skyscraper in Chicago located at 110 North Wacker Drive. [2] It was developed by the Howard Hughes Corporation and Riverside Investment & Development. [3] It was designed by Goettsch Partners [1] with construction by Clark Construction. [4]