Title

Chicago skyline and lake front, Illinois, USA, 1957. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Chicago skyline and lake front, Illinois, USA, 1957. Postcard showing building son the shore of Lake Michigan with the Prudential Building in the centre of the view. Designed by Naess & Murphy and completed in 1955, the Prudential building was the first major skyscraper to be built in Chicago in 21 years. Today it is known as One Prudential Plaza, to distinguish it from its neighbouring sister skyscraper, Two Prudential Plaza, built in 1990.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Date

2005

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Reference

HRM19D69_353

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,5Mb (1,4Mb) / 13,7in x 8,7in / 4095 x 2606 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior city water building buildings architecture skyscraper country shore lights lake evening dusk geography color colour twilight waterfront cityscape Chicago Illinois location century Lake Michigan outside time of day office building city lights metaphor fifties 1950s United States of America United States 20th century Prudential Building American America USA decade geographical feature TGN photograph postcard Curt Teich Postcard Archives Unknown One Prudential Plaza Naess & Murphy Naess & Murphy photograph postcard