ten images of chicago through its exterior architectural ornament

art deco style merchandise mart (1930) exterior polychromed terra cotta monogrammed plaque. graham, anderson, probst and white, architects.

tribune tower's limestone "crown." completed in 1925 howells & hood, architects.

centrally located dome originally housed the "stratosphere lounge." the ornamental cream-colored glazed terra cotta is very intense. jewelers' building (1925-27) co-designed by joachim g. giaver and frederick p. dinkelberg.

chicago water works (chicago avenue) pumping station. built in 1869. wm. w. boyington, architect. joliet (lemont) limestone exterior. note: the pumping station survived the great chicago fire of 1871.

uptown-broadway building slip glaze terra cotta facade. walter w. ahlschlager, architect. completed in 1926.

jewelers building (1926) exterior wall sconce. note the "jb" monogrammed shields. the building was co-designed by joachim g. giaver and frederick p. dinkelberg.

heavily weathered exterior yellow slip terra cotta lion head - hotel st. clair (1927). oman and lihienthal, architects. the ornament is nice, but it was the undisturbed surface patina that motivated me to shoot the facade.

dearborn train station (1885) 12-story clock tower with heavily ornamented red slip terra cotta likely fabricated by northwestern terra cotta works. the station was built by architect cyrus l.w. eidlitz. the cast iron anchor plates are incredible.

lakeside press building (1897,1901) exterior carved limestone cartouche flanked by rearing lions. howard van doren shaw, architect.

detail of terra cotta grotesque - manhattan building. completed in 1891. william lebaron jenney, architect.

highly detailed cream-colored glazed terra cotta exterior grotesque. the conway building was the last building designed by daniel burnham before his death on june 1, 1912. completed in 1913.