kodachromatic jounery chronicling the death of adler & sullivan's chicago stock exchange building in 1972
This entry was posted on December 14 2019 by Eric
the following images offer a rare glimpse at the chicago stock exchange building's untimely demise through john vinci's kodachromatic journey focusing on deconstruction of the 1895 trading room, extraction of exterior terra cotta ornament, and the final days of demolition.
three images of the chicago stock exchange building's exterior terra cotta cornice and segmented columns with elaborate capitals
the last group of images were taken by vinci shortly after richard nickel went missing (last seen entering the wrecking site) in early april of 1971. a briefcase used to transport salvaged ornament, rope, and an extra hard hat (left for tim samuelson) were found after vinci and friends spent days looking for him within the ruins. nickel was killed instantly when the trading room gave way, sending his lifeless body deep into the building's sub-basement where it rested for nearly a month before being discovered by a machine operator. this group of images - shot in color using a 500c hasselblad - offer an important visual record of the building's last days of existence before the site was cleared to make way for the 30 north lasalle building.
This entry was posted in , Miscellaneous, Bldg. 51, Events & Announcements, Featured Posts & Bldg. 51 Feed on December 14 2019 by Eric
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