original lithographic print of venetian building (holabird and roche, 1892-1959) and columbus memorial building (william w. boyington, 1893-1959).
the half-tone lithograph (looking southwest) was taken from a photograph by j.w. taylor, a commercial photographer who documented chicago architecture beginning in 1870s. taylor formally established his commercial practice around 1889. he photographed streetscapes, parks and buildings across the county until 1918.
the venetian and columbus memorial building were demolished in 1959 by harvey wrecking.

courtesy of bldg. 51 archive.