Chicago Walking Tour: Art Deco Skyscrapers Riverfront
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- 1.5 hr
Tour the lobbies of five opulent Art Deco skyscrapers built near the banks of the Chicago River during the business boom of the Roaring '20s. Learn how Art Deco reflected the era’s fun-loving optimism with lavish materials and geometric ornament. Discover the origins of Art Deco while admiring buildings like the Carbide and Carbon Building (now Pendry Chicago), the Chicago Motor Club Building (now the Hampton Inn) and the colorful, but often overlooked, Trustees System Service Building (now the Century Tower)—all of which are designated Chicago landmarks.
Itinerary Details
Operated by: Chicago Architecture Center
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Chicago River
Discuss buildings built in the Art Deco style along the riverfront
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At:
View the exterior of the building
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Carbide and Carbon Building
View the Carbide and Carbon Building
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
Visit the former Chicago Motor Club Building, 66 E Wacker Place
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
Visit the Trustees System Service Building
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Merchandise Mart
Visit Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Plaza
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Chicago River
Discuss buildings built in the Art Deco style along the riverfront
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At:
View the exterior of the building
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Carbide and Carbon Building
View the Carbide and Carbon Building
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
Visit the former Chicago Motor Club Building, 66 E Wacker Place
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At:
Visit the Trustees System Service Building
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Merchandise Mart
Visit Merchandise Mart, 222 Merchandise Plaza
Duration: 10 minutes
