Chicago is obviously one of the best cities for architecture and historic skyscrapers. As an architecture enthusiast it was awesome to visit and explore the city.
The soundtrack, the shots, and the narration together form a perfect representation of that famous Chicago-style charm. That Chicago accent lecturing us on the details of Chicago's architecture with that appropriate music filling the background WAS SOO ON POINT.
I love the classic architecture from the 20's and 30's those buildings look like they were chiseled out of stone. it's sad all of these classic masterpieces are being over shadowed by this new architecture. Chicagos best skyline was in the 1980's it was a nice mix of old and new.
@@carstarsarstenstesenn most of the modern styles are ruining Chicago especially the supertalls, I think that we should build like the originals because those are beautiful and resemble Chicago's identity.
Would be nice if a couple of Postwar buildings could have been included. One is the orginal Prudential Building, the first building over 600 feet in Chicago. Another one is the Alcoa Building, located in the South Loop area. The Alcoa Building, which probably has a new name by now, is one of the world's few aluminum frame skyscrapers. I presume it is still there but I cannot locate it through a search. I did see it on street level back in the day, and the aluminum girder were visible externally. Otherwise, I recognized every building but one and knew the names extant in the 1950s and 1960s. Even then, a number of them did not bear their original names, apparently.
Just for the record, the dome on top of the Hotel Intercontinental, the former Sheraton Hotel, does not contain an intergalactic communications center, but rather elevator machinery.
5:16 In regards to the Mather Tower headquarters of the Mather Stock Car Company, Chicago itself is billed as the meat-processing and railroad capital of the United States and the world as a whole!
6:31 Carbide and Carbon Building:...."inspired by a champaign bottle"...: During Prohibition ? It could be that precisely because of this someone's desire for a good alcoholic beverage ? 😀
Chicago is obviously one of the best cities for architecture and historic skyscrapers. As an architecture enthusiast it was awesome to visit and explore the city.
Chicago was a treat for an architecture lover like me. Enjoyed my visit, all the way from Australia.
This narrator’s voice matches the content almost perfectly. You should do a whole series of Chicago history videos just like this.
Great idea!!!
Greatest city on earth and best Skyline
State income tax there tho unfortunately
PRHILL9696 true. But only because nyc is ruining their skyline with crap like 432 park avenue
@@user-td7xf3gz4l sad but true
@@dailydoseofsunshine2319 Yeah many people in NYC are not happy about stuff like that
Great skyline, top3 in the USA behind NY and San Francisco, but a very dangerous and ghetto city.
The soundtrack, the shots, and the narration together form a perfect representation of that famous Chicago-style charm. That Chicago accent lecturing us on the details of Chicago's architecture with that appropriate music filling the background WAS SOO ON POINT.
IMO, the finest big city in America!
Great video you showed some very great buildings that I never knew about. I learned some new buildings, thank you for making this video.
Incredible everything about it, the scenes, the narration, the music, the edits, damn
Where it all began. Chicago will still have the best skyline on the Western Hemisphere by 2030.
The. narrator and music fit this video perfectly..
At 2:05 you can actually see the crosswind pushing the jet and its contrails, making it fly in a straight line when its orientation is angled.
Awesome video
The music is incredible, and you played it. Incredible
I love the classic architecture from the 20's and 30's those buildings look like they were chiseled out of stone. it's sad all of these classic masterpieces are being over shadowed by this new architecture. Chicagos best skyline was in the 1980's it was a nice mix of old and new.
At least they're still there
Agreed, but not all the new is bad. St. Regis is a nice addition to the skyline and some of the new river developments are very nice as well.
@@carstarsarstenstesenn most of the modern styles are ruining Chicago especially the supertalls, I think that we should build like the originals because those are beautiful and resemble Chicago's identity.
Love my city 😁
Love the shots
Would be nice if a couple of Postwar buildings could have been included. One is the orginal Prudential Building, the first building over 600 feet in Chicago. Another one is the Alcoa Building, located in the South Loop area. The Alcoa Building, which probably has a new name by now, is one of the world's few aluminum frame skyscrapers. I presume it is still there but I cannot locate it through a search. I did see it on street level back in the day, and the aluminum girder were visible externally. Otherwise, I recognized every building but one and knew the names extant in the 1950s and 1960s. Even then, a number of them did not bear their original names, apparently.
Just for the record, the dome on top of the Hotel Intercontinental, the former Sheraton Hotel, does not contain an intergalactic communications center, but rather elevator machinery.
What a lovely evocative video of Chicago - loved the soundtrack by the way - your composition?
nice bit of architectural information
Wow amazing
James O'Malley? By any chance was there a famous cow in your family tree? ;)
5:16 In regards to the Mather Tower headquarters of the Mather Stock Car Company, Chicago itself is billed as the meat-processing and railroad capital of the United States and the world as a whole!
The thumbnail looked like blue hour
Loved the tour; hate the music.
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6:31 Carbide and Carbon Building:...."inspired by a champaign bottle"...: During Prohibition ? It could be that precisely because of this someone's desire for a good alcoholic beverage ? 😀