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@CONCERTMANchicago

Жыл бұрын

Where my family comes from in Florence Italy there are many Towers still surviving today. The original Sears headquarters Tower which also housed WLS world's largest store radio station also survives today constructed during an era of popular corporate tower building alongside factories I think links back to Etruscan family Towers of antiquity. Might be nice to do an episode on those in Chicago continues to lose them at a steady pace.

I applaude you for calling it the sears tower, like everyone who lives here does lol. Noone calls it willis or whatever the hell its known as now

@franklinthomas7213

2 жыл бұрын

I can see the Willis Tower from my kitchen window, and I call it the Willis Tower.

@Neosoul_prima

2 жыл бұрын

It will forever be the sears tower! It was that for 25 out of my 29 years of living, and that’s that

@gingercat7925

2 жыл бұрын

*no one

@mr.bojangles9589

2 жыл бұрын

@@franklinthomas7213 transplant?

@PopTartBandwagn

2 жыл бұрын

@@franklinthomas7213 you're not a real Chicagoan 🤷‍♂️

For the love of god please stop saying ontenna…

Good video. Covered everything except for "What's on the rooftops of Chicago's most famous skyscrapers?"

I’ve come for the stock footage and mispronunciation of names….

@Alan-tr5uj

Жыл бұрын

What is an "Ontenna"?? Yikes, I swear there's supposed to be an "A" at the beginning of that word.... 😂😂

@reallyseriously7020

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the odd cadence. I've come to hear 'Lower Lower Whacker Drive'.

@blakenielsen9955

Жыл бұрын

Patron twin towers?

side story. The great Chicago fire of 1871, indirectly doomed a city in Michigan. Singapore MI. on lake Mi. When Chicago burned down. there was a heavy demand for wood. it came from everywhere. WI, IL, ID, and MI. The Town of Singapore Mi was a small town on the lake shore that started harvesting the trees around it, to send to Chicago for their rebuild. in the process they OVER LOGGED the area. with all the trees gone, nothing stopped the wind and the sand blew. with in months the town was literally buried in sand. they had to abandon the town. most moved to Holland MI. just an interesting side story.

@alli457

2 жыл бұрын

I always love hearing the story of Singapore! I'm a Chicagoan who goes to Saugatuck every year, so I've stood on the dunes that now cover Singapore several times

@glennso47

2 жыл бұрын

There was a demand for something to drink. I understand that the Schlitz Brewing Company of. Milwaukee donated beer for the city of Chicago during the fire.

@crystalbluebutterfly

2 жыл бұрын

That’s absolutely horrendous!

@KutWrite

Жыл бұрын

...and no one remembered that lesson when it came time for the Dust Bowl.

@JM-sq3jj

Жыл бұрын

@@alli457 wowww I’m a Chicagoan and used to do the Saugatuck trip every year when I was young. Had no idea this was the history because I was too naive to pay attention. Thank you so much for making this connection for me! Have some history to dive into!

I think that the Sears tower on-tennas look great. I love driving in on the Kennedy and admiring it from afar.

Why not started drinking game for every time you pronounce the word untenna

The Sears Tower, Hancock Building and the Standard Oil Building (now the Aon center) were commonly referred to as Big Buck (no one gave Roebuck a thought), Big John and Big Stan.

@KutWrite

Жыл бұрын

The nickname for the Hancock tower could've gone another way!

@carlsaganlives5112

Жыл бұрын

@@KutWrite 'Big Han' just doesn't have the same ring to it.

@urbex_coasters

4 ай бұрын

@@carlsaganlives5112I think they're referring to the other part of "Hancock".

@linda1lee2

21 күн бұрын

I worked downton for decades including for Sears in Sears Tower and am currently working downtown on a hybrid schedule and never heard those nicknames.

FYI: Chicago is not called the Windy City because of the wind but because of political bluster. It is not one of the windiest cities in the US.

@reedsullivan8755

2 жыл бұрын

FYI-it is windy as shit here though

@musicfeedsthewhole

2 жыл бұрын

Downtown gets very windy because the skyscrapers create wind tunnels. Probably not the worst but its gets wild

@sierrajohnson7300

Жыл бұрын

It is windy!!!

@tiffprendergast

Жыл бұрын

Yup

I'd be interested in a video specifically on the theatres of the city. Architects Rapp and Rapp did incredible work on the Riviera, Uptown Theater, and Chicago Theater just scratching the surface

@asn413

2 жыл бұрын

ooh! The Uptown! that would be a GREAT feature!

@tylerkochman1007

2 жыл бұрын

The Auditorium Theatre is the crown jewel, however, of the city’s collection of theaters

@JoseMorales-lw5nt

2 жыл бұрын

Rapp & Rapp actually has a connection to my hometown of NYC! They were one of the architectural firms responsible for the Loews Theaters built within the 5 boroughs! I'd love to see some videos on lost theaters of major cities. I believe Chicago also has a set of theaters created by the Balaban family, if I'm not mistaken.

@craigchastain7016

Жыл бұрын

@@tylerkochman1007 Saw Wilco there a few weeks back. An absolutely stunning venue to see a stunning band.

@kentkearney6623

Жыл бұрын

TRANSFORMERS

As others have said, than you for calling it the Sears Tower, it will always be the Sears Tower, no question.

I'm someone who grew up staring at these buildings wondering what was going on in them. My inner child and current adult self thoroughly thank you for this

@cwshawk

Жыл бұрын

Meetings, keyboard clacking, phone calls and coffee pouring. The basics of white collar office life.

I think it would be cool to see what is in the basement/ underground tunnels of these skyscrapers if you can.

@jeremyanderson2805

2 жыл бұрын

Lol you can see it. It’s an actual street that people drive on and a lot of the skyscrapers have their parking garages and loading docks for movers trucks etc. the name of the street is called lower wacker drive. If you’re from out of town you might think it’s awesome. I for 1 can’t stand that stupid street

@zzdakota

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyanderson2805 Even though I have lived all my life in Illinois, I do not know the full history and like learning more. Lower Wacker, well most infamous for The Blues Brothers film from the 80’s.

@jeremyanderson2805

2 жыл бұрын

@@zzdakota and that’s something I never knew. I have to look into that thank you

Chicago is the most beautiful big city on the planet. Love visiting, favorite city in the world.

@gillyvand9442

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, minis the fact that it's a Democ-ratic city

@0fficialdregs

Жыл бұрын

and my favorite city in the world

@kirkkirkland7244

Жыл бұрын

Yes it's also the murder capital of the world!!!

@kirkkirkland7244

Жыл бұрын

If you want to see what a big city should be go to Phoenix Arizona!!!

@bradleyschmidt7190

4 ай бұрын

@@kirkkirkland7244 Seriously? Phoenix is just super spread out without any character and very little of it is walkable, not to mention it has a skyline that doesn't even hold a candle to Chicago! Yeah Phoenix might be warm year round, but that's about all it has going for it. I'd take Chicago any day, freezing weather or not!

You could have also included the Wrigley Building on Michigan Avenue, originally to serve the interests of the Wrigley Chewing Gum company and its owner/heir. It began in 1920 as the only major office building north of the Chicago River, directly across Michigan Ave. from the Tribune Tower,. The south tower was finished in 1921 at 425 feet, while the Tribune Tower was started in 1923 to be finished in 1925 at 463 feet to "beat" the Wrigley for height. These are an interesting pair for architectural differences right across the avenue from each other and both north of the Chicago River.

@GeographRick

2 жыл бұрын

The Wrigley Building is gorgeous.

@tiffprendergast

Жыл бұрын

@@GeographRick yup

Me: He better call it by its actual name. 5:04”The SEARS tower” Me: Wooooooooooooohhh

Just don't call it the "Willis Tower". It will always be the Sears Tower.

@craigchastain7016

2 жыл бұрын

I still have a button on my jean jacket. 'Forever Marshall Field's'!

Chicagoan here, genuinely did not know it wasn't called the Hancock Center anymore.

@robbiegraham5707

2 жыл бұрын

Huh?!?..me either!...🤷‍♂️. And I've lived here all my 44years....lol

@kalallenxx43

2 жыл бұрын

I guess as it will ever be the Sears tower, so will the Hancock be

@MikeyLikesIt89

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was just me who didn’t know about the name change

@robbiegraham5707

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeyLikesIt89 lol... Yeah.....I was like huh??...WTF?!?... 😂 Lol

@danmurphy9173

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, no one was excited about the name defaulting to a lame address, so no one promoted it! A deal is a deal, so the Hancock name expired. But I guess if you’re “first,” the name will always stick!

Please do a part two! I would love for you to discuss the Chicago Temple, Jewelers Building, Lincoln Tower, CNA building, Wrigley, Rookery, Marina City, Pittsfield, Palmolive, Carbon and Carbide, and Intercontinental hotel building that was built by the Shriner's!

The flying butresses on the Tribune Building are so beautiful! Holy crap, I had no idea there were skyscrapers with them.

@justsah24

2 жыл бұрын

I’m as surprised as you are. I didn’t even know it was possible!

@boataxe4605

2 жыл бұрын

I am going to form a nude female trapeze act and name them the flying buttresses.

@reallyseriously7020

Жыл бұрын

Amazing, looks like an old world cathedral. Didn't know this existed. Def worth a Google.

The Sears Tower was the world’s tallest building till 2004 when the Taipei 101 surpassed it by roof height. Petronas towers developers were lazy, vanity height shouldn’t count.

@Organladen

5 ай бұрын

Nevertheless Sears Tower's antenna tips (eastern antenna: 1,707 ft; later extended western antenna: 1,729 ft) still overtop the spire of Taipei 101 (1,671 ft).

I’d love to just explore all of these buildings…every single room!

I was born in Chicago in 1960. We left in 1971 moving to the suburbs of Louisville Ky. Nothing but growing up and moving on. My last visit to Chicago was in 1976. When I look back. While becoming a suburbanite. I was a city boy. I missed the alleys. The smells. The cable operated CTA’s. And, most of all, my Cubbies. I got to see Ernie Banks play at Wrigley Field in 69. And, in 2016 something I thought I’d never see happened. So, I’ll just thank God for my family. And, and keep Pulaski Ave. forever in my memories.

A point of order here, Ryan: the wind that Chicago is famous for has nothing to do with the weather. Although the canyons formed by the street in between numerous large buildings does create an accelerated breeze through the streets. You mentioned the 1893 Columbian exhibition. This is where the term “the Windy City “came from. It was a New York newspaper reporter that called Chicago the Windy City because of the effort to bring the Columbian exhibition to Chicago. It is now called the Windy City because of the big wind blowing Out of City Hall

@srice8959

2 жыл бұрын

I remember being told the Windy City came from all the Chicago politicians that was full of hot air

@rogerpenske2411

2 жыл бұрын

@@srice8959 I did this on voice operated and did not know that I got cut off. The modern interpretation that you have proffered is correct and I have updated my post

@topcat1255

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerpenske2411 But you can still stand on thee corner of State and Randolph and see flags on each corner blowing in four different directions. The 'hawk' abides!

@bearworldwide101

2 жыл бұрын

The current mayor is a bag of hot air 😂

@srice8959

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerpenske2411 You really didn’t have to change anything brother. I was just pointing out that it’s something that I was taught, but I’ve also have been told that the reason you gave has been true also. I have a feeling that the nickname “The Windy City” most likely came about from multiple different reasons including what you had said. I also remember one person telling me that it’s because O’Hare Airport has the most amount of canceled flights because of extreme wind/weather also. That last one I’m not 100% positive about. Mainly because if memory serves me right the nickname out dates the airport

the pronounciation of the word antenna is not on-tenna! said so many times close together made me stop watching...i mean what do u think is up there anyway? santa?

@richardvinsen2385

18 күн бұрын

Wouldn’t that be Sonta?

One of my favorate bildings in Chicago is the Marina Towers..

@whiskeybuilder6335

2 жыл бұрын

Corn cobs.

@philliplewis5753

2 жыл бұрын

@@whiskeybuilder6335 They do look like giant corn cobs.

@whiskeybuilder6335

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome place. You can catch a boat tour, get an amazing steak, and catch a show at the House of Blues right there at marina city

I live in River North and I am Polish. I can confirm that the Polish to English translation of Willis is pronounced S E A R S 😜

It will forever be Sears Tower to me. I've never nor have anyone I know called it Willis. Lol. Hell we still call where the Sox play Comisky Park.

@kalallenxx43

2 жыл бұрын

Course the United Center is the United center now. Thanks to MJ

Sears tower - Hancock building - lake shore drive - comiskey park (or Sox park)

Had the opportunity to get onto the roof of the Sears a few years ago. Was an amazing and exhilarating experience!!!

Born and raised in Chicago I work in downtown Chicago in the diamond district on Wabash Avenue. In the past I've worked at a law firm on Michigan Avenue and I've worked at the Tribune Tower on a law team (Fun fact: Tribune Tower is haunted, I personally witness crazy moments in that building!) and I also worked at a media agency in the Merchandise Mart. The media agency I've worked with took us on the roof top of the Merchandise Mart for a company picture and it was an awesome view! I've been on another rooftop at the law firm I worked at on Michigan Avenue. There is an open bar and a wrap around balcony up there, it was another beautiful view!😍

@ilahildasissac1943

2 жыл бұрын

What did you witness at the Tribune Tower?

The Sears Tower will always be the Sears Tower, even though Sears is basically gone.

@smartypants4571

2 жыл бұрын

Sears is still going strong in Mexico ; it is majority owned by Carlos Slim ! ( As of May 23 , 2022 ) 😉😇😘

Great video. Solid research and impressive imagery. Keep 'em coming!

Patron Twin Towers? Patron? You mean Petronas? You know, the Malaysian national oil and gas company?

@AntneeUK

2 жыл бұрын

"Yes, yes, engage with my video!" 😁

@xr6lad

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve come for the stock footage and mispronunciation of names…. Never seen a person that grew up in the U.S. and went to university there appear so unable to pronounce this in my life. God knows what he graduated in.

The Chicago Tribune Sunday magazine had a great story about the secret rooftops of buildings downtown (including photos!) I don’t remember the exact date, or even year - sometime between 1978 and early 1980s I believe. These office buildings were built by the company owners and were more modest in size - 10-20 stories I think. Because they had homes in the suburbs, they designed the rooftops with apartments or actual little houses to living in during the week rather than making the long trip home. By the 1940s transportation got better and those areas became mostly disused or used only during summers by the company owners’ college-aged children looking for free rent. At least that’s how I remember the article. It might be worth researching this story, Ryan Socash.

very good 👍🏻 i think chicago’s best claim to fame is it was the first city in the world to contain 5 buildings over 300 metres tall☝🏻

I would expect a Water Towe, Antenna, and AC units on a roof. My interest is in how deep the buildings floors go, as what holds the base that is usefully occupied?

It took almost 9 minutes to tell us what’s on to of the sears tower.

I live in Chicago since I was born 1989 The sears tower and john handcock those buildings are so iconic and hopefully Chicago make more towers

Great video.. definitely would like a part two and a basement's video .. great job sir.. you did a brilliant job..

@JoelLeto4

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t want to know what’s down there….

I love this channel, your work is great! Keep it up

An answer to the small me that played Microsoft Flight Simulator back in 1999... thats great, thank you.

I would love a basement video!

Great video! What is the skyscraper with the golden dome on it @15:21, located to the right of the Tribune building? It looks to be Art Deco as well.

Another fine watch from "It's History" Thank you.....

The basement idea sounds neat! Good work!

Thanks for this video! Very interesting that my city has some cool history!

@BobbySacamano

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't already know Chicago had cool history? Just wait...

@huntrrams

2 жыл бұрын

@@BobbySacamano I know the history of the city . It’s just the history of the buildings I didn’t know.

I live at The Legacy. On the tops of our rooftops are terraces. We have multiple maple trees, bushes, flowers, and succulents.

18:36 Tribune tower used to be the printing plant for the Chicago Tribune before they moved it too a separate facility. There used to be a UP spur that ran along the Chicago river and delivered to buildings like the Chicago Sun Times building (replaced with Trump Tower), it also served the Chicago Tribune, and terminated at Navy Pier. The printing plant was in the lower levels of the building, and was served by a rail spur underground. Due to it being at surface level (I determined this by looking at old photographs) at the Chicago Sun Times building, I presume that it would have not been possible for it to have been in a tunnel. Instead, it probably went semi-underground to lower Michigan avenue, and delivered rolls of newsprint there.

95th floor Signature Room.

@boataxe4605

2 жыл бұрын

Over priced food, go to the Cheesecake Factory on the ground floor, then go to the bar on the 96th for drinks and a view.

Please do a video on the basements. I love your videos.

two video ideas 1. Something regarding the railroad history in chicago like the well street station, dearborn station or something involving metra (just trying to justify making a video about good ol METRA). 2. The infamous Cincinnati Subway.

I think 100 m(330 feet) can also be referred to as a technical skyscraper. 330 feet buildings are still rather tall imo. I sometimes refer to as buildings between 100 m(330 feet) and 150 m(490 feet) tall as either tall high-rises or small skyscrapers.

Chicago is my favorite city in America

@glennso47

2 жыл бұрын

Except for the ugly mayor Lightfoot 🤮

@glennso47

2 жыл бұрын

WGN stands for Worlds Greatest Newspaper. I think the Tribune owned WGN at least at the beginning.

It's really nice! especially during the golden hour in a December evening a few years back. I had the luxurious opportunity to have been able to smoke me a blunt on the top of Sears Tower! It was really warm surprisingly up there during winter here because of the fans.

I live right next to the Crain building always wondered what’s up top, also the carbon carbide building right next to it deserves a mention

This is such an awesome video, I’m so happy my algorithm brought it to me

@ITSHISTORY

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

SEARS TOWER. Period.

Love you LOVE your show!!

Awesome as always!

i love the chicago board of trade building design.

Okayyyy dude, I was on lakeshore this morning and was wondering this exact question.

I remember going with my school's 8th grade class mates to the Sears Tower for 2 nights in 1980.

One of the arcitects for the Sears Tower was Ferdinand Scheeler, my friends father. My friend has the original blueprints for it.

@TeslaBoy123

Жыл бұрын

Cool 👍 i can imagine how big this building blueprints

@terigonUSAS12

Жыл бұрын

thats really cool

If you’re ever visiting Chicago - Go for a cocktail in the Signature Room lounge in the Hancock. It’s a way to see the views for ‘free’ (Or the price of one great, overpriced cocktail). And the view from the Hancock is soo much prettier than Sears Tower!

I'm glad we covered the Untennas...

I've been to the top of the crain communication building, all thats up their is tools and storage space for the building engineers. This was like 10 years ago so it might be different now.

21:19 Remeinds me of a building in my home city of Brisbane, Australia it's called Central Plaza One.

Interesting story I really liked it!! ✌️☮️🖖👍👉👌

the civic opera building looks a lot like a huge version of the Sterick building in Memphis.

Proud Chicagoan-Italian, world class City. With several major developments like The 78, Lincoln Yards, The Reese Brownsville, Goose Island, Ballys Casino off the River. Chicago will continue to be Amazing! Can’t wait!

@kirkkirkland7244

Жыл бұрын

Also it's the murder capital of the world!!! I don't see how anyone would actually want to live in these huge evil cities??? Give me open country and mountains!!!

Our Epic Center in Wichita, KS has a very unique look to it and reminds of the Crain Communication Center. It has 22 occupied floors and also has one or two mechanical floors. It is 320 feet to the top floor and 385 feet tall to the tip of the iconic roof. It has numerous small antennas at the very top with one reaching at least 15 feet.

@cubby091398

5 ай бұрын

The Epic Center was built between 1985 and 1987 and is the tallest building in Wichita and Kansas.

Awesome video my friend.

I went to the sky deck 2 times with my dad and the view was amazing next year I wanna go again and go to the hancock tower

Crazy when cathedral's look tiny!!!

This vid is so much more than just rooftops!

Hoping you cover the wrigley building at some point…

I do some of da best sites of Chicago from where I used to live. In Da Gold Coast... Miss em so much!❤. I got engaged at da Hancock in the Observatory.

Very interesting and unique perspective of tall buildings. Thanks for your work on this.

Those Ontennaes are really tall & colorful

How about doing a similar program on Houston's skyscrapers? There is a plethora of interesting roof-tops throughout Houston's six skylines.

Sidmore didn't build John Hancock, they designed it. When Willis got the Sears, it was 2/3 empty.

Love the show 👍

From Chicago thank you for calling the sears tower by its real name and not the willis tower which nobody here will ever call it that

I like the basement idea :)

your polish is pretty good

@xr6lad

2 жыл бұрын

Given he comes from a Polish family and now lives in Poland……..ummmmm

@ITSHISTORY

Жыл бұрын

I moved to Poland at 24 in 2005, I’m from an American family.

The John Hancock Center Construction started in June 1965 and Opened in 1969. The Willis Tower (as Sears Tower) Construction started in 1970 and Opened in May 1973.

Nice video indeed. Should have also included Marina Towers and 333 Wacker Drive.

Need the basement video!

Did you ever make the skyscraper basement segment?

I love that you called it the Sears Tower, even though it is called the Willis Tower nowadays ;)

Im born and raised in the south side of Chicago & will NEVER call that building anything other than Sears Tower!....and as for the Chicago White Sox.... It's Comiskey Park!!!👌...NOT any other names either....💯 Get it correct world cuz it isn't changing in our City 🤘

l subscribed ,so i want to see the basements in chicago . I think , although some of the things I have seen in the subways I am not sure .

If you get a chance can you do a history of Boston's Backbay

(Stands while Raising a hand to voice an objection) I’m sorry but as a born and raised Chicagoan I can’t let this pass by me, you said chicago Is one of the largest urban areas in the Midwest. (Clears throat) chicago IS the largest urban area in the Midwest. That is all (sits down to take in the remainder of the presentation)

Sorry, I'm a low-level skyscraper nerd and it bugs me the Petronas towers are recognized as taller than the sears. The Petronas towers top floor, isn't even as high as the aears tower's observation deck (100th of 110 floors) Petronas gets away with ornamental bs.

Good work

I can't stop thinking about your "auntennas" lol... great video though!

23:32 it would have been nice if you took us in to look at the atrium of the “diamond” building