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  Water Tower Place - Historic Commercial Construction Company Project
Water Tower Place in Chicago was the tallest reinforced concrete building in the world from 1975 to 1990, when it was surpassed in height by 311 South Wacker Drive, also in Chicago.
The commercial construction company who built Water Tower Place was Inland-Robbins Co. A conventional design was used for the bottom 12 floors and a tubular design for the top 64 stories, using lightweight and normal weight concrete, as well as high strength concrete.
Water Tower Place could not have been built before the mid-1970s because concrete made before then would not have supported the massive structure.
www.commercialconstruction.com /construction-articles/water-tower-place.asp   (423 words)

  
  Water Tower Place - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Water Tower Place is the name given to an adjoining shopping mall and skyscraper in Chicago.
The tower is a 74-story 859 foot (262 m) concrete slab and is the eighth tallest building in Chicago and the twenty-sixth tallest in the United States.
The others are Westfield North Bridge, 900 North Michigan, and Chicago Place, all of which were developed along the general model introduced with Water Tower Place.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Water_Tower_Place   (278 words)

  
 Water Tower Place
As the prototype for mixed-use development, Water Tower Place served as the primary catalyst for the economic growth of North Michigan Avenue, now one of America's most popular retail districts.
Built at a time when no precedent existed for this type of development, Water Tower Place's phenomenal success has set the standard for similar skyscraper complexes worldwide, especially in Asia where shopping malls are now typically incorporated into the diverse programs of high-rise megastructures.
Until 1989, Water Tower Place held the title of world's tallest concrete building, requiring a total of 140,00 yards reinforced by 24 million pounds of steel.
www.skyscraper.org /EXHIBITIONS/BIG_BUILDINGS/CONTENT/jumbos/j_16.htm   (208 words)

  
 Water Tower Place - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The tower is a 74-story 859 foot (262 m) reinforced concrete slab, faced with gray marble, and is the eighth tallest building in Chicago and the twenty-sixth tallest in the United States.
Water Tower Place's opening substantially changed the economic dynamics of the Magnificent Mile; by bringing middle-class shops to what had been a street dominated by luxury retailers, it irreversibly shifted downtown Chicago's retail center of gravity north from State Street to North Michigan Avenue.
Residents of Water Tower Place are zoned to schools in the Chicago Public Schools.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Water_Tower_Place   (445 words)

  
 Water Tower Place - Chicago, IL | Yelp
Water Tower Place is one of the high points of the Mag Mile and a premier shopping destination in the United States.
There are like 3 places to sit down and eat and they are always packed...
WTP is the signature vertical mall on the Magnificent Mile near the classic Water Tower.
www.yelp.com /biz/-I1ZtdLsg_rbFdY-yWUEZw   (5089 words)

  
 Old Water Tower, Chicago
The Tower is situated at 800 N. Michigan Avenue, near the John Hancock Center.
The total height of the tower is 154 ft or 47 m.
In May of 1969, during the year of its centennial anniversary, the Chicago Water Tower was selected by the American Water Works Association to be the first American Water Landmark.
www.aviewoncities.com /chicago/watertower.htm   (210 words)

  
 Water Tower Place created by: Yesenia Munoz   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Water Tower Place was named after the 154 foot tall Water Tower built in 1869 to the southwest across Michigan Ave.
Some of this pictures you can't see the Water Tower Place very clearly because they were mainly focusing i ntaking the picture from the top.
The Water Tower Place has a huge variety like in shopping has the latest fashions in the season or year.
www.sd104.s-cook.k12.il.us /students/yeseniamunoz/watertowerplaceyeseniamunoz.html   (247 words)

  
 Water Tower Place Mall   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Water Tower Place Mall is an astounding eight levels of mall stores and great restaurants.
Water Tower Place also offers great restaurants such as California Pizza Kitchen and Mity Nice Grill which features a great variety of meats and salads.
Water Tower Place Mall is usually open until 7:00pm and is located just minutes from all major Chicago airports.
www.chicagomall.net /watertowerplace.htm   (129 words)

  
 Water Tower Dental Care - Services
Water Tower Dental Care offers the latest in esthetic procedures, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, performed by friendly skilled professional.
Surgically placed below the gums, implants fuse to the jawbone and serve as a base for individual replacement teeth, bridges or a denture.
A sensor is placed in your mouth and a movie is recorded and analyzed of the biting process.
www.watertowerdentalcare.com /pages/services.htm   (1684 words)

  
 Chicago Water Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Chicago Water Tower is a Chicago, Illinois landmark in downtown Chicago along the Magnificent Mile of North Michigan Avenue.
Located on the doorsteps of Loyola University Chicago, the Chicago Water Tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau Visitor's Welcome Center.
While it was one of the few buildings within the fire district to survive, much of the city south of the Chicago River survived, including the home of Catherine O'Leary, in whose barn the fire is reputed to have begun.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_Water_Tower   (183 words)

  
 Water Tower Place Model Search
Chicago: At Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Avenue: On Wednesday, November 3 on the 3rd floor of Water Tower Place, local shoppers are invited to audition for a modeling spot in The Water Tower Place Cool Yule Reality Fashion Show.
Selected shoppers will be the featured models in a holiday show of fashions Sunday, November 14 at 3 PM in Water Tower Place, 3rd floor to benefit Chicago Tribune Holiday Giving, a campaign of Chicago Tribune Charities, a McCormick Tribune Foundation Fund supporting Child and Family Development, Hunger Relief and Reading and Literacy.
Interested shoppers may pick up applications at customer service located on the ground floor of Water Tower Place at both entrances to the building or on the 3rd floor at the audition.
www.factio-magazine.com /specialfeatures/des_WaterTowerPlace.htm   (436 words)

  
 Inside Publications - Drury Lane begins Water Tower Place run; INSIDE Newspaper Serving Chicago's North Side ...
In the same location at Water Tower Place, one of the original Drury Lane theaters opened with the building.
Now we have a place for some of those same shows in a house that is more like their original Broadway homes.
Mity-Nice Café in the Water Tower Place complex is one of them, as is the Saloon in the Seneca Hotel, The Signature Room in the Hancock and other restaurants in the immediate area.
www.insideonline.com /site/epage/25828_162.htm   (790 words)

  
 Water Tower Place Apartments   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Water Tower Place, located on the North side of downtown Beloit, was one of the first investments to kick off the Beloit 2000 River Front Redevelopment project.
Constructed in 1995, Water Tower Place provides 77 apartment homes for families in the City.
In addition to the housing, the historic stone Water Tower next to the site was restored through a grant from the Alliant Energy Foundation and now serves as a city park.
www.heartland-properties.com /profiles/watertp.html   (122 words)

  
 Water Tower Place, Chicago shopping-mall-store from Chicago Traveler
Water Tower Place, Chicago shopping-mall-store from Chicago Traveler
At the pinnacle of Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, Water Tower Place is Chicago's premier shopping destination.
Water Tower Place offers eight levels of sophisticated shopping anchored by Marshall Field's and the only downtown Lord and Taylor.
www.chicagotraveler.com /attractions/water-tower-place.html   (273 words)

  
 Historic Concrete Contractor Projects - Water Tower Place - Chicago, Illinois
One reason for this is because the Windy City has a good supply of high quality fly ash, a cement aggregate that allows contractors to produce a more workable concrete without adding more water.
Advancements in improving concrete's strength have continued to improve the material even beyond the time Water Tower Place was created.
A giant concrete dome was used to plug the water so that construction could continue.
www.concretecontractor.com /concrete-construction-projects/water-tower-place   (444 words)

  
 Water Tower Place proposal under fire Chicago Sun-Times - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Betty Eaton, chairwoman of SOAR's real estate committee, noted that the walk in front of Water Tower Place is a popular meeting spot.
There's general agreement that Water Tower Place, renowned as an innovative "vertical mall," needs a new look to compete with the glitzier showcases along Boul Mich. Urban also is said to be worried that John Buck Co.'s Nordstrom-anchored project could hurt the mall.
PLACING ITS BET: Northern Builders Inc. has scored a deal with Rosemont.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20000112/ai_n9600182   (573 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Water Tower Place Guide | Water Tower Place London, N1, England, UK | London Streets by Street
The nearest underground station to Water Tower Place is 'Angel Tube' which is about 9 minutes to the South.
Situated in one of London’s most fashionable districts, on a street littered with an array of every kind of restaurant and bar imaginable, the Hilton Islington is a modern and stylish retreat from the bustle of the city.
Their charming al fresco terrace is the perfect place to catch the tail end of our belated summer and the most secluded spot on Upper Street. More
www.londontown.com /LondonStreets/water_tower_place_6e9.html   (755 words)

  
 Cinema Treasures | Water Tower Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: )
By the 1990s, the Water Tower was in rather rough shape and eventually closed in 2001.
The former 5-7 Water Tower Place theaters have been reopened recently by the Village Theatres chain (which also operate the Village, Village North, Biograph in Chicago and the Golf Glen in suburban Niles, to name a few).
The Water Tower Cinemas, as the triplex is now called, specializes in art and foreign films.
cinematreasures.org /theater/2933   (1110 words)

  
 Water Tower Place, Chicago
A multi-use, 74-story building located next door to Chicago's historic Water Tower.
Water Tower place is generally credited with luring the retail business away from State Street, and establishing the Magnificent Mile as the new commercial powerhouse.
Water Tower Place Map (Illinois - Chicago Downtown North)
www.planetware.com /chicago/water-tower-place-us-il-wtp.htm   (131 words)

  
 Chicago Business News, Analysis & Articles | Landlord boots Lord & Taylor from Water Tower | Crain's
A Water Tower Place tenant since 1975, Lord & Taylor’s annual base rent was $7.90 a square foot for its roughly 140,000 square feet, according to a 2004 loan document.
With Lord & Taylor's lease expiring, General Growth Properties, owners of Water Tower Place, has the opportunity to sign a tenant at the average asking rent for Michigan Avenue, which is more than $55 a square foot, according to an industry survey.
Various replacements for the seven-story Water Tower Place space have been floated.
www.chicagobusiness.com /cgi-bin/news.pl?id=22336   (540 words)

  
 Lord & Taylor to leave Water Tower Place
Lord & Taylor, Water Tower Place, Chicago, Illinois.
Water Tower Place store to close in spring as owner of indoor mall takes back space; fate of retailer's suburban Chicago outlets is unclear By Sandra Jones...
I hope Von Maur moves in and builds a grand yet home like store with working fire places like the Von Maur in Louisville.
www.topix.net /forum/city/westmont-il/TUV2V6NCIFHL1EGNU   (213 words)

  
 water tower place shopping
… The shopping center was the first of three large indoor malls built near the Water Tower.
… In 1977 Water Tower Place brought the concept of vertical shopping malls to Chicago.The mall is in many respects an anomaly.
… The eight-level Water Tower Place reigns as the largest mall on Michigan Avenue.
www.carlislediocese.org /water-tower-place-shopping.html   (277 words)

  
 Chicago: Sofitel Chicago Water Tower - Traveler Reviews - Lovely Hotel And Great Location at Sofitel Water Tower Place ...
Tower hotel designed by French architect and interior designers, in landmark building - Overlooking Lake Michigan.
After some deliberation I booked the Sofitel Water Tower Place for a 3 night stop-over in June.
I would not hesitate at all to stay at Sofitel Water Tower Place next time I’m in Chicago; in fact I look forward to my next visit.
chicago-hotels.tripadvisor.com /ShowUserReviews-g35805-d236299-r5602392-Sofitel_Chicago_Water...   (1772 words)

  
 LondonTown.com | Water Tower Place Guide | Water Tower Place London, N1, England, UK | London Streets by Street
Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.
The nearest underground station to Water Tower Place is 'Angel ' which is about 9 minutes to the South.
Carluccio’s are springing up all over the place now, from Bluewater to Brent Cross, spreading the loveable TV chef’s gospel of good fresh food.
londontown.com /LondonStreets/water_tower_place_6e9.html?T=MAG&...   (1036 words)

  
 The Full Monty @ Drury Lane Water Tower Place
Faced with mounting unpaid child support and the threat of his visitation with his son being halted by his ex-wife (Barbara Helms), out-of-work Jerry Lukowski (Peter James Zielinski) hatches a plan with fellow unemployed best friend Dave Bukatinsky (Michael Linder) to raise some cash to help make their respective money troubles less so.
Working within Brian Sidney Bembridge's modular and easily adapted set pieces and under the wildly colorful and dramatic lighting design by Shelley Strasser Holland, Corti guides his well-cast ensemble through an intricately patterned staging and coaxes vivid performances from one and all.
Corti and his fellow artists have set a standard for excellence and given Drury Lane at Water Tower Place a spectacular sendoff.
www.peterzielinski.com /reviews/fullmonty/gaychicago   (614 words)

  
 Water Tower Place About Us
Water Tower Place About Us Water Tower Place
At the pinnacle of Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, Water Tower Place is Chicago's premier shopping destination.
In short, Water Tower Place is the place to shop.
www.shopwatertower.com /html/mallinfo.asp   (74 words)

  
 Water Tower Place, Chicago
The water was plugged by building a giant concrete dome under the building.
Part of the site was bought from the John Hancock Center, with an easement restricting the tower to the southeast corner of the lot to preserve the Hancock's views.
Named after the Chicago Water Tower across Michigan Avenue to the southwest.
www.emporis.com /en/wm/bu/?id=116832   (383 words)

  
 Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place Tickets - Maps, Events, Seating Chart - Ticket Brokers
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