skyscrapers

1904 – Union Tower, Winnipeg, Manitoba

The oldest Chicago School skyscraper still standing in Western Canada was built for the Union Bank of Canada and once boasted the tallest flagpole in the British Empire.

1909 – Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York

Architect: Napoleon LeBrun & Sons

The Metropolitan Life Tower was designed by the architectural firm of Napoleon LeBrun &

1913 – Woolworth Building, New York

Architect: Cass Gilbert

The Woolworth Building was constructed in neo-Gothic style by architect Cass Gilbert, who was commissioned by Frank Woolworth in 1910 to design the new corporate headquarters.

1924 – Wrigley Building, Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Graham, Anderson, Probst and White

William Wrigley, Jr., the successful chewing gum manufacturer, in search of an impressive main office for his company,

1925 – Chicago Tribune Tower, Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Howells & Hood

The Tribune Company’s 1922 competition to design the “world’s most beautiful office building” as its headquarters captured the interest of an international audience of architects,

1927 – 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois

Architect: Giaver Dinkelberg Thielbar and Fugard

Formerly known as Jewellers Building, Pure Oil Building and the North American Life Building,

1927 – The Sherry-Netherland Hotel, New York

Architect: Schulze & Weaver

At streetlevel the hotel seems to be a large formidable mass but eventually narrows for the tower where each floor has only one apartment.

1929 – Chrysler Building, New York

Architect: William Van Alen

A distinctive symbol of New York City, originally built for the Chrysler Corporation, this was the first structure in the world to surpass the 1,000 foot mark.

1929 – Daily News Building, New York

Architect: Raymond Hood

The Daily News Building was the home of the New York Daily News until the mid-1990s..

1929 – Foshay Tower, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Architect: Magney & Tusler

The Foshay was designed by Léon Eugène Arnal, chief designer for the architects Magney &