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view from the Sky Deck (the former Trustees System Service Bank Building)

182 W. Lake (now called the Century Tower, built in 1930) as viewed from the top of the Lake-Wells Self Park

 

www.chicagoarchitecture.info/Building/1087/Century_Tower.php

"At the time of its completion, this was the world's tallest reinforced concrete building.

 

From 1930-1933 there was a speakeasy on the 23rd floor called the Skyline Restaurant, with dancing and live bands on the roof of the building, below the penthouse."

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Uploaded on April 9, 2025
Taken on March 22, 2010