The 1924 Metropolitan Tower—colloquially known as the “Beehive Building” due to the unique ornamentation atop it—rises 475 feet (145m) into the blue Chicago sky.
City Chopper
A helicopter flies over Downtown Chicago as seen from Grant Park.
Roosevelt in the Sky
Roosevelt University’s 32-story Wabash Building reaches into the sky over Downtown Chicago near Grant Park.
Skyscraper in the Mirror
Chicago’s Aon Center, Two Prudential Plaza and One Prudential Plaza are reflected in the glass windows of a nearby building.
Split/Merge
An abstraction of the Metra Electric and South Shore Line tracks as they pass through Chicago’s Grant Park.
Lightness
Exterior architectural detail of the Renzo Piano-designed Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.
On the Lake’s Shore
Skyscrapers, including Lake Point Tower, rise along the shore of Chicago’s Monroe Harbor while nearby Navy Pier reaches out into Lake Michigan.
Metra
A replica of an Art Nouveau-styled Paris Métro sign—a gift from the city of Paris—greets passengers at Chicago’s Van Buren Street Metra Station.
Steel Wheels in the City
The Metra Electric and South Shore Line tracks pass through Chicago’s Grant Park as the city’s skyline rises in the distance.
The Trees Along the Shoreline
A row of trees stretches along the Lake Michigan shore in Chicago’s Grant Park.