Downtown Chicago High-Rises, August 2015

Downtown Chicago high-rises and historic commercial buildings in the Loop.
Downtown Chicago high-rises and historic commercial buildings in the Loop.

Downtown Chicago high-rises in and near the Loop, Chicago, include historic masonry commercial buildings and later office and residential towers. The Loop is Chicago’s central business district and contains a dense concentration of workplaces, hotels, residences, and retail space. This August 2015 cityscape records the varied building types that define the downtown core.

Photo taken in August 2015.

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