A pantone of classic Chicago: Printers Row & S. Dearborn

“The excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose.” Source: Quote on the Second Franklin Building on Printer’s Row.

Easily this blog author’s favorite part of Chicago’s Loop, the classic skyscrapers of Printers Row and South Dearborn Street evoke the city’s robust architectural and manufacturing heritage within a few square blocks. From the exterior iron and steel fire escapes, to the brick and masonry facades, to the literal heartbeat of city’s printing and publishing industry, this illustrative historic district in the South Loop showcases a fascinating aspect of Chicago’s muscle and might.

“Arguably the most famous publisher located on Printers Row was Rand McNally, which was founded in 1856 in Chicago and opened its fourth headquarters in 1912 at 536 S. Clark. But perhaps the most-read publications came from Lakeside Press, a division of R.R. Donnelley & Sons. The company printed both the Montgomery Ward and Sears catalogs, as well as the Encyclopedia Britannica, Time and Life magazines, at 731 S. Plymouth.” Source: playeatlas.com

Most of these magnificent buildings, once used for offices and/or production of print materials, have been lovingly restored and adapted into mixed uses or residential structures. Many of the ground floors now contain a delightful mix of small shops, pubs, and dining establishments.

Frankly, today’s modern glass edifices can hardly compete for attention given the distinctive architectural embellishments and adornments set upon these classic Chicago high-rises. They are simply a visual feast for the eyes. One can also easily imagine the continuously rumbling sounds of gigantic printing presses, as the machinery churned out multitudes of documents, magazines, and publications.

If you are in Chicago, skip the typical tourist venues around downtown and take a stroll along South Dearborn Street (and paralleling streets) through Printer’s Row. If you are lucky enough, perhaps the Printers Row LitFest will be taking place while you are visiting.

Peace and enjoy the images in the post!

#adaptiveReuse #architecture #art #Chicago #cities #design #highRises #highrises #history #Illinois #planning #preservation #PrinterSRow #printing #publishing #skylines #tourism #travel

Working list: Tallest student housing towers by university

Listed below are the tallest student housing towers by university across the United States. This list includes on-campus housing and dormitories for students, as well as off-campus privately operated rental housing for students. It does not include strictly condominium buildings.

As can be seen from the data, there have been two great boom period for constructing tall student housing towers. The first in the 1960s and early 1970s (46 from the list) were principally on-campus dormitories those the baby boom generation. The second, was in the 2005-2020 (24 from the list) time period as private firms constructed and offered varied high-rise off-campus living for students. This second boom period appears to be continuing well into the 2020s with nine more towers completed or underway.

As more such towers are identified, they will be added to the list if they are the tallest for a particular university. Please note, in cases where the exact height is not known , “~” is used to show the height is an estimate based on the number of floors times 10 feet per floor.

Peace!

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2. 33 Beekman Street (2015): New York City/Pace University = 384 feet

3. Rhodes Hall (1971): Cleveland State, OH = 373 feet – being converted to student housing

4. West Sixth Tower Two (2009): Tempe/Arizona State = 345 feet

5. Union on San Antonio (2025): Austin/University of Texas = 332 feet

6. John Hancock Student Village (2009): Boston University, MA = 331 feet

7. The Hub (1983): Columbia/University of South Carolina = 325 feet

8. MIT Site 4 (2020): Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology = 315 feet

9. West End Tower (2021): Nashville/Vanderbilt University, TN = 305 feet

10. Watterson Towers (1969): Bloomington/Illinois State = 299 feet

11-13. Eastman, Livingston, and Stuyvesant Towers (1967): Albany/State University of NY = 286 feet each

14. 2128 Oxford (approved): Berkeley/University of California = 285 feet

15. The Hub on Campus (2018): Minneapolis/University of Minnesota = 284 feet

16. Treehouse Residence Hall (2012): Boston/Massachusetts College of Health Sciences and Massachusetts School of Art & Design = 280 feet

17-21. Calvin Coolidge, John Adams, John Q. Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George Washington Towers (1966): Amherst/UMass = 276 feet each

22. Gwinn Hall (1967): Denton/Texas Women’s University = 271 feet

23. Vilcek Hall (1984): New York City/NYU = 269 feet

24. 309 Green (2009): Champaign/University of Illinois = 268 feet

25-26. Lincoln and Morrill Dormitory Towers (1967): Columbus/Ohio State = 260 feet

27. Whistler (2023): Atlanta/Georgia Tech ~ 250 feet

27. Pearce-Ford Tower (1970): Bowling Green/Western Kentucky = 247 feet

29-30. Rhoads Hall (1968): Richmond/Virginia Commonwealth and The M (2020): Seattle/University of Washington = 240 feet

31-32. Moody Towers x 2 (1970): University of Houston, TX = 239 feet each – to be decommissioned in 2027

33. Levering Tower (proposed): Los Angeles/UCLA, CA = 238 feet – added 11/18/25

34-35. Sunvilla Tower (1963): Springfield/Missouri State and Lawrinson Hall (1965): Syracuse/Syracuse University, NY= 233 feet

36. Straz Tower (1954): Milwaukee/Marquette University, WI = 229 feet

37. The Standard (2020): New Brunswick/Rutgers University, NJ = 225 feet

38-40. McMahon Residence Hall (1992): New York City/Fordham University and GrandMarc Residence Hall (2015): Boston/Northeastern University, MA = 222 feet

41. Student Living Center (1990): Rochester/Eastman School of Music, NY = 213 feet

42-43. REV Northgate Student Living (2023): Bryan-College Station/Texas A & M = 200 feet and Commonwealth Hall (1970): Richmond/Eastern Kentucky ~ 200 feet

44. Parks Tower (1971): Toledo/University of Toledo, OH = 199 feet

45-46. Woodlawn Residential and Dining (2020): Chicago/University of Chicago, IL = 190 feet and Mertz Hall: Chicago/Loyola University, IL ~ 190 feet

47. Edge College Hill (2018): Providence/Brown University and others, RI = 172 feet

48. The Pacific (2013): Tucson/University of Arizona = 170 feet

49-50. The RISE at Riverfront Crossing (2018): Iowa City/University of Iowa and The RISE on Chauncey (2019): West Lafayette/Purdue University, IN = 167 feet

51. Abel Hall: Lincoln/University of Nebraska = 161 feet

52. Bulger Residence Hall (1969): Akron/University of Akron, OH = 160 feet

53-55. The Abbot (2020): East Lansing/Michigan State = 150 feet and Twin Towers East & West: Huntington/Marshall University, WV ~ 150 feet

56-58. East and West Towers (1965): Ithaca/Ithaca College, NY and The University Lofts (2002): Atlanta/Georgia State = 148 feet

59-61. Eigenmann Hall (1970); Bloomington/Indiana University and Dancer and Bender Halls (1969): Cedar Falls/Northern Iowa = 147 feet

62-63. The Metropolitan (2017): State College/Penn State and White Hall (1967): Laramie/University of Wyoming = 146 feet

64. Vic Village North (2019): Ann Arbor/University of Michigan = 144 feet

65-66. Webb Tower: Los Angeles/University of Southern California and Academe at 198 (2024): San Francisco/Cal Law School ~ 140 feet

67-68. Aber and Jesse Halls (1968/1969): Missoula/University of Montana = 138 feet

69. Gamow Tower: Boulder/Colorado University = 135 feet

70. Goodyear Hall (1960): Buffalo/University of Buffalo, NY = 133 feet

71. Legacy Tower (2004): Ames/Iowa State = 132 feet

72-74. Westfall and Duward Towers (1967): Fort Collins/Colorado State and Morse College Residential Tower (1962): New Haven/Yale University = 131 feet

75-77. Beatty Towers East and West (1967): Gainesville/University of Florida and Tamiami Hall (2022): Miami/Florida International ~ 130 feet

78. The RISE on 9th (2017): Columbia/University of Missouri = 128 feet

79-87. The Hub/515 Broadway (2015): Eugene/University of Oregon; Slusher Tower (1972): Blacksburg/Virginia Tech; The Hub (2026): Raleigh/North Carolina State; Stevenson Towers x four (1967/1968): DeKalb/Northern Illinois; Ellingson Hall: Rochester Institute of Technology, NY; and Sid Richardson Residences (2021): Houston/Rice University, TX ~ 120 feet

88-90. North Hedges/South Hedges and Roskie Residence Halls (1964/1966): Bozeman/Montana State ~ 115 feet

91. Eagleson Residence Hall: Durham/North Carolina Central = 112 feet

92-101. Theophilus Tower (1967): Moscow/University of Idaho; Yocum Hall (1963): Fayetteville/University of Arkansas; The Hub (2023): College Park/University of Maryland; Byrnes, Lever, and Manning Halls (1967/1968): Clemson/Clemson University, SC; Kays Hall: Jonesboro/Arkansas State; James Stukel Towers: University of Illinois-Chicago, IL; Anthony Wayne Student Apartments (2019): Detroit/Wayne State, MI; Offenhouer Tower (1971): Bowling Green State, OH; and C.J. Dunn Tower (1994): Montgomery/Alabama State ~ 110 feet

102. Sechrist Hall (1967): Flagstaff/Northern Arizona = 109 feet

103. The Flats at West Village (2014): Charlottesville/University of Virginia = 101 feet

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#cities #colleges #dorms #geography #highRises #history #housing #landUse #offCampus #onCampus #planning #residences #skyscrapers #statistics #studentHousing #towers #universities

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Tallest state office buildings in the USA

Listed below are the tallest state office buildings, not including the capitol buildings themselves, in the United States. While most are located in the capital city, a number of them are located in cities with larger populations within the same state. Peace!

NOTES: * Not originally a state office building. # Not located in the capital city.

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2. Empire State Plaza/Erastus Corning Tower (1973): Albany, NY = 589 feet/44 stories

3. *State of Georgia Building (1966): Atlanta, GA = 566 feet/44 stories

4. Vern Riffe State Office Tower (1988): Columbus, OH = 503 feet/32 stories

5. *#William Donald Schaefer Building (1986): Baltimore, MD = 493 feet/37 stories (state occupies 29 stories)

6. *William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower (1970: Nashville, TN = 452 feet/31 stories

7. James Monroe State Office Building (1981): Richmond, VA = 449 feet/29 stories – may be demolished in the not-too-distant future

8. James K. Polk State Office Building (1981): Nashville, TN = 392 feet/24 stories

9. California EPA Building (2000): Sacramento, CA = 372 feet/25 stories

10. #State Office Building (1958): Philadelphia, PA = 351 feet/18 stories

11. Natural Resources Tower (2021): Sacramento, CA = 344 feet/22 stories

12. #Elihu M Harris State Office Building (1998): Oakland, CA = 328 feet/23 stories

13. Executive Office Building (1977): Tallahassee, FL = 322 feet/22 stories

14-17. Empire State Plaza/Four Agency Towers (1976): Albany, NY = 310 feet/23 stories

18. John W. McCormack State Office Building (1975): Boston, MA = 302 feet/22 stories

19. Andrew Jackson State Office Building (1969): Nashville, TN = 286 feet/17 stories

20. General Services Building (1999): Sacramento, CA = 279 feet/19 stories

21. #Ronald Reagan State Building (1990): Los Angeles, CA = 269 feet/18 stories

22. #State of Illinois/555 W. Monroe (2002): Chicago, IL = 260 feet/17 stories

23. Walter Sillers State Office Building (1972): Jackson, MS = 250 feet/20 stories

24. #Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building (1973): New York City, NY ~ 247 feet/19 stories

25. John Tyler State Office Building (1992): Richmond, VA = 229 feet/11 stories

26. Rachel Carson State Office Building (1990): Harrisburg, PA = 230 feet/17 stories

27. State Resources Building (1964): Sacramento, CA = 230 feet/16 stories

28-29. Department of Justice Building (1995): Sacramento, CA = 227 feet/18 stories and William P. Clements Jr. State Office Building (1986): Austin , TX = 227 feet/15 stories

30. #Maryland State Office Building (1957): Baltimore, MD = 224 feet/15 stories

31. George H.W. Bush State Office Building (2022): Austin, TX = 222 feet/14 stories

32. *#Cadillac Place (1922): Detroit, MI = 220 feet/15 stories

33. General Assembly Building (2023): Richmond, VA = 215 feet/14 stories

34. Indiana Government Center North (1960): Indianapolis, IN = 214 feet/14 stories

35. Barbara Jordan State Office Building (2022): Austin, TX = 211 feet/12 stories

36. Department of Labor Building (1962): Trenton, NJ = 203 feet/14 stories

37-38. James Madison State Office Building (1964): Richmond, VA and Thomas Jefferson State Office Building (1956): Richmond, VA = 200 feet/15 stories

39. Kentucky State Office Building: Frankfort, KY = 187 feet/13 stories

40. Docking State Office Building (1957): Topeka, KS = 182 feet/13 stories

41-42. Wisconsin State Office Building (1939): Madison, WI = 177 feet/11 stories – may be sold soon by the state and *William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building (1986): Austin, TX = 177 feet/13 stories

43. Woolfolk State Office Building (1949): Jackson, MS = 169 feet/16 stories

44. Jefferson State Office Building (1951): Jefferson City, MO ~ 167 feet/13 stories

45. George Washington State Office Building (1923): Richmond, VA ~ 165 feet/12 stories

46. State Department of Health: Oklahoma City, OK = 164 feet/12 stories

47. Louisiana State Office Building (1927): Baton Rouge, LA = 160 feet/12 stories

48. *George W. Romney Building (1926): Lansing, MI = 158 feet/13 stories

49. Landon State Office Building (1910): Topeka, KA = 140 feet/10 stories

50. *#Wainwright State Office Building (1891): St. Louis, MO – 135 feet/10 stories

51. State Transportation Building (1958): St. Paul MN = 131 feet/10 stories

52. Rachel Jackson State Office Building (1985): Nashville, TN = 116 feet/8 stories

53. Lucas State Office Building (1950): Des Moines, IA = 108 feet/6 stories

More information needed:

• Eisenhower State Office Building (1965): Topeka, KS = ?/14 stories
• Galvez State Office Building (2003): Baton Rouge, LA = ?/13 stories
• California Tower: Riverside, CA = /11 stories
• State of Arizona Executive Tower: Phoenix, AZ = ?/10 stories
• Bienville State Office Building (2006): Baton Rouge, LA = ?/9 stories
• Iberville State Office Building (2006): Baton Rouge, LA = ?/9 stories
• State Office Tower: Honolulu, HI

SOURCES:

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American city skylines dominated by a single tower

Listed below are cities across the United States whose skyline is dominated by a single skyscraper that is head and shoulders above its neighbors in the central business district. Even cities with a number of skyscrapers like Oklahoma City and Albany, NY can have one tower that is significantly taller than all the others. Furthermore, if the 1,907 foot tall Legends Tower ends up being built as proposed in Oklahoma City, it will be 2.26 times taller that the current tallest building in the city, the Devon Energy Center which stands at 844 feet.

More than a third of the cities represented (5 of 14) are from the Great Plains – a region more often associated with sprawl than towering skyscrapers. If any other examples of cities in the USA with a dominating were overlooked, please feel free to pass them along. Peace!

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Albany, New York

Amarillo, Texas

Ann Arbor, Michigan – added 4/4/25

Aurora, Illinois – added 4/4/25

Camden, New Jersey

Florence, South Carolina

Hampton, Virginia

McAllen, Texas

Odessa, Texas

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Springfield, Illinois

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