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InterContinental Chicago

Formerly: Medinah Athletic Club
Built: 1929
Designed by: Walter W. Alschlager
Type: Skyscraper
Stories: 45
Maximum Height: 471 feet / 144 meters
Location: 505 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, United States
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  • The tower-like structure near the onion dome was once used as a blimp mooring. It was later an observation deck. It is now closed to the public.

  • Hotel rooms: 867.

  • December, 2007: The TV quiz show Jeopardy mentions the whale mural on the east side of this building in one of its questions. Unfortunately, by then the whale mural had been covered up by the construction of the Avenue East condo block.

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Things To Look For:
  • Egyptian and Assyrian reliefs on the lower facade, depicting the origins of the Freemasons.
  • The turret and onion dome. The dome is empty, and purely ornamental.
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  • The building's original ammenities included a miniature golf course, and a shooting range.

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