Trustees System Service Building, interior. Photo by Bill Coffin.
Trustees System Service Building, interior. Photo by Bill Coffin.
Discover the bold style and rich detail of Art Deco architecture while learning the answers to questions like: What defines Art Deco? Where did the term come from? And was that green skyscraper on Michigan Avenue really designed to look like a Champagne bottle?
Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E. Wacker Dr.
Experience the iconic style that characterized the business boom of the Roaring ’20s and the expansion of downtown Chicago by entering some of the era’s most architecturally significant interiors. Visit official city landmarks like the Chicago Motor Club Building (now the Hampton Inn), home to a striking floor-to-ceiling map of the United States trimmed in silver leaf, and the Trustees System Service Building (now Century Tower), featuring elegant Algerian marble walls. The tour concludes inside the historic Merchandise Mart (now The Mart), which was the world’s largest building when it opened in 1930.
Carbide and Carbon Building Elevators. Photo by Eric Allix Rogers.
Merchandise Mart, lobby. Photo by Bill Coffin.
Merchandise Mart, elevators. Photo by Bill Coffin.
Trustees System Service Building, interior. Photo by Bill Coffin.
Trustees System Service Building, interior. Photo by Bill Coffin.
Chicago Motor Club Building. Photo by Eric Allix Rogers.
Step into the lobbies of Art Deco masterpieces built in the heart of Chicago’s financial district during the glamorous Roaring ’20s. Learn how the modern style of Art Deco reflected the era’s prosperity and optimism. *CAC Select tour*
Ticket price includes entrance to the Chicago Architecture Center within 7 days of your walking or bus tour.
