The prosperity of early 20th-century America resulted in a boom of skyscrapers that still tower over cities across the country today. Focusing on the character and craftsmanship on display at the top ...
AMES, Iowa -- The Wrigley Building ... the Chicago Tribune Tower ... the Merchandise Mart ... the Rookery. These are among the landmark Chicago skyscrapers that defined the city and inspired a nation ...
AMES, Iowa -- In the years between Chicago's Great Fire of 1871 and the country's Great Depression, Chicago was the epicenter for development of the skyscraper. Iowa State University's Thomas Leslie ...