hiya guys,

dont have such a HQ Camera like others but to give you an impression here are two of Trump and Sears and AON from John Hancock on 10/8 sunset that i took while visiting Chicagoland:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1296.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1298.jpg

The next day on 10/9 i took BVic´s offer to take an Architectural River Cruise on one of ChicagoLine´s Ships. Here are my best Trump pics from that one:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1408.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1409.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1410.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1412.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1415.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1416.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1417.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1418.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1419.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1420.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1421.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1423.jpg

Enjoy and more for this and other projects coming along during the next days

Damn I didn't realize that you can take photos as well as compile them.

The red trees w green elevator is nice.

Loving it!!! Is it just me that I happen like it the way it is without a spire? I think it does look fabulous without one too.

Well wait until you see the view WITH the Spire

Also, does anyone know if there's going to be a completion ceremony or something? I heard it officially is supposed to be done by October 25, which also so happens to be my birthday, and I would like to go downtown and see it in person(not that i already haven't, I just mean completed)

Damn I didn't realize that you can take photos as well as compile them.

The red trees w green elevator is nice.

thanx Harry, means a lot ot hear it from you. Loved our Saturday gathering and chat:cheers:

Guys, do you think that this building is beautiful? Sorry, I don't think so.

Guys, do you think that this building is beautiful?

Yes, it is beautiful.

Guys, do you think that this building is beautiful? Sorry, I don't think so.
of course its beautiful :bash:

^^ Totally agree with the guys!

And watching this thread I've discovered a maths term:
Great tower + great photographs = :omg::okay::applause::master:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1419.jpg



^^
"When you're Smiling..., When you're Smiling..., the whole World smiles with you" Frank

Really nice shot:). This building is getting more appealing by the day.

Cool pictures!!!! ^^

:cheers:

^^ thanx for the compliments guys, i have more to come from the other site of the building soon:)

^^yes nice pics of the trump,spire and the waterview.that reminds me,how was your trip to chicago?

As well as the tower, the weather is unimaginably good in that photo, not a single grey in the sky.

nice pics! and I like the tower very much. can't wait for the spire

I really hope Taipei can has such a beautiful buildings like this one!:bash:

Chicago is stuning!
And the Trump tower is really fit in.

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SPcasIvLoWI/AAAAAAAA0yI/g_xKM-k2qH4/s720/P1090258.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SPcatO-JMwI/AAAAAAAA0yU/cdYPNQRNS1Q/s720/P1090265.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SPcaulO952I/AAAAAAAA0yg/ZEvSe0jg-0g/s720/P1090363.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SPc4mMtfxwI/AAAAAAAA0zY/-L5KEGf0znI/s800/P1100248.JPG
Laramie & State sta. Green line.

Yes, it is beautiful.

of course its beautiful :bash:

Really? Honestly I don't think so. The same with Sears Tower, both are not beautiful. I do not say that it is ugly, but it is not really beautiful. The Aqua Tower is much more beautiful than this.

Best regards !

Really? Honestly I don't think so. The same with Sears Tower, both are not beautiful. I do not say that it is ugly, but it is not really beautiful. The Aqua Tower is much more beautiful than this.

Best regards !

You want to just go ahead and say what other towers are not beautiful, so you dont have to go on to many threads and do separate posts?

Nice view :) ^^^^

Really? Honestly I don't think so. The same with Sears Tower, both are not beautiful. I do not say that it is ugly, but it is not really beautiful. The Aqua Tower is much more beautiful than this.

Best regards !

I don't like Sears that much either, although it is overwhleming to look at.

Aqua is quite beautiful, IMO.

And I also think that Trump Tower is beautiful. It reminds you of of a modern-day ziggurat, and depending on where you view it, its aspect/profile changes -- is seems to be dynamic and static at the same time.

Hiya guys,

as promised here comes more of Trump from my visit to Chicagoland. This is from 10/10 around 5pm:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1806.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1814.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1815.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1818.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1824.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1825.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1826.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1827.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1829.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1831.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1832.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1833.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1834.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1837.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1838.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1840.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1841.jpg

Enjoy:yes:

The same with Sears Tower, both are not beautiful. I do not say that it is ugly, but it is not really beautiful.

I never look at Sears (or Hancock, or IBM) and think "wow, they're pretty." Instead, I see strong, purposeful, no-frills skyscrapers. Perfect buildings for Chicago, during the times they were built. I agree they don't look obviously "beautiful" like some of the newer curtain-walled buildings, but I don't believe SOM and Mies were going for beauty. They were about form following function, which is simply a different perspective on what makes a building beautiful.

But I walk by Trump every day, and it is DAMN pretty.

Great pics again, andydie

Andydie, great pictures. You showed us Trump from some angles I haven't seen before.

SPEACHLESS

Hello Friends and Fans,

I posted some of my Chicago Line River Cruise Pictures already but I thought lets make a vid of my tour with my Spire Site visit and some nice soundtrack:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=mELw-gCCzmI

Music: The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix)

Enjoy!

Also thank you very much for your nice compliments:)

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1824.jpg
WOW! This is really classy

it seems like this tower went up so quick! time flies!

Hiya guys,

here come some more shots this time from Sunday 10/12 in the afternoon. Enjoy:)

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2146.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2152.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2161.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2162.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2163.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2169.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2170.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2171.jpg

And a lil Bonus here with filming for the tv show ER at Trump. They had artifical snow going on so its supposed to be a winter scene:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2172.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2173.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2175.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2176.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2177.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2178.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2179.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2180.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2182.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2183.jpg

brilliant

Great pics andydie :cheers:



http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1806.jpg

Include this ^^ awesome! New "glass" tower beside the old clock tower :)

Off topic but does anyone know what film/drama or whatever is being made in the photos above?

Beautiful pictures! Excellent work! :)

Off topic but does anyone know what film/drama or whatever is being made in the photos above?

a good tv show called ER

Fantastic pictures all! This is one of the most beautiful structures I've ever seen. It has designer park benches and trashcans for crying out loud. Epic Trump Tower.

keep up the good work picture posters and keep up updated:okay:

Here come my probably final pics of Trump:

more from 10/10:

catching big John:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1865.jpg
and more nice views :)
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1867.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1868.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1876.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1878.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1888.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1889.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1895.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1911.jpg

from Millennium Park 10/11:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2031.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2040.jpg

and from Sears Tower 10/12:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2082.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2085.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2087.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2112.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2113.jpg

and cloudy 10/13 morning:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2196.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_2197.jpg

Enjoy:)

Thanks for the update andydie :cheers:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1296.jpg

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:drool::drool:

was over for the marathon, and thought sod the cost, have to stay in this badboy.....rooms were wonderful, this was the cheapest on the 21st floor, looking out over River North:

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3051/img2229pf4.jpg

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/808/img2230ok3.jpg

from Sears skydeck:
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/9981/img2247na9.jpg

from top of John Hancock:
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/9892/img2244lj0.jpg

Aon, Trump and Sears from John Hancock:
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/8645/img2241ny6.jpg

Lurking from outside Shedd Aquarium:
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/2008/img2237qy7.jpg

great selection of pics, keep then coming please .

^^ I agree, but how much was that cheapest room on the 21st floor you stayed at?

This building would work well near the Burj Dubai, it's a similar type of style. Makes me think the Burj would suit Chicago very well as well.

^^ I agree, but how much was that cheapest room on the 21st floor you stayed at?

USD315 plus tax. Not cheap, but definitely worth it. The spa and gymnasium on the 14th floor was fantastic, with the running machines overlooking the loop and the Chicago river.

The pictures from the John Hancock building are gorgeous.

USD315 plus tax. Not cheap, but definitely worth it. The spa and gymnasium on the 14th floor was fantastic, with the running machines overlooking the loop and the Chicago river.

315$ plus tax.good price.well certainly not cheap like you said but imo,its really worth it.

What a tramp ^^ ^^

Dred to think what your house must be like :ohno:

Very nice addition to the Chicago skyline. Looks great.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this supposed to be done within the next 1-2 weeks, in terms of construction (not everything internal)?

^^first week of november.just look back a few pages.

hiya,

found a few more shots I took to share with you guys:

from Field Museum 10/8:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1244.jpg
back to Hotel same day:
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1249.jpg
10/9
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1366.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1378.jpg

Enjoy:)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SPxepr_HXzI/AAAAAAAA01k/0fkzXY1nbHg/s800/P1090647_5_6.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SPxerdRfWdI/AAAAAAAA01w/7o3RT5CQwYs/s800/P1090651_49_50.jpg

almost done. :cheers:

Very nice pics :) ^^

When are we expecting the installation of the spire? There must be schedule time table of this tower construction somewhere.

^^ November 1st and 2nd. Weather permitting.

will there be an observation in this building.(not sure)

will there be an observation in this building.(not sure)

no idthink so

I ´d been in chicago a few days ago!

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8899/dscn1534ic2.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7166/dscn1609hp5.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/4374/dscn1482ed4.jpg

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/3834/dscn1502ef7.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/3782/dscn1617dj3.jpg

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1760/dscn1619to8.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1935/dscn1490sv6.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7052/dscn1702at7.jpg

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/7017/dscn1714xw5.jpg

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1002/dscn1435ds8.jpg

from the inside of the rebar in trump tower

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/6819/dscn1442uz6.jpg

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/5462/dscn1440yd1.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7855/dscn1439zg9.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9306/dscn1441ml4.jpg

^^

Look so good right now...

Does it really need a spire? :dunno:

Inside pics are nice too :)

Fantastic pictures, Thanks! L.B.K^^^^

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1760/dscn1619to8.jpg


i didnnt know that...

^^cool.

I ´d been in chicago a few days ago!



http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1002/dscn1435ds8.jpg



reeeeaaaallly cool picture:cheers::cheers::cheers:

Does it really need a spire? :dunno:

Yes. :)

Yes. :)

In most cases no... The Trump happens to be sectioned vertically as a major part of the design and I think the spire will compliment this nicely.

Will those circle shaped stores on the top be the Observation Deck?

lets hope so

Yeah, let's hope! It would be so cool if this would become the observation deck!

Yeah, let's hope! It would be so cool if this would become the observation deck!

Maybe, but I thought they were for control spaces and where the spire is rooted into.

What's the date of the spire hoist?
Does anyone know the location the spire will be lifted from?
Has it arrived to that location yet?

great pictures la bestia kuit ...

http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_PGC-szKI/AAAAAAAA1K8/LwpcdpNwgDA/s720/P1090714.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_PHz8jVyI/AAAAAAAA1LI/uhAbWXZCBJw/s720/P1090731_2_3.jpg

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http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_PK9cRgHI/AAAAAAAA1Lg/Uz5pTMbz9Ic/s720/P1090870_68_69.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_PL6X9xbI/AAAAAAAA1Ls/Ch9AigfzF-U/s800/P1090896.JPG

October 22, 2008

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/7973/dsc0310fj9.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_cwVuG60I/AAAAAAAA1T4/qhB3Vq9Z93k/s800/P1090703_4_5.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_cnuNp8OI/AAAAAAAA1Tg/Ec0qYDYbYlU/s800/P1090699_700_701.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_cqV0HJ_I/AAAAAAAA1Ts/I0YCulWeqKE/s800/P1100263_1_2.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_d7dw6ShI/AAAAAAAA1Us/xQcXAJNsF4k/s800/2008_10_16A.JPG

Full Size (http://picasaweb.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/Skylines2008#)

wonderful skyline shots. that 2nd one looks like if a nuclear bomb went off. ;)

amazing shots!

Very impressive harryc.

nice pics.

Lovely shots Harry, all four of them. The third is the best angle/composition imo. The second looks like the rails are melting hot.

Amazing photos, great job Harryc!

wow; breathtaking

AMAZING tower :cheers: ^^

C H I C A G O !!!!!!

Excuse my rush of excitement but I mean... Look at those pics!!!!

WOW! those pics are stunning!!!

Hiya guys,

here are some nice skyline shots with Trump I still had on my SD Card and like to share with you guys:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1707.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1708.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1720.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1721.jpg
2 more from Shedd
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1796.jpg
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1800.jpg
and props to all the most recent shots!

You've got to be kidding, the weather is unbelievable, cheers Andydie best photos of Chicago skyline photos I've seen for time.

Anyway this is comparison of skyline between now and year 2000, focusing on the part where Aon Tower is.

2000AD

http://www.gallagher.com/art_photos/chicago_skyline_and_lake_michigan.jpg

2008AD

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/Chicago%20Trip/100_1707.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_cwVuG60I/AAAAAAAA1T4/qhB3Vq9Z93k/s800/P1090703_4_5.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_cnuNp8OI/AAAAAAAA1Tg/Ec0qYDYbYlU/s800/P1090699_700_701.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_cqV0HJ_I/AAAAAAAA1Ts/I0YCulWeqKE/s800/P1100263_1_2.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SP_d7dw6ShI/AAAAAAAA1Us/xQcXAJNsF4k/s800/2008_10_16A.JPG

Full Size (http://picasaweb.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/Skylines2008#)



awesome shots harryc.one of the best chicago pics.

the sears tower reallly is gargantuan...domainating since the 80's

the sears tower reallly is gargantuan...domainating since the 80's
Try 70's. :gossip:

yes i agree, the sears is the daddy in chicago, its a shame that the trump wasnt another 100 foot taller .

http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/5607/2969526323c7a8f66030btz9.jpg
tlchim/ flickr

wow! great pic!

isnt that empty lot where woldorf is going?

Fabulous shots!!! I owe Chicago a visit one day soon! :)

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1760/dscn1619to8.jpg


i didnnt know that...

one word:

Beauty....

Blast from the East
http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQJvvwDm28I/AAAAAAAA8e8/cb15hBKqfmo/s800/P1110367_5_6.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQJvxQrj59I/AAAAAAAA8fE/OUfHYHPj6uQ/s800/P1110370_68_69.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQJvuB5tjCI/AAAAAAAA8e0/t40Fu-B__Ig/s800/P1110348_49_50.jpg
Full size (http://picasaweb.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/401WabashTrump2008q4#5260890151297322018)

wow! great pic!

isnt that empty lot where woldorf is going?

Yep!

Great Shots as usual HarryC. :okay: :cheers:

20.10.08:

http://www.stevesgallery.net/albums/userpics/10001/189/CHI_057_0810.JPG

http://www.stevesgallery.net/albums/userpics/10001/189/CHI_058_0810.JPG

http://www.stevesgallery.net/albums/userpics/10001/189/CHI_060_0810.JPG

http://www.stevesgallery.net/albums/userpics/10001/189/CHI_069_0810.JPG

http://www.stevesgallery.net/albums/userpics/10001/189/CHI_070_0810.JPG

^^ Great shots! They need to add more skyscrapers in the background of beautiful Trump Tower.

The glasses are nearing completion of drowning the concrete structure. LOL

Oct 20
http://lh5.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQS35SmPtuI/AAAAAAAA8m8/vETKO0oTBKo/s800/2008_10_20A.JPG
Full size (http://picasaweb.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/401WabashTrump2008q4#5261532459548260066)

http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQS36iQVaKI/AAAAAAAA8nI/kE3luSUKYo0/s800/P1100698.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQS38CAbKeI/AAAAAAAA8nU/LzZnpGju3y0/s800/P1100798.JPG

Oct 24
http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQS3-cZOOyI/AAAAAAAA8ng/IOuxYooaYmA/s800/P1110383.JPG

looking very nice now, i havent been there since it was a mere 15 stories high, lol

^^they have much cleaning to do after it finishes.

A few more morning shots from last week - it's that time of year ( all are from Ridgeland station on the Green line).

Oct 20 am
http://lh5.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQToP7n1tTI/AAAAAAAA8sU/YVp16lwd-1o/s800/P1100693_4_5.jpg

Oct 20 pm
http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQToRZVJTjI/AAAAAAAA8sg/CtvAEDlX19g/s800/P1100836_7_8.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQToTQuxHhI/AAAAAAAA8ss/IwNE597E5nE/s800/P1100845_6_7.jpg

Oct 21 am
http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQToU4DkInI/AAAAAAAA8s4/Gw59RPgdJ9I/s800/P1100855_6_7.jpg

Oct 22 am
http://lh5.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQToXXe3q3I/AAAAAAAA8tE/Avol54hUZCA/s800/P1110072_3_4.jpg

Halloween comes early.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQToYsoFpuI/AAAAAAAA8tQ/_or3quV6yA8/s800/P1110084_5_6.jpg

Full Size (http://picasaweb.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/Skylines2008#)

Oct 24
http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQS3-cZOOyI/AAAAAAAA8ng/IOuxYooaYmA/s800/P1110383.JPG[/QUOTE]


they have much cleaning to do after it finishes

sorry of the double post

Awesome pictures everyone, thanks for posting!!! ^^

:cheers:

wow! great pic!

isnt that empty lot where woldorf is going?

Hell yeah it is! God i hope that one gets built.

Spire has arrived:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=3878697#post3878697

A few more morning shots from last week - it's that time of year ( all are from Ridgeland station on the Green line).

Oct 21 am
http://lh4.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQToU4DkInI/AAAAAAAA8s4/Gw59RPgdJ9I/s800/P1100855_6_7.jpg

Full Size (http://picasaweb.google.com/harry.r.carmichael/Skylines2008#)

Excellent! I was hoping somebody would catch a picture of the clouds from last Tuesday.

Spire has arrived:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=3878697#post3878697

great to hear :cheers:

thanks to steelydan
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3120/spire2xu2.jpg

^^ Man I can't believe it'll just be a couple more days. I hope the weather is calm on saturday and sunday. Get lots of pics Chicagoers!

when is spire due to be lifted up?

^^ Possibly this week or next.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQe_wdVooUI/AAAAAAAA808/D11H6SHwJCo/s800/P1110964_5_6.jpg
Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/)

^^ cool pic.

when is spire due to be lifted up?

i think its Nov 2nd or the 3rd

http://lh5.ggpht.com/harry.r.carmichael/SQe_wdVooUI/AAAAAAAA808/D11H6SHwJCo/s800/P1110964_5_6.jpg
Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/)

Wow, gorgeous pic. Steely, metallic quality to it. Photoshoped?

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/10/a-closer-look-a.html

A closer look at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago spire

Scheduled installation dates: Nov. 1 and 2

Height: 227 feet, 8 inches

Materials: Three-legged steel sections clad in painted fiberglass

Number of sections: 13

Weight of sections: Up to 20,000 pounds each

Height of sections: Most are 20-feet tall. Some are 15-feet tall

Width of sections: The sections taper as the spire rises, to 4 feet from 10 feet.

Color: A shiny gray, in contrast to the white antennas of Sears Tower.

Construction method:

Installation Services Inc. of Genoa, located about 65 miles northwest of Chicago, will install the spire, which is similar in construction to the broadcast antennas of Sears Tower but will not be used for broadcasting. Trucks will deliver the sections to the Trump skycraper's riverfront site. A construction crane will lift them to the roof, one at a time. According to Installation Services president Ronald Romano, the crane will set the first 92 feet of the spire into place. Then a helicopter will lift the final pieces.

SOURCES: INSTALLATION SERVICES INC., THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION; SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERILL

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/10/a-closer-look-a.html

A closer look at the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago spire

Scheduled installation dates: Nov. 1 and 2

Height: 227 feet, 8 inches

Materials: Three-legged steel sections clad in painted fiberglass

Number of sections: 13

Weight of sections: Up to 20,000 pounds each

Height of sections: Most are 20-feet tall. Some are 15-feet tall

Width of sections: The sections taper as the spire rises, to 4 feet from 10 feet.

Color: A shiny gray, in contrast to the white antennas of Sears Tower.

Construction method:

Installation Services Inc. of Genoa, located about 65 miles northwest of Chicago, will install the spire, which is similar in construction to the broadcast antennas of Sears Tower but will not be used for broadcasting. Trucks will deliver the sections to the Trump skycraper's riverfront site. A construction crane will lift them to the roof, one at a time. According to Installation Services president Ronald Romano, the crane will set the first 92 feet of the spire into place. Then a helicopter will lift the final pieces.

SOURCES: INSTALLATION SERVICES INC., THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION; SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERILL

hmm, thats pretty cool how they do that. thankfully they aren't doing it the way I originally thought they would by having it all connected at once and just putting it on by helicopter as one piece

thanks chi649- so this weekend? cool. hope weather is kind.
@ 415m, it will be 4th tallest bldg in USA? or 2nd if you count spire as height!

Sears tower-442m (ant-527m)
JHC-343m (ant-457m)
ESB-381m (ant-449m)
Trump tower-357m (415m)

great pic!

cloudy, barges, and trump, very contrasting!

thanks chi649- so this weekend? cool. hope weather is kind.
@ 415m, it will be 4th tallest bldg in USA? or 2nd if you count spire as height!

Sears tower-442m (ant-527m)
JHC-343m (ant-457m)
ESB-381m (ant-449m)
Trump tower-357m (415m)

They count spires (as arhitectural elements), but not antenas. So it will be second after Sears Tower :banana:

Wow, gorgeous pic. Steely, metallic quality to it. Photoshoped?

HDRd - using Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/)

Is there any webcam? I would like to watch this event...:)

can you imagine Sears, JHC and ESB without there anteneas? they should be included as there height because they are intricate to there design even though they are used as commmunications.

I love Chicago architecture!

seems to be topped out !

I wonder what he's doing with the money he's making from the hotel. rooms START at like $475 a night



http://www.newser.com/story/41152/trump-in-trouble-on-chicago-tower.html

Trump in Trouble on Chicago Tower

(Newser) – Donald Trump's 92-story Chicago tower has been hit by a triple-whammy of the credit crunch, the housing slump, and sagging retail sales, making foreclosure a real danger, the Wall Street Journal reports. Trump, who developed the tower without partners, owes $1 billion on the project but has so far sold only $600 million in condo units and condo-hotel units. He's looking for an extension on a key loan due this Saturday.

Trump says the building—the tallest built in the US since the Sears Tower—can still be a success if he manages to sell the unsold units, which he estimates could be worth $475 million. "It could turn out to be a successful development depending on what happens in the market over the next two years," he tells the Journal. "The job is on time and on budget, and it's a beautiful job and will become an icon of the Chicago skyline."

double post

Hiya friends and Spirefans,

even tho the news for this project arent the best I still made a new update video to include my vacation pictures and the newest of Harry and the cool look down by vexxed82 of SSP:

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=AC65LXedVF4

Music: Paul van Dyk - Castaway (Jon Obir Remix)

Enjoy!

I will do my videos for the Spire monthly now instead of 2weekly as long as Harry and others still keep us updated with nice pictures of the site and the project isnt moved from on hold to canceled.

PS: Maybe a mod can move this to the Spire thread. thank you:)

thanks chi649- so this weekend? cool. hope weather is kind.
@ 415m, it will be 4th tallest bldg in USA? or 2nd if you count spire as height!

Sears tower-442m (ant-527m)
JHC-343m (ant-457m)
ESB-381m (ant-449m)
Trump tower-357m (415m)

You're welcome Cul :)
I think I'm inclined to agree with your list. I also don't think many Chicagoans will rub it in New York's face that Trump is officially taller because I doubt many of them believe it actually is. Myself I am perfectly fine considering ESB taller.


http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/10/memo-to-mr-trum.html
Memo to Mr. Trump: Take a reader's advice and light up your spire at night

A reader of this blog, Steve Perlman, posed an excellent question Monday: Will the spire atop Donald Trump's Chicago mega-skyscraper be lit and, if so, how? "Chicago has arguably the most significant and unique collection of illuminated architectural peaks in the world," Steve wrote, acknowledging that New York and Hong Kong might beg to differ. "This was so dramatically illustrated as the entire Chicago skyline was illuminated in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month."

I put Steve's question to Andrew Weiss, an executive vice president of the Trump Organization, and here's what Andrew emailed back: "Lighting is still ahead of us. I was just talking to Mr. Trump about the upcoming spire installation [a helicopter will install the spire on Saturday and Sunday] and I mentioned your interest in it. He said that if lighting was important to you, he would make it 'the best lit spire in Chicago.'"

Memo to Mr. Trump: Lighting isn't just important to me. It's a point of pride for readers such as Steve and for Mayor Richard M. Daley, who ordered you to put up the spire in the first place. The mayor has been pushing building owners to light the tops of their buildings at night, correctly arguing that it promotes an image of vitality. Frankly, I'm astonished that King Rich's planners haven't already forced you to come up with a lighting plan. No matter how your spire turns out--and I'm not exactly confident it's going to live up to the standard set by the Chrysler Building, given that you're using the same materials for it as the broadcast antennas on Sears Tower--it should be a nighttime focal point. So by all means, check out your lighting options. And by the way, thanks for putting a spire up there instead of something totally garish like a giant letter "T."

^^best lit spire in chicago???i gotta see that!

The usual lunchtime delivery of stuff (diswashers for Trump Tower)
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQkA9gNxUUI/AAAAAAAA87M/24DYS5ITz38/s800/P1120404.JPG

The not so usual delivery ( lower Wabash ) 2 big sections of the spire.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQkAynejdwI/AAAAAAAA860/b1fexV__Slk/s800/P1120433.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQkA6p6VMII/AAAAAAAA87A/9W1Wrk5AY_g/s800/P1120432.JPG

HDRd - using Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/)


Thought it looked like that. I love what these cameras can do.

Great pictures everybody Trump is AWESOME!

From flickr by cellodoug and chi_cowboy.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3067/2984957708_50ffdd88de_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2985956217_b186f6a3ea_b.jpg

Now that's a shinny and reflective building!

^^ last pic = WOW!

FYI: spire work delayed a couple more weeks, due to expected high boat traffic on the river.

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2008/10/trump-sire-inst.html

why would the boat traffic hold it up?

why would the boat traffic hold it up?

Because they have to insure as much security as possible. If there is a high boat traffic that day due to some event, moving the installation of the spire a couple of days will not affect anybody money-wise and will be more risk-free, since the installation of the spire via helicopter will naturally affect the security of the river due to the location of Trump Tower.

I'm curious... Will the spires be installed by tower crane or helicopter?

^^ by helicopter.

Actually, one recent post said that the first 92 feet or so would be by the tower crane and the helicopter would lift the final sections in.

If there is a high boat traffic that day due to some event...

The event: At the end of the season, all the boats are moved off the lake, down the river and into dry dock for the winter. This weekend is one of the busiest, hence the safety concerns for boaters. It's actually quite entertaining to watch the bridges opening in sequence, to let the sailboats through.

someone should change the label from u/c to delayed.

^Umm...what?

It's only delayed by a couple of weeks, i'm sure entire floors take longer to build.

thanks for the pics
there are amazing!

someone should change the label from u/c to delayed.

Hahahahah, this one was truly hilarious..... I'm afraid to ask, but do you even know what delayed means when applied to a construction?
A hint: You do not use it when the building is topped out.....
come on, that was a really big help, can you guess?

Actually the floors were on a 3 day cycle.

From flickr posted by Rock Chalk Jayhawk Cartographer, photo by John Roever.

Looks like cyclope.

Full size:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2988451464_8287925669_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2988451464_59f2fe8c86_b.jpg


This one is by mycityofblindinglights.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2986435359_a919265a3c_b.jpg

^Umm...what?

lol cant you guys take a joke...im not dumb.

Hahahahah, this one was truly hilarious..... I'm afraid to ask, but do you even know what delayed means when applied to a construction?
A hint: You do not use it when the building is topped out.....
come on, that was a really big help, can you guess?


same to you romanamerican.


(its kind of my fault i didnt say that it was a joke.)

Taken today:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7517/pano5cropfinalcopyvc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hydrogen - that is unreal.

Oct 30
Photographing Trump Tower.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQu1ZmxtKnI/AAAAAAAA9GY/rGlTjs75o-A/s720/P1120704.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQu1bSHP-lI/AAAAAAAA9Gk/1H7JFd8G4D0/s800/P1120813_4_5.jpg

from Oak Park
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQu1dAiMKlI/AAAAAAAA9Gw/LO-t7u990rc/s800/P1120839.JPG

Oct 31
Barging in ( or out )
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQu1fWvbwYI/AAAAAAAA9G8/VUORWWbjeK4/s800/P1120867_8_9.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQu1heAI9tI/AAAAAAAA9HI/BK3yaAKcccY/s800/P1120880_1_2.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQu1ieKkLZI/AAAAAAAA9HU/rp5tpJlAt44/s720/P1120884.JPG

SW corner.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQu1kcPlcEI/AAAAAAAA9Hg/_hTdyRaf9x0/s800/P1120891_89_90.jpg

I really enjoy looking at as many pictures of this building as possible and I never get bored of it. It has so many different shapes depending of the angle you look at it.


Thanks to all contribuitors.

Full size:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2988451464_8287925669_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2988451464_59f2fe8c86_b.jpg

Awesome night pic

Oct 28
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQyHUgCylbI/AAAAAAAA9Mw/uga16wlMutc/s800/P1120272.JPG

Oct 30
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQyHXiTFCmI/AAAAAAAA9M8/hW1HcLTZnZQ/s800/P1120817_8_9.jpg

Oct 31
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQyHZNh1NkI/AAAAAAAA9NI/mT-nScC-AM0/s800/P1120852_0_1.jpg

I thought I read on this site that the spire was being erected this weekend and it also had some type of Federal clearance?

i thought i heard that too. was it the weather, or is it going up tomorrow?

Delayed till the 15th and 16th.

oh =( :(

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQyHZNh1NkI/AAAAAAAA9NI/mT-nScC-AM0/s800/P1120852_0_1.jpg

Awesome pic okay:

S Canopy on Wabash
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQzG1MB7zNI/AAAAAAAA9UY/xILzw0345LQ/s800/P1120911.JPG

Big canopy on Wabash/Kinzie
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQzG2jlOwgI/AAAAAAAA9Uk/MFFz-xcv-7k/s800/P1120907_8_9.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQzG4SO4iDI/AAAAAAAA9Uw/JrXCD_uTUc0/s800/P1130022.JPG

^^ cheers HArry, nice pics

2 weeks of waiting isn't so bad I guess.

Nice Tower, Nice Images, Nice Chicago.

I love AON Center, because it reminds me the Twin Towers of the World trade Center, i missed them a lot

^^ me too but you can write that in other threads... And how Aon Tower looks like Twin Towers, its a difference of steel and marble but I agree they look alike but

Bk to the topic.

^^ me too but you can write that in other threads... And how Aon Tower looks like Twin Towers, its a difference of steel and marble but I agree they look alike but

Bk to the topic.


Oh come on! A bit of off topic is fine every now and then. Especially when we all agree. (or when waiting for a lame spire...)

awesome building that will age well, in a hundred years time this will still look good!

awesome building that will age well, in a hundred years time this will still look good!
Awesome tower, indeed :)
but in a hundred years time it will be old... Can you imagine Chicago of 2108 ??

Awesome tower, indeed :)
but in a hundred years time it will be old...


That's ironic, considering your avatar. :lol:

i love this beauty.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=243809615&albumID=1222091&imageID=14968429

From Wells & Carol
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQ-gmzyaQqI/AAAAAAAA9og/Uenp4V260Qg/s800/P1130262_3_4.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQ-gnbel_KI/AAAAAAAA9os/TFHormY4UB8/P1130264.JPG

From Wells & bridge (not a very stable place for shooting).
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQ-gofu83BI/AAAAAAAA9o4/OLkyLIXhXTM/s800/P1130291.JPG

A parting shot ( is that a 2nd segment ? )
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQ-gp4-6VYI/AAAAAAAA9pE/OowvViLxY60/s640/P1130320.JPG

Last week ( Oct 29 )
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQkAynejdwI/AAAAAAAA860/b1fexV__Slk/s800/P1120433.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SQkA6p6VMII/AAAAAAAA87A/9W1Wrk5AY_g/s800/P1120432.JPG

Not much to look at... but it's a start!

I am curious how the constructor install the spire and connected it together? That picture of spire looks very complicated for constructors to put it together.

The spire will be the least complicated part to construct on this building.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=243809615&albumID=1222091&imageID=14968429

Awesome picture...It really would look like Gotham if it weren't for the Sears Tower! I also love how you can see the Trump Tower still under construction... The effects on the picture look really good as well

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRBm1mVIkjI/AAAAAAAA9qw/19d15QjmaSA/s800/P1130389.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRBm5HoTL4I/AAAAAAAA9q8/fY-0BFyf6gg/s800/P1130400.JPG

^^ Its happening, nice to see spire work to be underway.

TT ready for the very top! Apparently this Chicago spire will go up quickly now. Thanks for sharing these pics. :applause:

I wonder if white round tubes will be fixed along the whole spire (I guess so from the renders), or if parts will be left open as a steel skeleton.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRBm5HoTL4I/AAAAAAAA9q8/fY-0BFyf6gg/s800/P1130400.JPG


Wow Thanks for the photos. The spire looks thicker than i thought. Still pretty good. :okay:

Fantastic!!!

:cheers:, spire is coming :)

Delayed till the 15th and 16th.

you mean the spire?

That spire would look better if it had a little "twist" to it. :)

i thought the spire was circular all the way up ?

it will be circular all the way up, GuitarAce only said it "would" look better ^^

awesome building that will age well, in a hundred years time this will still look good!


I'm still thinking that it is too heavy looking when viewing from the east/south. A setback further from the river might have been a good idea as well. This will take time for me to agree on its "awesome-ness".

I'm excited to see the helicopter deliver the spire soon!

TT ready for the very top! Apparently this Chicago spire will go up quickly now. Thanks for sharing these pics. :applause:

I wonder if white round tubes will be fixed along the whole spire (I guess so from the renders), or if parts will be left open as a steel skeleton.
Those round tubes will be definitely fixed along the whole spire...I mean, it looks way better when is that skeleton hidden...I think everyone thinks that...Even Mr. Trump...:colgate:

finally, the spire!

Yay! :happy:

Fencing for the Obama rally visible across the drive.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRDzReT7F-I/AAAAAAAA9tc/BGIRyKdUffs/s800/P1130535.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRDzTYk4TNI/AAAAAAAA9to/6-QNIOqMxBg/s800/P1130566.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRDzU_Le7uI/AAAAAAAA9t0/wr0DR6fqXgo/s800/P1130573.JPG

Just a quick verification Is that Waterview Tower in the foreground with the green pallats on the top?

^^ You can't even see waterview tower as part of the skyline, its stopped progressing at a very low level for sometime. I'm not sure what that tower is.

The building under construction with the green 'Walsh' signage is the Legacy at Millenium.

The building under construction with the green 'Walsh' signage is the Legacy at Millenium.

Thread (Thread)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRDzTYk4TNI/AAAAAAAA9to/6-QNIOqMxBg/s800/P1130566.JPG

Nice Chicago skyline :)

^^ bottom half of this photo remind me of train station in Montana.

But the top half rocks...

what a great addition to the skyline this tower is for chicago ,long overdue .

I'm so happy for Chicago in so many ways....maybe even the 2016 Olympics will be held there, then Chicago would have true alpha city status

^^ bottom half of this photo remind me of train station in Montana.

But the top half rocks...

I have always wondered what is with the wooden bridge and building that look really out of place.

thats a great shot above!

^^ bottom half of this photo remind me of train station in Montana.

But the top half rocks...

Roosevelt sta.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRJjte9MfRI/AAAAAAAA91o/vIsJgxkelxM/s720/P1130561.JPG

wait i thought the spire was being put in on the 15th, but it looks like their already doing it. im confused

^maybe the last sections will go up on 15th. the topping off ceremony ect?

^maybe the last sections will go up on 15th. the topping off ceremony ect?

Yea the bottom portion of the spire was to be put up with the tower crane anyway. So they mind as well start that now. But the top of the spire scheduled to be installed via helicopter will probably happen the 15th.

thats what i kind of thought, thanks for the further info

Nov 3
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SROuRXAepVI/AAAAAAAA92g/zaAS89G77tI/s720/P1130136_7_8.jpg
IBM Plaza at lunch

Nov 4
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SROuwq6iRrI/AAAAAAAA92w/nYYzyrpHMCg/s800/P1130380_1_2.jpg
Wabash Bridge in the morning

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRUWlghP3hI/AAAAAAAA-AQ/9mUhi-egEgo/s800/P1130455_6_7.jpg
Nov 4

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRUWmBKsUiI/AAAAAAAA-Ac/T1q38BMdnsM/s800/P1140063.JPG
Nov 6

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRUOHGhcLQI/AAAAAAAA97c/12_ux8YG3Ak/s800/P1140020_18_19.jpg
Nov 6

[QUOTE=Chi649;10742053]From Sat ur Day


dang cant wait for this to top out it will be huge, cant wait till that day

^^ :soon: :D

Nov 4
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SROuwq6iRrI/AAAAAAAA92w/nYYzyrpHMCg/s800/P1130380_1_2.jpg
Wabash Bridge in the morning
Nice pic

Anyone know what is going on with the Trump man? I got a letter saying that my closing is pushed back 3 months. I read some WSJ article about loan problems.

^^

Donald Trump filed suit against the lenders on his unfinished Chicago skyscraper, plunging the project into legal turmoil and highlighting the credit crunch's pervasive effects on real estate.

Mr. Trump is suing to extend a $640 million senior construction loan on the 92-story Trump International Hotel & Tower from a group of lenders led by Deutsche Bank AG and including a unit of Merrill Lynch & Co., Union Labor Life Insurance Co., iStar Financial Inc., a publicly traded real-estate investment trust, and Highland Funds, a unit of Highland Capital Management LP.

more below....

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122610459432510207.html?mod=djemRealEstate

Trump is on the left. The UC spire is barely visible.
From flickr by css9450.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/3017678178_472a8fe7f8_o.jpg

^greta pic
i find it ridiculous tha sears antennas arent included in height, when they are so dominant and most importantly essential part of its overall design.
yes we know they are communications use and not architectural but there are some cases where they should be included in height. also ESB and JHC!
rant over
great snaps guys. keep em comin

Amazing job Harry C, TRULY AMAZING!!!




:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

since there are only 5 or 6 days left till the spire is on the skyscraper, ill start the countdown from tomorrow.


CHEERS!!!:cheers:

love the cladding..

From Michigan ave bridge.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRjqWLQWbAI/AAAAAAAA-RE/d_WcHRtxMOA/s720/P1140497_5_6.jpg

The entrance from Michigan ave, tween the Wrigley towers ( upper Kinzie ? )
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRjqYZoYT2I/AAAAAAAA-RQ/sPZh3H_EK_Q/s800/P1140500.JPG

Work continues on plaza
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRjsRAM1GII/AAAAAAAA-Sw/-_QI7Fo0LVM/s800/P1140502.JPG

Main entrance
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRjqaNBJelI/AAAAAAAA-Rc/qT6LYCNHLWE/s800/P1140511_09_10.jpg
Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/)

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRjqcD6K8OI/AAAAAAAA-TQ/bhS5OfkeYqI/s800/P1140516.JPG

Wabash bridge up for riverwalk work.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRjqeh_xQVI/AAAAAAAA-R0/K1deBTB2lrc/s800/P1140523_4_5.jpg
Photomatix (http://www.hdrsoft.com/)

thruly amazing building!

^greta pic
i find it ridiculous tha sears antennas arent included in height, when they are so dominant and most importantly essential part of its overall design.
yes we know they are communications use and not architectural but there are some cases where they should be included in height. also ESB and JHC!
rant over
great snaps guys. keep em comin

The more I think about it your right. The antennas are complex and massive, goes with the whole industrial theme, at least in chicago. This goes for both ST and JH I always love the way they light the structures at night and how it constantly changes during holidays and special occasions. It truly is a functional aesthetic.

so i was talking to my friend this week. he was telling me that in a couple of weeks, him and his work are going to be doing interior for the upper floors, and i can't promise anything but i'm going to ask him if he could take some shots of the inside :cheers:
if he can, i will update u guys on it

harryc very nice photos :cheers:
greetings from Poland :)

What is the plaza going to look like? I forget.

Well,as promised,ill begin the countdown from today.


ONLY 4 MORE DAYS LEFT TILL THE SPIRE IS ON THE TOWER!


cheers:cheers:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SROuwq6iRrI/AAAAAAAA92w/nYYzyrpHMCg/s800/P1130380_1_2.jpg
Wabash Bridge in the morning


i'm sorry for offtopic, but could i get this picture of wallpaper size ? Like 1280 by 960 pixels ?

On LSD again.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRo2zo-tTlI/AAAAAAAA-W8/IlJfSe2DK3Q/s800/P1140763_4_5.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRo207q6oVI/AAAAAAAA-XI/84pZvL-LGHM/s640/P1140769_70_71.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRo23QXPqiI/AAAAAAAA-Xg/PRJ4eWcOiiE/s640/P1140782.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_8TC_VUmf9Fw/SRo22PRIZ9I/AAAAAAAA-XU/4xmDnD_MjLw/s800/P1140787_8_9.jpg

Well,as promised,ill begin the countdown from today.


ONLY 4 MORE DAYS LEFT TILL THE SPIRE IS ON THE TOWER!


cheers:cheers:

Don't count on it. The tower crane will need to be removed before the spire can rise.
Instead, look for some activity on top of Aon Center (still Standard Oil Building to me) on Sunday involving a helicopter.

I like the way it looks, completely changed the skyline. Thanks for the updates.

Chicago skyline with Trump Tower from SSC forumer andydie:
http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo124/chris-the-007/CHICAGObyandydie.jpg

nice one.

very nice indeed!

all right,ONLY 3 MORE DAYS LEFT!!!

I love love love this building so please don't get me wrong. I was at the Bears game this past weekend(yuck, damn Titans!). The only thing I do not like about this building is from far away it looks very slim. Does not have the power of a Hancock or Sears.

Again, I am nitpicking. Up close this thing is beautiful!!!!!!!!

I was on the real LSD a few weeks ago and while looking at the CN Tower here at home bend and swirl (;)), I thought of how cool the Chicago skyline would be on LSD while standing on LSD.

I invite you to try it. Just don't blame me when a taxi slams you over the guard rail and into the lake.