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“Like to live in a 60th story apartment overlooking Lake Michigan, park your car 18 stories high, ride an elevator to your boat? Then move into Marina City.”
That was the advice Popular Science gave its readers in 1963. Since 1872, the monthly magazine has introduced the latest in science and technology to a general audience.
Its April 1963 issue included a cutaway diagram by Ray Pioch, whose work appeared often in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics. To illustrate an article by James Liston, the diagram shows railroad tracks running east and west below the complex, the 16-story office building, 1200-seat theater, three elevators in the central core of the west tower, cars arranged in the parking ramp, year-round skating rink, and more.
The article and additional illustrations explained how the Linden tower crane worked, how the caissons were buried, and offered three reasons why the towers were round.
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“The most spectacular new building in America looks like two stacks of giant poker chips piled on the north bank of the Chicago River.”
(Left) Cover of April 1963 issue of Popular Science.
(Right) Click on image to read the last page of the article.
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