Complete, original kitchen from Marina Towers, Chicago. In yellow.
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lawrence
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lawrence
Unique Yellow Kitchen
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That is so cool - I love the Marina City towers, always dreamed that would be such a cool place to live.
There are a couple of really good websites with history of the towers documented.
There are a couple of really good websites with history of the towers documented.
philr
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I wish these towers could be preserved exactly as when they were built! As a kid, I saw them in magazines and I loved them as well as all the interesting cars parked on the first floors! Chicago is one of the places I have never been but that I really want to visit someday!
The developers thought that the lake side apartments would be the most in demand, but it turns out that the city side apartments proved to be more popular because at night they had the view of the city lights while on the other side of the building, it was just a view of the dark water except when the moon combined with clouds to light up the water.
That sure is a narrow sink to have in a kitchen without a dishwasher. The kitchen does have great storage.
That sure is a narrow sink to have in a kitchen without a dishwasher. The kitchen does have great storage.
ovrphil
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Today, these might be a novelty to some, but back when the Jetsons were steering some of our imaginations on earth, these were stunning, especially at night when they I accidentally found them. (joy ride from Holland State Park, MI. June 1967).It was a HOT night, so that added drama to the memories of these towers. I'll never forget The Loop, Chicago O'Hara landing strip lit up, and these apartments that were only seen before in magazines. Alot of yellow there!
Thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting!
Marina City has always fascinated me.
I'm amazed anything from it's completion still exists. I saw a gak job someone did on one of the apartments on HGTV once. I always thought apartment living would be neat, especially in anything that high. I lived in a second floor apartment near the beach briefly, and liked it. I imagine buying or renting any original unit in those buildings would be insanely expensive. Nice to see what some of the inside looks like, thanks for the pics and links.
I'm amazed anything from it's completion still exists. I saw a gak job someone did on one of the apartments on HGTV once. I always thought apartment living would be neat, especially in anything that high. I lived in a second floor apartment near the beach briefly, and liked it. I imagine buying or renting any original unit in those buildings would be insanely expensive. Nice to see what some of the inside looks like, thanks for the pics and links.
I lived in Chicago for 12 years.
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I dated a guy for a while who lived there and as cool as it is, it was very weird being in a pie shaped apartment. The views were amazing but at the time he lived there many of the apartments were very run down. It's quite sad. But I heard that people are now fixing them up so maybe this is one of those people. His unit had horrible mid 70s kitchen. From what I understand in some of the units that took out the wall and opened up the kitchen and living room which I think would be spectacular.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">There was a movie filmed there with Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason but I can't remember the name of it.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I dated a guy for a while who lived there and as cool as it is, it was very weird being in a pie shaped apartment. The views were amazing but at the time he lived there many of the apartments were very run down. It's quite sad. But I heard that people are now fixing them up so maybe this is one of those people. His unit had horrible mid 70s kitchen. From what I understand in some of the units that took out the wall and opened up the kitchen and living room which I think would be spectacular.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">There was a movie filmed there with Tom Hanks and Jackie Gleason but I can't remember the name of it.</span>
Aren't they also called the corn cob towers?
I went on a tour of the Marina City complex back in 1967 when visiting family in Chicagoland. It included a model condo some 60-odd floors up and trip to the rooftop home of the Channel 7 transmitter.
Back then I had no serious appreciation for the kitchen design. The thing that impressed me most was the sparseness of the railing design on the terraces so as not to interfere with the views.
Thanks Greg for posting a picture with an original GE refrigerator.
Back then I had no serious appreciation for the kitchen design. The thing that impressed me most was the sparseness of the railing design on the terraces so as not to interfere with the views.
Thanks Greg for posting a picture with an original GE refrigerator.
I am sorry, but I could not lean against those railings like the people in the picture in reply #4. I probably could not enjoy the balconies and I don't like having to wait for an elevator every time I want to leave the apartment. When I lived on the 6th floor, I took the stairs as much as possible instead of the elevators.
I coulnd't lean against them either. Not a fan of heigh
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">My friend was on around the 50th floor. I don't remember exactly as it's been a while. What I do remember was how windy it was up there regardless of the weather.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I'm not a high rise fan. I had a friend who was on about the 57th floor of another building and he said when it got windy and stormed you could actually feel the building sway. He said you could actually see his chandelier move a little and that this was by design. That would FREAK me out!!</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">My friend was on around the 50th floor. I don't remember exactly as it's been a while. What I do remember was how windy it was up there regardless of the weather.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I'm not a high rise fan. I had a friend who was on about the 57th floor of another building and he said when it got windy and stormed you could actually feel the building sway. He said you could actually see his chandelier move a little and that this was by design. That would FREAK me out!!</span>
Maybe I should have used the term "flimsy" because I feel the same way about the railings and heights. My memory is kind of vague all these decades later, but I recall that the railings on the very top of the buildings were even shorter. I wouldn't go near the edge.
Too scary!
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">My heart starts pounding just looking at the picture of those people leaning against that railing. </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The photos of the laundry reminds me of another reason why I wouldn't like a high rise. So many of the older ones didn't allow laundry units in the apartments because the plumbing wasn't made to handle it. Many of the more modern buildings had them but they weren't of interest to me.</span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">My heart starts pounding just looking at the picture of those people leaning against that railing. </span>
<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">The photos of the laundry reminds me of another reason why I wouldn't like a high rise. So many of the older ones didn't allow laundry units in the apartments because the plumbing wasn't made to handle it. Many of the more modern buildings had them but they weren't of interest to me.</span>
I used to live in a high rise apartment house and never used the balcony-much less lean on the rails.5 floors up-didn't like the height esp looking down.But---I did like making GIANT shadow pictures on the buildings large lawn with my 1Kw halide light!Don't know what the neighbors thought---Still have that old GE stadium light.It pulls like 10A at 120V.Originally it ran from 277V.
I guess that some of us are "flatlanders" when it comes to dwelling arrangements. I don't mind looking out of windows high up, but I once looked at an apartment in Skyline Towers at Bailey's Crossroads in VA and instantly knew it was not for me, but the lady opened the door to the balcony and invited me to see it. I eased out against the door frame and did not go near the railing, but when the swimming pool 20 some floors down looked like a postage stamp, I just knew that I would not enjoy a balcony up there unless maybe the air conditioning broke and that was the only place with a breeze so I could crawl out and lie down to sleep when it was dark and I could not see how high up I was. It was like when I looked over the railing, it seemed like the forces carrying me off the balcony were greater than the forces keeping me on the balcony.
About the wind: that is a big factor in wanting to have plants on a balacony and not just that they will be blown away, but also that the wind is very dehydrating to the plants so they need lots of water and are generally very stressed.
There was a balcony railing failure in NYC earlier this year, I think, where the date was sitting on the brick railing and it suddenly just gave way and he fell to his death. I don't want to go that way. I at least want to have somethng solid under me, whatever happens above or around me.
About the wind: that is a big factor in wanting to have plants on a balacony and not just that they will be blown away, but also that the wind is very dehydrating to the plants so they need lots of water and are generally very stressed.
There was a balcony railing failure in NYC earlier this year, I think, where the date was sitting on the brick railing and it suddenly just gave way and he fell to his death. I don't want to go that way. I at least want to have somethng solid under me, whatever happens above or around me.
Ahh the days of being a "cliff dweller" in Oakrest Towers in Forestville,MD during the 70's and 80'sDon't miss it!Now I am in a HOUSE!!!No more scary balconies!But making the giant shadow pictures with my stadium floodlight was fun!!!
