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How 80s Classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Showcases Chicago’s 35-Year Transformation

8:00 am on August 15, 2020 By Jack Crawford

Today, YIMBY shows the evolution of Chicago’s skyline through an unlikely pairing: Ferris Bueller and Google Earth. We have three shots from Paramount Picture’s iconic 1986 coming-of-age film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, which we then compare to photos of the city from the same angle today.

Construction Progresses for SOM’s 800 W Fulton Market in Fulton Market

8:00 am on August 6, 2020 By Jack Crawford

Construction is well underway at 800 W Fulton Market, a large office space development in the northwest corner of the fast-developing Fulton Market neighborhood. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and developed by Thor Equities, the rising 18-story structure will occupy an entire block along the northern side of W Fulton Market, between N Green Street and N Halsted Street.

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