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Photos from Wolf Point East Show Extent of Downtown Construction

7:45 am on September 1, 2020 By Jack Crawford

YIMBY has north- and east-facing photos from the 41st floor of Wolf Point East, a 679-foot-tall, 60-story residential building in River North. The photos show the scope and magnitude of several projects under construction around downtown.

Shot of Michigan Avenue and The Loop, facing West

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.

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