LaSalle National Bank Building

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LaSalle National Bank Building (formerly known as the Field Building)[1] is an art deco building in the LaSalle Street corridor in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The construction of LaSalle National Bank Building was completed 1934 as a 535 feet (163 m) 45-story skyscraper on S. Clark Street in Chicago, U.S.A. The architect was Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. It is considered the last major office building built in Chicago prior to the Great Depression/World War II construction hiatus.[2] The building was designated a Chicago Landmark on February 9, 1994.[2]

Much equipment in this building were very modern e.g. high-speed elevators and air conditioning when it was completed in 1934. But one of the most well known thing is the bronze relief in the shape of the building in the lobby behind the information desk.

The world's first skyscraper, the Home Insurance Building, and some other buildings around it stood there before construction of this building(1931). This was the last office skyscraper in Chicago till 1955(One Prudential Plaza).

[edit] Utilization

The vast majority of the building's rentable area is occupied by the LaSalle National Bank, with the remainder occupied by various private tenants. Mechanical spaces are located at the 25th and 45th floor levels. The 43rd and 44th floor levels house executive dining rooms for use by the bank and selected other tenants. The rest of the floor levels consist of typical office space. As was customary in the 1930s, the building does not have a 13th floor.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ LaSalle Bank Building. Emporis (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
  2. ^ a b Field Building. City of Chicago Dept. of Pl. and Devpmt., Landmarks Div. (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-21.

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