The prosperity of early 20th-century America resulted in a boom of skyscrapers that still tower over cities across the country today. Focusing on the character and craftsmanship on display at the top ...
AMES, Iowa -- In the years between Chicago's Great Fire of 1871 and the country's Great Depression, Chicago was the epicenter for development of the skyscraper. Iowa State University's Thomas Leslie ...
AMES, Iowa -- The Wrigley Building ... the Chicago Tribune Tower ... the Merchandise Mart ... the Rookery. These are among the landmark Chicago skyscrapers that defined the city and inspired a nation ...
The Richland Early American Center for History invites the public to discover life in the early America during the 18th and 19th centuries from living historical reenactors at American Heritage Days ...