Author : Joseph Siry
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 29,40 MB
Release : 1988-11-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780226761367
Long recognized as a Chicago landmark, the Carson Pirie Scott Building also represents a milestone in the development of architecture. The last large commercial structure designed by Louis Sullivan, the Carson building reflected the culmination of the famed architect's career as a creator of tall steel buildings. In this study, Joseph Siry traces the origins of the building's design and analyzes its role in commercial, urban, and architectural history.
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File Size : 47,36 MB
Release : 1857
Category : Commercial buildings
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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, financial papers, printed papers, personal papers, and drawings documenting the history of Carson Pirie Scott, with particular focus on the company's buildings and real estate. Also included are documention related to architect Louis Sullivan and the founders of Carson Pirie Scott.
Author : C. V. Martin
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Page : pages
File Size : 40,32 MB
Release : 1970
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Author : Gayle Soucek
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1625849419
Carson Pirie Scott and Company always enjoyed a sterling reputation in Chicago, even among the merchant princes of State Street. For more than one hundred years, in architect Louis Sullivan's stunning commercial masterpiece, Carson's stood shoulder to shoulder with retail icon Marshall Field's, establishing itself as an anchor of contemporary style. It was a place that brought the world to the Midwest, from Parisian fashion to the authentic ambiance of the Mediterrenea dance numbers and the Santa's Village displays. Relive the friendly shopping experience that has kept the Carson's name alive for over a century and a half.
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Page : 154 pages
File Size : 49,29 MB
Release : 1960
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Author : K. E. Warburton
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Page : 120 pages
File Size : 12,63 MB
Release : 1939
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
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Biographies of founders, partners, and families members relating to Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company. Compiled and copied by K. E. Warburton from a number of cited sources. Includes biographies and histories of Carson Pirie Scott, description of department stores in Chicago, and biographies of some partners of Marshall Field & Company.
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Page : pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Art and literature
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Author : Carson Pirie Scott & Company
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Page : 14 pages
File Size : 34,65 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Department stores
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Author : Carson Pirie Scott
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Page : 168 pages
File Size : 39,2 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Department stores
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Page : 42 pages
File Size : 25,58 MB
Release : 1967
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