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In which Blue loses his mind about a skyscraper designed in the style of a gothic cathedral belltower and details why it is indeed very very cool.

For real though I love this building

-B

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History Summarized: The Tribune Tower

It's not a Dome, but it's still pretty darn good. SOURCES & Further Reading: Written Sources: Tribune Tower 435 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois Preliminary Staff Summary of Information from the Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks https://tribunetower.com/history/ – https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/buildings-of-chicago/building/tribune-tower/ – https://designapplause.com/architecture/buildings-architecture/chicago-tribune-tower-competition-of-1922/39658/ – https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-04-03-9101300833-story.html – https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-tribune-tower-architectural-features-htmlstory.html Video Sources: Chicago Architecture Center "Tribune Tower: Built on Legacy" & "Tribune Tower: The American Advantage" & "Tribune Tower: European or American?" & "Tribune Tower: A Groundbreaking Competition" (https://youtu.be/DaOCfCdrQyM & https://youtu.be/JjHBKCn57N4 & https://youtu.be/EgrKmomow6k & https://youtu.be/zVfaliEe6-g), The Great Courses Lecture "The Great Skyscraper Race" from "Understanding The World's Greatest Structures" by Stephen Ressler, "Architecture CodeX #30 Tribune Tower by Hood and Howells" by Architecture Codex Michael Molinelli (https://youtu.be/RS7aDoVu6bg), "Race for the Skies: Chicago vs New York" by The B1M (https://youtu.be/2e1ojG5f-Cc) Additional sources: Staring at the pretty building in real life for literal hours no I don't have a problem you're the one with the problem if you're not captivated by this masterpiece of modern design Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up. PATREON: https://www.Patreon.com/OSP PODCAST: https://overlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm/subscribe DISCORD: https://discord.gg/osp MERCH LINKS: http://rdbl.co/osp OUR WEBSITE: https://www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com/ Find us on Twitter https://www.Twitter.com/OSPYouTube Find us on Reddit https://www.Reddit.com/r/OSP/ Want this video in another language? Check out our guide to contributing translated captions: https://www.overlysarcasticproductions.com/community-captions

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calvin praetorius

It's buildings like these that prove that the modern philosophy of design is utterly devoid of character and is down right ugly. We're so lucky to have exceptions to that rule.

Triple C

Blue have you considered doing a video on the tragic loss of the original Penn Station in New York?