Carbide and Carbon: You're The Top by auntietk

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jan 06, 2012

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This is the 1929 Carbide and Carbon Building at 230 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. I do believe this is officially my favorite building anywhere! Leave me room to change my mind, okay? But the green terra cotta, the black granite and the gold-leaf accents really do it for me! If you want to see the writeup on "All Buildings in Chicago," you can check it out here. Bill and I don't generally post similar pictures at the same time. As a matter of fact, we rarely consult each other about what or when we post, and we never do the "one, two, three, go" thing. But today we were talking about specific vistas in Chicago, and decided we'd like to present you with two views of this lovely building. You can see Bill's shot here.

Comments (35)

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anmes

3:29PM | Sat, 07 January 2012

Great capture..have just seen Bill's and here the top of the building is visible. It's a wonderful piece of architecture...I think the buildings could tempt me to Chicago!

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skiwillgee

9:43PM | Sat, 07 January 2012

Great composition. Must people would photograph the building or the lamppost. You used them to compliment each other.

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Chipka

1:37AM | Sun, 08 January 2012

THis is a shot that made me stop in my tracks when I first saw it on the night you posted it. I was, however, pressed for time as I had to get up at an unspeakable hour the following morning...a bare 3 hours from the moment I saw this photo. Needless to say, I decided to save commenting for a better time. Now, it's late, but I'm at Corey's listening to Kingdom of Heaven, a soundtrack that reminds me of Prague, as I listened to it so many times there! Anyway, onto this shot! WOW! This is absolutely frakking perfect composition and juxtaposition. I love this view of a familiar building and the creamy color of those globes. This is astounding. Absolutely perfect!

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