@herstoryretold: The Marina City towers are twin buildings that resemble “corn cobs” with 65 floors, built in the early ‘60s as a way to keep residents from moving to the suburbs. It was considered very futuristic and modern for back then-even marketed as the “world’s tallest apartment buildings.” They are made entirely from concrete. It has landmark status in Chicago and very few units remain original as shown in this video. The unit I toured was only a 500 sq foot condo and was 100% original. The other color kitchen cabinets available back then were pink and there’s apparently a few units who still have the original pink kitchen too. The curved balcony was my favorite, with sweeping views of the city but freaked me out to my core because I am afraid of heights 😳. 💥 But to think back then, not even the Sears Tower existed, so the views must have been so different. #marinacity #chicago #timecapsulehome #chicagotiktok #1960s

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ch10m0n3y
🌜hloe :
my grandma lives on the 60th floor!
2023-08-06 09:44:07
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karid694
kari_ :
That’ll be 7000$ a month please.
2023-08-04 21:11:00
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trisaratops5
Sara :
i’m all in minus the original carpet and kitchen carpet 🙃
2023-08-04 17:39:25
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hamspatula
Scottie Pimpin :
I was conceived in the marina city towers in 1973 😂🤘🏻
2023-08-04 19:53:31
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missyouchicago
MissUChicago :
Lives in Chicago my whole life and never have seen the inside.
2023-08-04 20:35:58
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tfm628
Timothy :
I remember this building, it always reminds me of the intro to the Bob Newhart show, from the 70's
2023-08-04 20:54:51
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silentdaveco
silentdaveco :
That rooftop is a nightmare why did it look like a section didn’t have any railing?!
2023-08-04 18:36:30
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danwhobrands
DanWhoBrands :
Any other locals grow up calling these the Corn Cob Towers?!
2023-08-04 19:55:58
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chip_n_the_dale
Chip_N_The_Dale :
The kitchen is a dream.
2023-08-04 16:39:32
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mcmrescue
mcmrescue :
I am currently restoring a 1950’s GE wall mounted fridge!
2023-08-04 18:52:15
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shortbus1570
shortbus1570 :
I’m in the west tower facing south. I Still pinch myself every morning when I look outside. I can see Lolla and the fireworks from the roof
2023-08-05 02:06:46
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psaymoore
Patrick :
Where my Wilco fans at
2023-08-04 21:43:16
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bgc5762
Barbara :
I wouldn’t want to change a thing. If the carpet were to be an issue, I’d pull it out & try to replace it with as close to original as possible.✌️🫶
2023-08-04 18:51:40
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camaro4545
camaro4545 :
Lived in 4606 W many years ago- exactly the same !!!
2023-08-04 19:23:16
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sweetstuffnd
Mandy :
More than just Apartments, it was a whole planned community! Doesn’t get enough credit for that part of mid century development history
2023-08-08 16:22:22
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lefevre302
lefevre302 :
Don't mess with Sharkey's Machine.
2023-08-04 18:24:48
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user4182264164524
user4182264164524 :
I kind of always thought those buildings were 70 floor parking lots
2023-08-04 22:27:30
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bistro25
Ms. I :
I love that kitchen 🥰
2023-08-04 02:49:28
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topcatfl
TopCatFL :
How much?
2023-08-04 02:52:16
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verawedgehead
Laurie :
I remember when they were being built.
2023-08-04 23:02:32
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valkyrie9099
Valkyrie77 :
I always called them the corncob buildings as a kid.
2023-08-05 01:28:14
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letsrunlauren
lauren | hobby enthusiast ✨ :
I kinda mess with this but would be promptly pulling that carpet out
2023-08-05 15:26:02
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americanjules
Julien A. Merica :
How do you keep carpet for 50 years? Mine gets messed up after 1 year, especially with those Chicago winters
2023-08-05 12:52:39
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sludgefeastt
rease 🍀 :
imagine living in the Wilco towers 😌
2023-08-04 17:54:20
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