@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